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Trigger pull - What’s the big deal?

2.6K views 58 replies 35 participants last post by  Drycreek3189  
Years ago, an interesting individual, revealed during a poker game that Ruger deliberately built their guns with terrible triggers to avoid getting sued over accidental shootings.
Pretty much the case.
You can buy spring kits for minimal cost. You can polish the contact surfaces, (polish as in smooth and shiny). Most of the time that is all you need to have a decent trigger.
I have firearms I would not even consider handing to a new shooter. (I never hand any gun to an obvious idiot). Trigger discipline is a practiced art. You don't get it watching movies or reading magazines. Until keeping your finger off the trigger until you need to take a shot is natural, a heavier trigger pull is a plus. A crisp 5lb-7lb trigger, no grit or bumps, is easy to manage. A 2lb trigger is for shooting in a carefully managed environment.
Triggers, it depends on what you are doing, plus the experience to use the firearm properly.

I have purchased several new Ruger rifles and handguns recently. They are quite a lot better than triggers in the past, but they are heavy. NP, lighter trigger springs took care of all of the issues I had. I did flush all of the internals with a dose of gun scrubber and, a shot of Remoil with Teflon, the excess blown out with a can of air, and of to the range. Triggers good, and still safe. There's no saving the stupid and careless, but it does keep lawyers in business.