Triggers - I`ve narrowed it down to 2

I have two of the trigger techs and love them, plus like you said Canada Ammo has them on their long weekend sale for 20% off, can't beat it at that price, in fact I ordered a third to put in my buddies AR for him.
 
MrSharp said:
I have two of the trigger techs and love them, plus like you said Canada Ammo has them on their long weekend sale for 20% off, can't beat it at that price, in fact I ordered a third to put in my buddies AR for him.
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Yeah they look impressive

Did you go flat or curved?
 
I shoot an SSA-E on my competition rifle for run-and-gun and have had good results. The 2 stage is nice since it provides a tactile signal that you are approaching the break - good for the longer-range stages when you need precise shots. In rapid movement stages I don't think the trigger matters much, at least I haven't noticed the trigger when running a gritty stock trigger versus my Geissele - too busy smoking targets, adjusting geometry and changing mags.

2 of my buddies run Triggertechs and they have me thinking that a TriggerTech is going on my service rifle gun. The break is very crisp, the reset short and the pull is adjustable from the 4.5 lbs for service rifle, to the minimum which I think is 2 lbs. Very impressive trigger, especially for the price.
 
IMO the most important decision is not so much which model / brand but if you want single stage or 2 stage.

To say brand X two stage is "better" than brand Y single stage is not a good comparison

For me, my Precision Rifles all have two stage triggers , so for me, my bench ARs have two stages ( all Geissele )

My muscle memory has me pull the first stage out until wall of 2nd , do final adjustment then finish pulling through

My issue is I usually go to range with 3 or so lowers, so pretty easy to mess up when you are expecting a 2 stage and you picked up a AR with single stage . This is when I went to all 2 stage to keep things consistent

Had a Giessele Hi speeds in my run and gun AR for years since

When I rapid fire / shooting steel I was just pulling the 2 stage through both cycles, so reality it negates the advantage of the 2 stage .

I ended up getting a Giessele SD3G that has super short reset and is a single stage. I finally saw the light ! Awesome trigger for fun gun

Since then, all my run / fun AR lowers have single stage . IMO I didn't want to have both single and 2 stage for these lowers .

Now I have Timney , CMC and SD3Gs in these lowers

Bottom line is figure out what style trigger you want first , then go shopping for the different brands

To answer your specific question ( I have both the triggers you narrowed down to ) , aside from the obvious single stage vs 2 stage decision , the Timney has a relatively weak hammer spring

This is why the recommend their AR10 trigger for AR15 for surplus / com block ...especially 7.62X39

My Timney ( and CMC ) all have problem with 7.62X39 ( yes I have modified firing pin etc ) . All my Geissele ...even the super light Hi Speed had no problem with 7.62X39

Geissele uses a full power hammer spring, and gets the lighter trigger pull by changing the geometry of trigger surfaces

Geissele Two Stage

Your SSA-E is IMO an outstanding choice for 2 stage . Reason is the wall of the 2nds stage is very noticeable...little over 1 lb more pull . It is easy to very quickly pull 1st stage out , then pull through 2nd stage when ready

The Hi Speed has 3 optional spring rates . The claim to fame with HI speed is both stages fully adjustable

I have one with the NM ...the 2nd stage can be varied from a barely discernible 0.3 lbs !

I have lots of rounds on a Hi Speed NM with 2nd stage at about .6 lbs . I just installed a new Hi Speed and the first time I dry fired it I pulled right past 2ns stage !

Even though I am used to light 2nd stage on my bolt guns and Hi Speed, the new one was scary light..thankfully I was dry firing and it was easy to adjust up to match my other trigger

IMO Unless you want adjustable trigger , stick with the SSA-E
 
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CraigNConnor said:
why haven't you considered the geiselle super dynamic 3 gun single stage?>
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Truthfully I`ve only really only considered the SSA-E as I was offered one used, but in the end I decided to go the Trigger Tech route as its till less than the used SSA-E and its adjustable made from stainless etc etc
 
TRG-42 said:
IMO the most important decision is not so much which model / brand but if you want single stage or 2 stage.

To say brand X two stage is "better" than brand Y single stage is not a good comparison

For me, my Precision Rifles all have two stage triggers , so for me, my bench ARs have two stages ( all Geissele )

My muscle memory has me pull the first stage out until wall of 2nd , do final adjustment then finish pulling through

My issue is I usually go to range with 3 or so lowers, so pretty easy to mess up when you are expecting a 2 stage and you picked up a AR with single stage . This is when I went to all 2 stage to keep things consistent

Had a Giessele Hi speeds in my run and gun AR for years since

When I rapid fire / shooting steel I was just pulling the 2 stage through both cycles, so reality it negates the advantage of the 2 stage .

I ended up getting a Giessele SD3G that has super short reset and is a single stage. I finally saw the light ! Awesome trigger for fun gun

Since then, all my run / fun AR lowers have single stage . IMO I didn't want to have both single and 2 stage for these lowers .

Now I have Timney , CMC and SD3Gs in these lowers

Bottom line is figure out what style trigger you want first , then go shopping for the different brands

To answer your specific question ( I have both the triggers you narrowed down to ) , aside from the obvious single stage vs 2 stage decision , the Timney has a relatively weak hammer spring

This is why the recommend their AR10 trigger for AR15 for surplus / com block ...especially 7.62X39

My Timney ( and CMC ) all have problem with 7.62X39 ( yes I have modified firing pin etc ) . All my Geissele ...even the super light Hi Speed had no problem with 7.62X39

Geissele uses a full power hammer spring, and gets the lighter trigger pull by changing the geometry of trigger surfaces

Geissele Two Stage

Your SSA-E is IMO an outstanding choice for 2 stage . Reason is the wall of the 2nds stage is very noticeable...little over 1 lb more pull . It is easy to very quickly pull 1st stage out , then pull through 2nd stage when ready

The Hi Speed has 3 optional spring rates . The claim to fame with HI speed is both stages fully adjustable

I have one with the NM ...the 2nd stage can be varied from a barely discernible 0.3 lbs !

I have lots of rounds on a Hi Speed NM with 2nd stage at about .6 lbs . I just installed a new Hi Speed and the first time I dry fired it I pulled right past 2ns stage !

Even though I am used to light 2nd stage on my bolt guns and Hi Speed, the new one was scary light..thankfully I was dry firing and it was easy to adjust up to match my other trigger

IMO Unless you want adjustable trigger , stick with the SSA-E
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I`m a tinkerer so that is an attraction of the Trigger Tech for sure

Your post got me thinking though, I have a single stage (albeit a crappy one) so I`ve decided to go 2 stage and have ordered a Trigger Tech for the reasons I outlined in a previous reply

You touched on light strikes and that is my only concern, but if it becomes an issue I will sell it on and get a Geissele instead
 
I would go ssa e. Have been running a fee for years and are top notch. Also have a shorty ar with s3g trigger...if you want to blast fast this ornthe flat trigger isnthe one to get.
 
In my AR15's I am currently running all single stage triggers. In three separate AR's I have a Timney, a Geissele SD-3G, and a Hiperfire Hipertouch 24C. My favorite is the Hiperfire, the Geissele is a close second and the Timney is a distant third. I will probably get rid of the Timney in my 18" DMR AR15 and perhaps look at a nice Geissele two stage. The Hiperfire is the first flat blade trigger I have tried, I really like it and with the adjustable finger pad you always end up with the exact same finger placement on the trigger. I've had in in my AR for about a year and have done 1 carbine course and a lot of shooting at the outdoor range this summer with it. There is a good video on youtube comparing the Timney, Geissele SD-3G & the Hiperfire 24C for speed shooting.


In my ACR I have the Geissele Super ACR trigger, it is the first quality 2-stage trigger I have had, I really enjoy that too, especially for bench shooting. For run and gun I prefer a single stage.

I also have a tirgger tech, but it is NIB and waiting on some other parts before it goes in yet another AR15. it looks to be a very quality piece, especially when you can get it on sale at Canada Ammo it is almost half the price of the others.
 
Go with the two stage trigger. Personally find it to be a better feel than the Timney trigger. The Timney trigger is not a bad one just does not feel as good in my opinion as the Geissele.
 
SSA-E is what I have, tried the Timmney, SSA and S3G. The 2 stage of the SSa-E feels like my well tuned 1911 race gun. The 2 stage is not a big issue for a close quick shots, wont even noticed its a 2 stage trigger, its smooth ,breaks clean
and light , for long and precise shots the 2nd stage is very helpful too. If you have the chance to try a rifle equip with the SSA-E, the decision would be easier, lol
 
Sniffer said:
I`m a tinkerer so that is an attraction of the Trigger Tech for sure

Your post got me thinking though, I have a single stage (albeit a crappy one) so I`ve decided to go 2 stage and have ordered a Trigger Tech for the reasons I outlined in a previous reply

You touched on light strikes and that is my only concern, but if it becomes an issue I will sell it on and get a Geissele instead
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I've ran a few hundred rounds through both my AR15's one gas and piston driven shooting surplus ammo with hard primers and no problem at all so far with light strikes.
 
I bought an RRA National Match 2-Stage trigger for my AR.

Simply amazing (for a DMR Precision role) would be great for a full size M-16A4 20" HBAR, optics mounted, FGMM 69/77 gr HPBT

Breaks like glass
 
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