AR 10 Triggers??

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Well,
I just got a Remington R25 aka DPMS AR 10. I really like it,
BUT,
it came with the most horrible trigger PULL I've ever felt on an AR ...
and that is saying a LOT!!!

Four distinct peaks/catches in the pull, and LOTS of creep.
But once you get there, the let off is surprisingly light and crisp.
It is the "getting there" that is annoying.


The R25 already comes with a bent = lighter hammer spring [ which supposedly prevents the firing of 7.62 NATO BALL spec ammo with the harder military grade primers ]. So first thing I did was the usual AR 15 minute trigger job WITHOUT bending or cutting the springs. Some improvement was felt, but no where near enough to allow extracting the accuracy potential of this otherwise pretty decent rifle.

So then,
I thought I would just drop in my RRA AR 15 match trigger, and happiness would be achieved.
NO BIG DEAL RIGHT?
WRONG!!!!

First of all,
the THICK [ and fragile ] Camo finish paint job is coating the inside of the pin holes in the R25 receiver, and the RRA pins are [of course ] MAX OD, and won't fit without clearancing the holes.

Second,
with the RRA hammer/trigger installed in the R25, the bolt carrier drags and scrapes on the hammer when cocking. Obviously there is some clearance issue, or the squared off RRA hammer is not interfacing correctly with the bottom of the R25 bolt cocking surfaces.

Rather than modifying my RRA match trigger, I really would prefer to install a drop in aftermarket hammer/trigger. Any experienced advice here, on which after market trigger/hammer works well with a DPMS/R25 AR 10, would be greatly appreciated. Preferably, parts that are available here in Canuckistan.

thanks
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I had a RRA NM dropped into by DPMS LR-308 by a gunsmith. It's worked great. The stock trigger really sucked. The RA one was excellent. I plan on having this done to my Armalite as well.

I didn't install it, so I can't comment on how easy/hard or the differences between the R-25 and LR-308 (Both made by DPMS).
 
RRA Trigger in R25

I put a RRA Two Stage Trigger in my r25, and I had no issues what so ever. The pins were tight, but I had no problems getting them in. I shoot all kinds of ammo in it, including surplus 7.62. Never had a hickup with this rifle. That RRA trigger is great, even better than the trigger on my Remington 700P.
 
Well,
I picked up a DPMS match triggeer and dropped it into my DPMS built R25.

MASSIVE improvement ...
crisp, clean break, about 4 lbs weight,
but the first stage is so light, it feels like more of a single stage with lots of take up than a true two stage. I may fiddle a bit with the trigger spring.

So far, I still like the RRA in my AR 15 better,
but at least now the trigger in my R25 is not the choke point for decent performance.

Next thing,
finally mount up my 3 yr old/NIB 10X Falcon Mil dot,
and try some different factory .308 Win lammo, to see which loads the R25 likes best. I lucked into some old Dominion 125 gr Sabre Tip ammunition [ with the original plastic pointed bullets] , and am wondering how the R25 will like these lighter bullets.

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