Comparing triggers

PeterPan

PeterPan

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OK,
we've talked about different makes of pistols over and over, but I have a new question to ask.

How you guys with more experience will compare triggers in DA/SA pistols?

I do not want hear about wonderful 1911 triggers, I have two of them and I know :).

I am looking at the pistol with good ergonomics, and excellent trigger?

There is always few makes mentioned, like
CZ75 or SP01, Beretta, Sig, Tangfolio, H&K and so.

What is your opinion, and which trigger you find the best for weight and length, also which pistol you find the easies to work on to improve the trigger?

PS
I have XD9, and yeah, I am one of them who is not a happy customer. That pistol and Glock, they just do not fit my bigger hands. They so simple and I feel like they missing something. My groups sucks from XD or Glock, I pull it down to the left, brrr.
 
In my mind a good SA/DA trigger equates to shooting a pistol (semiautomatic) well. Which SA/DA pistols have I shot exceptionally well? The full sized Walther P88, I sold, and my Browning BDM. If pistol includes revolvers I will say any tuned S&W gets my nod. Regards, Richard:D
 
Thanks Richard,

I shoot two 1911s and XD, also SW686, and I love 1911 trigge pull, however I have an eye on some SA/DA pistol.
From what I gather talking to other people CZ is best bang for money, but P226 is best overall pistol.
Then there are some who swaer by Beretta.

All these three pistols have great ergonomics, sort of like 1911 so it is hard to pick the right one.

;)
 
I have some Sigs and I sold my P220 as they are not my favorite pistols. It is sad as I shoot my P226 very well. In regard to CZ pistols they do offer a lot of bang for the buck. My CZs have tended to have heavy D/A triggers until they break in. The other sad thing is the retail price of CZs has gone up a lot in the States. The first CZ I purchased was a CZ75 and I paid $350 (US) for it and I paid $269 for my CZ75B on a closeout. I like CZs a lot better than Sigs but that is just me. Regards, Richard:D
 
PeterPan said:
OK,
we've talked about different makes of pistols over and over, but I have a new question to ask.

How you guys with more experience will compare triggers in DA/SA pistols?

I do not want hear about wonderful 1911 triggers, I have two of them and I know :).

I am looking at the pistol with good ergonomics, and excellent trigger?

There is always few makes mentioned, like
CZ75 or SP01, Beretta, Sig, Tangfolio, H&K and so.

What is your opinion, and which trigger you find the best for weight and length, also which pistol you find the easies to work on to improve the trigger?

PS
I have XD9, and yeah, I am one of them who is not a happy customer. That pistol and Glock, they just do not fit my bigger hands. They so simple and I feel like they missing something. My groups sucks from XD or Glock, I pull it down to the left, brrr.
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If you're only considering SA/DA guns, I would say that Sig P220/226 triggers tend to be pretty good. Not quite as good as 1911, but way better than, say, CZ and many other SA/DA pistols. HK USP also has a pretty good SA trigger (DA is another story...) - quite light, though a tad long.
 
Is it CZ easiest to modify?
And they are half what you will pay for Sig.
This is only mine opinion, but I will go with SP01
 
Well, I have an Hk USP with a match trigger I took out of a Custom sport with many rounds thru it. With the edition of many rounds thru this pistol using the match trigger parts and dryfires, the contact surfaces on the hammer are a mirror finish (no work done to this part AT ALL). The Hammer spring is softer on the match trigger, and that is what influences the weight of the DA of the USP. The SA is just great. IF we had rules like the USPSA for production division, I would put a reduced power hammer spring and use it in that configuration for IPSC in Canada.
 
At the moment, I don't have any semi autos but as I recall, trigger pulls were usually judged against that of a S&W revolver. The pull on a S&W was/is like breaking glass and that of most semi auto's, isn't quite as that crisp. I have an old Ruger flat top .44 Mag that has a trigger/hammer unit from a Super Blackhawk that was custom fit and that too is very crisp and definate. One of my all time favorites is a 6" Python I have, made in the first year of production, but as nice as it is and as good as it shoots, the trigger isn't as good as that of my Smiths.
 
Why DA/SA auto pistols ever saw the light of day is a mystery to me. For many people the trigger is so far forward that a proper grip cannot be made. When firing the piece DA, your grip must change from the first DA shot to the subsequent SA shots. Such a system cannot be conducive to good shooting. The DA pull on any of the pistols I've examined - I only own one to remind myself why I don't want another - is dreadfully long and spongy, not at all like the DA pull on a good quality revolver. Don't even get me started on de-cockers. As far as I can see the only system worse than a DA/SA is the DA only guns like those carried by the RCMP. With this system you never have the opportunity to grip the gun properly if you have small hands, or thick hands with short fingers. Talk about a solution in search of a question.
 
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I don't have many semi-autos that are double action. I have a CZ-75 that has been worked over by a gunsmith. Custom barrel and work on the trigger. New CZs don't even come close.

I think my CZ-75 has a reasonable trigger. I only say reasonable because I compare it to S&W revolvers.
 
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