Double triggers vs single triggers?

[Grouser]

Ok guys, To get a nice discussion going. I shoot mostly single triggers for trap/skeet/sporting with the exception of my 16ga Merkle O/U & mu 16 ga Winchester mod 24. I shoot both single and double triggers on SxS's for hunting and prefer the double triggers for instant choke selection. In the beginning, I felt handycapped by the double triggers but after several rounds of skeet, there is no difference in my scores. I can switch triggers on doubles and fire as fast if not faster than single triggers. What do you folks prefer & why?

 

[Claybuster]

It's what you get used to and what you practice. Single trigger, pistol grip, no auto safety on my o/u. Double trigger, straight grip and auto safety on my sxs.

I have no problem switching between the two. But hand me a sxs with a single trigger and I am constantly reaching for the non-existent second trigger and an auto-safety on an o/u is also something that crosses me up because I am not used to it.

The double trigger on a sxs gives you instant choke selection. They are also less likely to have problems, particularly when compared to the single selectable triggers. The virtues of a double trigger were proven to me when after dropping a pheasant, another one flushed just as I broke the gun open. I hadn't fired the second barrel and it was just a matter of closing the gun, pushing the safety off and going to the rear trigger to drop another bird. It was much easier than had I been carrying a single trigger gun particularly if it had an inertia trigger.

 

[manbearpig]

i love double triggers. when the zombies come, ill reach for my pump -- but in the meantime i much prefer to hunt with a SxS with double triggers.
choke selection is incredibly intuitive, and honestly i dont see the 2 shots as much of a 'handicap' compared to repeaters since the most we can have is 3 shells in a gun anyways.
a SxS balances and carries so much better... and IMO nothing looks better than a classic straight-stocked SxS with splinter forend

 

[Ahsan Ahmed]

I use shotguns equipped with double and single triggers.....don't really have major issues. Having said that, if given a choice (read Hunting perspective), I shall opt for the double triggers ANYTIME for the reasons already mentioned.

In a somewhat weird manner of thinking, a sxs with a single trigger looks (well, at least to me) as a firearm with a critical component/decoration missing

They are also less likely to have problems, particularly when compared to the single selectable triggers.

So true.....I took a calculated risk in purchasing CZ Bobwhite shotguns when those first arrived.....used four of those from 12-28ga without any issue so far. Would've quite possibly turned out different if some of those had SST.

 

[beretta boy]

Doesn't much matter to me ... as long as the double triggers are on a straight stock. None of my doubles ever have an "auto" safety, and if they do ... that's the first modification - to disconnect it !!! Can't stand them !!!

 

[straightshooter]

i love double triggers. when the zombies come, ill reach for my pump -- but in the meantime i much prefer to hunt with a SxS with double triggers.
choke selection is incredibly intuitive, and honestly i dont see the 2 shots as much of a 'handicap' compared to repeaters since the most we can have is 3 shells in a gun anyways.
a SxS balances and carries so much better... and IMO nothing looks better than a classic straight-stocked SxS with splinter forend

Agreed. I will and do hunt with ANY shotgun - even a single shot that doesn't fit me worth a hoot. Mostly I do that because I want to fire all my "shooters" at least once every 2 years.

But, doing so has influenced my understanding of the pros and cons of all the variations. My personal taste in shotguns has become well defined over the past decade. If I were to order a custom-made shotgun today, it would be:

• a SxS ejector
• open hammer sidelock
• 20 gauge
• 28" barrels with choke tubes
• double triggers
• straight stock
• splinter forend

Mind you, looking at the list, it might be easier to find a good used gun than it would be to find a new one to meet that description!

 

[ben hunchak]

Some of us with short fingers get our knuckles rapped quite badly when we reach for the front trigger as it draws your knuckles right up to the back of the trigger guard. When you fire that shot, the recoil drives the back of the trigger guard into the knuckle of your middle finger.

 

[Ahsan Ahmed]

If I were to order a custom-made shotgun today, it would be:

• a SxS ejector
• open hammer sidelock
• 20 gauge
• 28" barrels with choke tubes
• double triggers
• straight stock
• splinter forend

Mind you, looking at the list, it might be easier to find a good used gun than it would be to find a new one to meet that description!

SIACE?

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/c...ean_sg/902247_siace_boi.jsp?hierarchyId=11653

Some of us with short fingers get our knuckles rapped quite badly when we reach for the front trigger as it draws your knuckles right up to the back of the trigger guard. When you fire that shot, the recoil drives the back of the trigger guard into the knuckle of your middle finger.

Don't know how effective it may be....perhaps an idea to try this

http://jeffsoutfitters.com/store.aspx?panel=3&productid=350&categoryid=73

 

[martinbns]

It took me a while to adjust to double triggers. I found I couldn't intuitively go from the front to the back, so I go the other way back to front. My back trigger shoots the IC barrel and the front is the modified.

It's a JP Sauer 20 gauge SXS.

Which trigger do you guys pull first.

 

[Ahsan Ahmed]

It took me a while to adjust to double triggers. I found I couldn't intuitively go from the front to the back, so I go the other way back to front. My back trigger shoots the IC barrel and the front is the modified.

It's a JP Sauer 20 gauge SXS.

Which trigger do you guys pull first.

The advantage of DTs....you get to use the appropriate one immediately as dictated by the (hunting) situation.

Usually, with sxs (few exceptions) the front trigger fires the right barrel while the back fires the left one. The Sauer should've been the same, however, the left tube must've been opened up to IC at some point (likely from Full).

 

[Longwalker]

I'd prefer double triggers on all my double guns, but own a real mixture:
SST's on four O/U's, double triggers on a Merkel O/U and AYA sxs, One SxS on order but not yet delivered with a single non-selective trigger.
They all work OK. The only triggers I really dislike are the recoil/inertia-reset single triggers, like on the Browning Citori. Citoris are very good guns, but the trigger isn't. If you have a misfire with the first barrel, you're out of luck. In theory you could put the safety back on, push it to the other side, then off again, and then fire the other barrel- enough time for the target to fly about 40 yards.

 

[Northman999]

I love a nice sxs with exposed hammers and double triggers and two different chokes. it's practically like having two shotguns in one! Very hard to beat (impossible???) for hunting upland game birds or small game.

 

[Claybuster]

It took me a while to adjust to double triggers. I found I couldn't intuitively go from the front to the back, so I go the other way back to front. My back trigger shoots the IC barrel and the front is the modified.

It's a JP Sauer 20 gauge SXS.

Which trigger do you guys pull first.

I shoot whichever trigger is right for the presentation, most often the most open barrel. I agree with Ahsan that on your gun the left barrel was probably opened up at some point. The usual set up is a tighter left barrel with the rear trigger firing the left.