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by seamusTX
Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:19 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Light triggers on carry guns, why not?
Replies: 46
Views: 6316

Re: Light triggers on carry guns, why not?

Let's take them one at a time:
  • Smooth action is something that I associate more with double-actions, because single-actions are supposed to have the "breaking a glass rod" effect.
  • Creep is movement of the trigger before it trips the hammer. Single-actions are not supposed to have this at all.
  • Overtravel is the distance that the trigger moves after firing. This quantity is supposed to minimized with single-actions. It lets you fire the next shot with minimal delay.
  • Letoff: I never understood what this means.
El Gato would be happy to explain and demonstrate all of this.

- Jim
by seamusTX
Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:31 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Light triggers on carry guns, why not?
Replies: 46
Views: 6316

Re: Light triggers on carry guns, why not?

Triggers of single-action firearms ideally fire with a hair's breadth of travel. The usual metaphor is breaking a glass rod. They are not supposed to move before tripping the hammer, the way that double-actions do.

I'm a double-action guy for the most part, so I do not have a proper appreciation of this point.

- Jim
by seamusTX
Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:25 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Light triggers on carry guns, why not?
Replies: 46
Views: 6316

Re: Light triggers on carry guns, why not?

These issues just do not come up in Texas jurisprudence. That is not to say they won't come up tomorrow. Some cities are becoming sadly yuppified.

I do not modify my firearms. I don't have the expertise to do it myself, and I don't care to pay someone to do it. I just learn to shoot what is in my hand.

- Jim
by seamusTX
Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:21 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Light triggers on carry guns, why not?
Replies: 46
Views: 6316

Re: Light triggers on carry guns, why not?

Police officers who used single-action pistols or Glocks with light trigger pulls were sometimes sued successfully because the pistol was "dangerous" (as if there were a safe pistol other than a water pistol). This was especially the case with custom modifications. These incidents gave rise to the phrase "New York trigger" for a heavy trigger pull.

See http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new ... k_trigger/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In my opinion, and I repeat that this is strictly my personal opinion as someone who is not a legal or firearms expert, trigger pull would not be an issue for a non-LEO in Texas.

You were either justified in using deadly force or not. If you were justified, you could use anything from a stock handgun to a grenade launcher (assuming you had the paperwork for it).

Light triggers do make it easier to shoot more accurately, and I think this is a strong argument in their favor.

You just need to develop muscle memory to keep your booger hook out of the trigger guard until the times come for a justified action.

As usual, IANAL, etc.

- Jim

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