What is the best AR replacement trigger?

I like the McCormick well enough.

Most of them are called "tactical" because there are no adjustments to come loose and jam things up right when you need the weapon the most; set screws etc.

The Rock River 2 stage is the same and to be honest I prefer a well done RRA 2 stage on my rifles, at least to the McCormick. Nothing fancy but reliable.

I have no experience with the fancier triggers.

Geissele - http://www.geissele.com

http://www.ocabj.net/gallery/geissele_coltlp

Jewell is the best I've used

If you are talking about a target trigger, I prefer the Jewell. Jard is good one for a little less money.

Best for what? I have an RRA 2-stage in my multipurpose AR because it is simple and rugged. On the other hand, if I were building a target rifle I might go with something more complex that has set screws and such.

The McCormick is a simple drop-in and has no adjusters to come loose; I like their single stage flat trigger very much. I also have a couple of Jard triggers in my hunting rifles (one in an AR15 and one in an AR10) and they are superb in that role.

For the money Jard is hard to top. $131.25 from Brownells

I second the Jewell recomendation. It is a great trigger.

- Sig

How does a 2 stage trigger work?

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Well it's like it sounds. There are 2 distinct "stages" to the trigger pull.

One is the takeup, rather lengthy but doesn't require a lot of force.

Then you feel a bit of a "step" That is the beginning of the second stage, the actual release. It's very crisp and a very short pull if you are properly "on the step".

Sorta hard to describe.

It's all personal preference, but in my opinion, 2-stage is best for precision shooting whereas single stage is best for fast/action shooting.

Lots of people shoot 3-gun with a 2-stage trigger, and while I don't shoot 3-gun, I prefer a single stage trigger for any kind of 'tactical' shooting. In tactical shooting, when I pull the trigger, I want the hammer to fall. I don't want any sort of first stage long pull to go through before I hit a 2nd stage to break the sear. I want immediate hammer drop when the trigger moves back.

But in precision shooting (target, highpower competition, etc), I want to be able to pull most of the weight in the trigger and hold at that light 2nd stage while I'm waiting for the right moment (wind, front sight post hold, etc).

i have jp single stage triggers in both my AR's. Not real cheap, but they are excellent triggers.

I had been making plans to build two, now it will be three,

One is an M-4. I will set this one up in a platform where I can experiment with things, and I'll probably seek out a good tactical trigger for it.

Two is either a Bushmaster Varminter Special or similar rifle assembled by hand, I'll look for a good two-stage to put in that one.

Three is a bone-stock, mil-spec AR-15, built as close to my issued M-16 A2 as possible. I recently went back into the National Guard, and I don't want to spoil myself to the slickest, smoothest parts I can find, and then have to qualify with a rifle that may have been neglected for years, and has parts made by the cheapest bidder.

Put a Jard two-stage 3# nonadjustable trigger in my Bushmaster. I like it...

One more for Jewell.

Jewell.....so good I now have 3.

I have a RRA 2 stage in my NM AR which was tuned by White Oak Precision. The RRA 2 stage is a long lasting AR trigger which can only be beat by the expensive Geissele.

Most single stage triggers are much heavier than the 4 1/2 lb. 2 stage. Most of the weight of the trigger is in the 1st stage. If you have ever shot a M-1 or M-14/M-1A, you were shooting a 2 stage trigger. If you need quick shots, a 2 stage isn't going to slow you down at all, but work better on aimed shots.