1911 trigger pull weight?

[Skylerbone]

I guess I'd describe the 1911's trigger as a progressive weight trigger. The further it bends the sear spring, the greater the resistance encountered, akin to a recurve bow, but not IMO a true two-stage. With the 1911 it happens with so little movement as to be considered slack or take up if you like. If that were however the criterion for a two-stage then most any firearm trigger operated via spring pressure would be the same, though most with a separate trigger-return spring.

 

[SSN Vet]

The 1911 does not have a two stage trigger in the common usage of the term.

This "two stage" verbiage comes straight out of a Brownell's Bench Talk write up on how to accurately and safely make adjustments to the leaf springs.

If you've never detail stripped a 1911 and gone through the procedure.... It's not going to make lot of sense to you.

Step 1 is to assemble the frame with only the trigger mag release and disconnector....the pull weight in this configuration. is only that of the center leaf.

Step 2, you add the sear... (But not the hammer), and now the pull weight is due to both the center leaf and the left leaf combined.