AR trigger suggestions for my builds

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GunnyUSMC said:
I had someone tell me the same thing, then he fired one of my ARs with an upgraded trigger. Now he has a better trigger in his AR.
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The bad thing is once you get used to the nice triggers it’s not pleasurable to shoot one with a milspec. Flitz and a dremel polish wheel at least makes the mil spec triggers clean.
 
Elkins45 said:
Hundreds of them.
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Hundreds? Wow that must have cost you a fortune if you had to buy those triggers yourself.
If one can not tell the difference in a mil-spec trigger and an upgraded one, they must have nerve damage in their trigger finger.
Most mil-spec triggers are gritty and don’t break clean. With a 5 to 9 lbs pull. Now some are better then others, but never something to write home about.
I have cleaned up plenty of mil-spec triggers, but never to the point that they rival the upgraded ones. LoomWulf has one of my cleaned up triggers. To clean one up to the point where they are super smooth and break like glass, you would have to remove the hardened surface and without re-hardening it would wear to fast and become unsafe in a few hundred rounds.
 
GunnyUSMC said:
Hundreds? Wow that must have cost you a fortune if you had to buy those triggers yourself.
If one can not tell the difference in a mil-spec trigger and an upgraded one, they must have nerve damage in their trigger finger.
Most mil-spec triggers are gritty and don’t break clean. With a 5 to 9 lbs pull. Now some are better then others, but never something to write home about.
I have cleaned up plenty of mil-spec triggers, but never to the point that they rival the upgraded ones. LoomWulf has one of my cleaned up triggers. To clean one up to the point where they are super smooth and break like glass, you would have to remove the hardened surface and without re-hardening it would wear to fast and become unsafe in a few hundred rounds.
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Hundreds of triggers in hundreds of different guns, not hundreds of AR triggers. But I think you knew that.

I have a S&W revolver that breaks at barely one pound, glass clean and with no creep and no overtravel. If I could transplant that trigger into my HBAR it would still be a run of the mill semi-auto. There’s a difference between telling the difference and having that difference actually matter. My pigs don’t need lipstick.
 
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Elkins45 said:
Hundreds of triggers in hundreds of different guns, not hundreds of AR triggers. But I think you knew that.

I have a S&W revolver that breaks at barely one pound, glass clean and with no creep and no overtravel. If I could transplant that trigger into my HBAR it would still be a run of the mill semi-auto. There’s a difference between telling the difference and having that difference actually matter. My pigs don’t need lipstick.
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Well, we were talking about AR triggers. :)
 
I should think if you’ve invested in an Hbar then it ought to be accurate enough to see some benefit. If not, the price of a barrel is far less (or should be) than the cost of ammo to feed it. Then you can put lipstick on your rifle and not own any pigs.
 
The HIPERFIRE EDT Designated Marksman AR15/10 Trigger Assembly is on sale at Primary Arms right now for $79.99. I have three rifles with this fire control group and they are great. I installed one in my buddy's AR15 and he loves it. He said that his group sizes have gotten smaller. This trigger has a few features that other don"t have.
https://www.primaryarms.com/hiperfire-ar-15-enhanced-duty-trigger-dmr-trigger-edtdm
 
Skylerbone said:
I really like the RRA Varmint, $89.99 and a full pound lighter than the LaRue. I believe I bought mine for $79.99 from RTB but could be mistaken. https://www.righttobear.com/Rock-River-Arms-Two-Stage-Varmint-Match-Trigger-3-p/ar0093nmkv.htm. I also have the RRA NM 2-stage and it sells for the same price, just a tad heavier pull weight.

For pistol grips I prefer Ergo, generally around $22 on sale.
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I’ve been using Rock River 2 stages for years, and feel they are the best value in an AR trigger. My 6.8 that I use for range work and stand hunting has a RRA NM with JP yellow springs. It breaks at 2.5 pounds, and is very smooth. I’m working on a precision 223 Wylde rifle, and will use the same setup in it.
 
303 hunter said:
I’ve been using Rock River 2 stages for years, and feel they are the best value in an AR trigger. My 6.8 that I use for range work and stand hunting has a RRA NM with JP yellow springs. It breaks at 2.5 pounds, and is very smooth. I’m working on a precision 223 Wylde rifle, and will use the same setup in it.
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With the LaRue MBT currently priced at $87, you’d have to be crazy buying a RRA for about the same price.
 
Captains1911 said:
With the LaRue MBT currently priced at $87, you’d have to be crazy buying a RRA for about the same price.
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The RRA 2-Stage Varmint is, no matter how you slice it, a full pound lighter than the LaRue as delivered and the sale price at Right to Bear is $79.99 which makes it $7 cheaper. If you feel the collector tin and stickers are worth $7 or value a heavier trigger, then maybe I’m crazy too. Unless I plan a lights-out super build there’s no way I’d bother with anything other than an RRA. For a spare no expense range toy I’d go Elftmann.
 
I did get to try a single stage and a two stage trigger at the greatest gun store in NH today, one in each hand and I felt the difference between them. The two stage triggers feels more consistent all the way through the pull and I really, really liked the way it felt. I didn't notice any difference in pull weights between the different stages of the two stage, which is why I say it's more consistent and it really does make me focus more on the pull, whereas the single stage you pull the trigger to where there is resistance (which from nothing is significant) and then you gradually increase the force in your finger to pull the trigger until it breaks.

I do think the single stage would be great for faster firing over the two stage.
 
I like a single so I use Timney & Velocity they have a short pull and a crisp brake. You don,t have to sneak up one like a 2 stage
 
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