Heaviest Trigger Pull You've Ever Encountered?

[corton93]

I was just thinking of an article I read last week. And sorry, I couldn't find it again to link here. But the author in the article was more or less bashing on wheel guns and DA handguns in general, saying that "DA guns are completely ineffective in combat situations because not many people can become proficient enough to be able to control the trigger properly in a combat situation." :banghead:

Anyways, it got me thinking about heavy nasty trigger pull, so naturally I dug out my old m1895 Nagant revolver. I had never actually measured it (I know it's un-godly heavy), so I pulled out the RCBS, nope too heavy (goes up to 8lb). Next I got out the Lyman electric that measures up to 12lbs, no-go. Finally I dug out my old NRA trigger weight system and a sack full of weights and hangers. After locking down the Nagant in a vise and stacking up the weights (with a bunch of extra coat hanger wire) would you believe the DA trigger finally broke at 27lbs

So just wondering what the crappiest, heaviest triggers you've ever received a blister from were?

 

[Monac]

I was going to say a Russian Nagant revolver, but you beat me to it.

 

[thefamcnaj]

Mine is nothing close to that, but the keltech pf9 is the heaviest I have shot. Ive never actually measured it though.

 

[HB]

Hungarian PA63 by far until I replaced springs. I shoot double action revolvers better than most semis and it was still too much.

Mosin Nagant rifles are bad from what I've seen. Rather have (and do) have a single shot shotgun for a weapon and hunting tool.

 

[steves2]

Ha ha, Polish P-64,
Wow.

 

[corton93]

Hungarian PA63 by far until I replaced springs. I shoot double action revolvers better than most semis and it was still too much.

Mosin Nagant rifles are bad from what I've seen. Rather have (and do) have a single shot shotgun for a weapon and hunting tool.

I hear ya. I had a P-83 Wanad a while back, not exactly something I'd write home about. That's always been the thing about the Pol/Rus/Yugo weapon systems, they're like Honda's. They're cheap, ugly, and have no refinement. But dam son, they just wont die..

 

[vkeith]

Ha ha, Polish P-64,
Wow.

+1

The P64 DA pull is just insane. SA pull is quite nice and light.

 

[corton93]

And completely forgot to mention, SA pull weight was 14lbs in case you were curious.

 

[GarySTL]

H&K VP-70 in 9mm. Never measured the pull weight, but it was terrible. Traded the gun 2 months after I got it.

 

[Deanimator]

Colt All American 2000. I just kept pulling and pulling and the trigger kept stacking and stacking until I thought it would break... IN HALF.

The gun that almost killed Colt...

 

[greenlion]

Beretta Tomcat. Trigger pull like trying to crush a coconut.

 

[C0untZer0]

Colt All American 2000. I was teaching a person to shoot and her mother bought her a Colt All American 2000.

It was very difficult, I told her that she probably wouldn't be able to learn shooting fundamentals on that thing and she should purchase a .22LR to learn on.

Ya the Colt All American 2000 was pretty horrible.

The double action trigger on the Taurus 905 was pretty bad too...

 

[Snowdog]

Absolutely a toss-up between the Nagant revolver and Polish P64. I have both and respect both, but thank goodness both have a single action.

 

[Monac]

I have a Colt 2000. The trigger pull is long and springy but not heavy. I used to be able to shoot it fairly well. The Nagant was impossible to shoot well DA.

 

[Ed Ames]

The nagant revolver wins for me. Mine is so bad I have never actually fired it double action. I've tried, but I give up out of fear I'll break it long before it fires.

 

[Winkman822]

10 lb. trigger on a MA compliant PPS (one of the two sitting in the case at my LGS this afternoon). Definitely A LOT stiffer and more unpleasant than the standard

 

[Dave P.]

I have a Nagant, worst I've fired.
First time my wife shot it, I had her try it double action first.
She got this funny look on her face, kinda looked at the gun a bit
and says " ok, where the hell is the safety".
Dave

 

[rcmodel]

completely ineffective in combat situations because not many people can become proficient enough to be able to control the trigger properly in a combat situation."

i have no stats to back it up, but I'd bet the hit to miss ratio was WAY lower back when cops carried 6-shot DA revolvers!!

I keep reading reports of cops shooting 69 rounds and completely missing the perp.
While killing an innocent a block away.

I think if you get in a gunfight with 6 rounds on tap.
You take the time quickly to make each one count.

If you start out with 18 in the gun, and 34 more on the belt in two mags?

You tend to Spray & Pray a lot!!!

rc

 

[JT-AR-MG42]

+1 for the VP 70. Hands down!

The only pistol I've ever shot that I had to take a break in the middle of the
magazine to rest my trigger finger.

JT

 

[horsemen61]

Any keltec pistol ever

 

[weblance]

I have 2 that no one has mentioned. My Taurus 94 snub, and my Walther/Umarex PPK/S 22. Both have unusable DA trigger pulls

 

[HammsBeer]

My SIG P6's DA breaks at about 15lbs, but it's manageable compared to some of these others you all are mentioning. The trick is to pull in one swift motion. If you try a slow squeeze it will stack up and become jerky.

 

[rcmodel]

Any keltec pistol ever

Not necessarly.

My P3AT has a smooth 8 # trigger, and always has.

That's not target pistol quality.

But it's better then most revolvers or DA auto pistols.

rc

 

[Manny]

Worst I ever ran into was a Beretta CX4 Storm Carbine. It was so heavy I thought the safety was still on the first time I tried to shoot it.

 

[AZAndy]

Nagant is pretty bad. Mine's only 23 pounds, maybe I got the performance center version.

I don't fish, but I keep a hanging fish scale around for measuring the trigger on stuff like P-64, Nagant, et cetera.