The issue I have with "adjustment screws" is they improve trigger pull by limiting sear engagement and this is potentially dangerous. Given the tolerances of an AR restricting the sear engagement means the safety engagement becomes much more critical.
What you're saying is that Timney, AR Gold, Wilson, Giselle, and all the others are unsafe?
How does an adjustment screw work if it doesn't limit the sear engagement? That's exactly what happens, having a short pull means having a much shorter engagement of the sear mating surfaces. Those surfaces, especially at the corners where it releases, are either up to it regardless of the amount of contact, or not.
If it's made of material that easily degrades and loses strength, or dressed at the wrong angle, it's defective. Triggers on some guns may be economically manufactured, but I don't know of any maker who deliberately puts out weak, dangerous, defective parts.
Gunsmiths have been adding a travel limiting screw to triggers for a long time, and for the M16/AR15 since practically new. No one has put out a bulletin or report claiming it's inherently dangerous for that firearm, much less the hundreds of others on the market - many of which come with them from the factory.
There are those who can't competently do any mechanical work, even a Chevy 4x4 owner can buy the wrong filter and dump all the oil in 30 seconds. Nonetheless, it doesn't mean no American is qualified to change there own oil. The stupid will be with us always, they are responsible for their behavior. It's not a perfect world.
That there should be caution exercised and a reality check on skill level performed, no question. Working at an auto parts counter, I would require ANY person repairing cars to be required to have a two year degree. Some folks can't tell fuel injection from a carburetor and tell me I'm stupid. Happens all the time.
Thanks for your concern for the public, my point is that I consider the AR target trigger market as misdirected, considering the large number of posts I read by young, inexperienced shooters who seem to have more credit limit than actual need. So, I view recommendations to blow $150 -250 on a trigger to be a bit much, especially when most come with that little 40c screw that limits sear engagement anyway.
If this was about stoning, changing springs, and doing detailed work to get a target trigger on a military weapon, there's no effective difference if the work is competently done. I recommend the set screw because there is less to screw up, and properly adjusted, it's inexpensive.
But that doesn't make a lot of profit, I have no doubt some will strongly recommend high dollar triggers regardless of my objections to them.
What you're saying is that Timney, AR Gold, Wilson, Giselle, and all the others are unsafe?
How does an adjustment screw work if it doesn't limit the sear engagement? That's exactly what happens, having a short pull means having a much shorter engagement of the sear mating surfaces. Those surfaces, especially at the corners where it releases, are either up to it regardless of the amount of contact, or not.
If it's made of material that easily degrades and loses strength, or dressed at the wrong angle, it's defective. Triggers on some guns may be economically manufactured, but I don't know of any maker who deliberately puts out weak, dangerous, defective parts.
Gunsmiths have been adding a travel limiting screw to triggers for a long time, and for the M16/AR15 since practically new. No one has put out a bulletin or report claiming it's inherently dangerous for that firearm, much less the hundreds of others on the market - many of which come with them from the factory.
There are those who can't competently do any mechanical work, even a Chevy 4x4 owner can buy the wrong filter and dump all the oil in 30 seconds. Nonetheless, it doesn't mean no American is qualified to change there own oil. The stupid will be with us always, they are responsible for their behavior. It's not a perfect world.
That there should be caution exercised and a reality check on skill level performed, no question. Working at an auto parts counter, I would require ANY person repairing cars to be required to have a two year degree. Some folks can't tell fuel injection from a carburetor and tell me I'm stupid. Happens all the time.
Thanks for your concern for the public, my point is that I consider the AR target trigger market as misdirected, considering the large number of posts I read by young, inexperienced shooters who seem to have more credit limit than actual need. So, I view recommendations to blow $150 -250 on a trigger to be a bit much, especially when most come with that little 40c screw that limits sear engagement anyway.
If this was about stoning, changing springs, and doing detailed work to get a target trigger on a military weapon, there's no effective difference if the work is competently done. I recommend the set screw because there is less to screw up, and properly adjusted, it's inexpensive.
But that doesn't make a lot of profit, I have no doubt some will strongly recommend high dollar triggers regardless of my objections to them.
