Anybody notice how difficult it is to get actual measurements on trigger pull weights and travel? How much shorter, and how much less weight pull?
We're drowning in a sea of video reviews and the bulk of them are more concerned with the quality of their screen experience rather than spending a buck or two on a ruler and trigger pull weight gauge. Same with bloggers.
It would be fun to put together a table of trigger weights, travel, slide rack weight, and some measurable way of assessing recoil. I quite honestly think that if we could shoot them blindfolded - like taste testing in a kitchen - the best rated gun would be a complete surprise to a lot of shooters. We make excuses for a lot of bad characteristics because we know the Brand up front.
I owned a LCP and it would be nice to see figures expressing how the trigger went from "horrible" to "better." The choice of words we use is always influenced by issues outside measurement - one guys "horrible" trigger is another's "exceptional" when it's on a different gun.
Case in point, Kahr's have been accused of having a long trigger pull for quite some time - they were one of the first DA single stack 9mm's on the market when many others were SA. Yet that trigger is within fractions of an ounce of a stock Glock 19 and within a tenth of an inch in pull.
See how numbers clear up what "long" is? Glocks aren't generally beat on as having a long trigger pull. Kahr's get accused of it nearly every thread. Numbers put things in perspective.
Take the S&W Bodyguard .380, pull it against a issue NY Glock trigger, and you discover the Glock is two pounds lighter. Puts a fine point on the Glock being "stiff" when the BG is even heavier - and it has a safety, too. No wonder there are lighter trigger struts for sale to turn the weight down.
I don't doubt the newer generation of LCP has a "better" trigger but the real issue is what does it actually mean? Numbers level the playing field here - and when they aren't available it should be asked why?