I wouldn' t call the reset "crisp," but it is not as mushy as that of Kimber's KPD."
"Kimber had on display its new KPD, a polymer-framed duty/concealment pistol , designed to compete directly with the G19/23, the SIG 229, and the S&W M&P. It has an eight-pound trigger with a deep, mushy reset. It is slim and features adjustable grip sizes, something that all manufacturers of service
pistols are going to be forced into. It is slim and easy to handle.
On the negative side, it has a magazine safety, and the magazine safety shares the same problem with that of the Ruger's pistols. With the magazine removed, the trigger functions normally, dropping the hammer, but the gun is prevented f rom firing. Magazine safeties on S&W pistols simply make the trigger go slack,which is sensory input to the shooter that the magazine has become unlocked or is not inserted at all. Either way, the shooter instantly knows what to do to correct the problem and get his pistol running.
With the Ruger, and now th e KPD, the magazine safety, when activated, will still allow both trigger andhammer to function normally. It simply blocks the firing pin! Upon hearing a "click," instead of a "bang," the shooter knows little, because the pistol has told him little. Chamber might be empty. Might be a dud round. Magazine maybe unlocked. To me, this is a source of needless confusion. It's a deal-buster!
