Soapy5: How would you describe the trigger: stiff, crisp, or a really long pull (like my Nor. SKS)?
Maybe a Tech Sight is available for the AK-74 clones, as with the -47 etc?
The short version: First stage pull sucks, second stage is very good with a strong crisp break at around 6-7 lbf.
The overly complicated and over analyzed version
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Looking at my trigger group, I'm guessing its the 2-stage trigger. It has the little nubs at the end of the engagement surfaces, which I am guessing serve as the second stage.
The first stage is pretty bad; its not rough per se, but it's very... mushy. There is a very tiny bit of "take up" (not sure if that really applies to the ak trigger, but it's essentially the first 1/8" of pull where the trigger does not pull back on the hammer) which sorta blends into the first stage area. You can't really 'take up' the take-up since you end up transitioning right into the first stage pull (the "take-up" pull is around 2lbs, and the first stage pull is around 3lbs). Essentially, the first stage pull starts off jumpy and continues on with a mushy feeling. I just treat it as if it was the take-up and bring it right up to the second stage when I am shooting.
The second stage pretty much is the trigger break, which is excellent. Extremely crisp, with no creep or movement whatsoever. You pull through the first stage, hit a 'stop', apply some more force, and the gun goes boom. It's a bit on the heavy side at around 7 pounds according to my trusty fish scale.
Also, no trigger slap to speak of.
Compare the tapco g2 trigger, which from my experience has no break; it just 'happens' as you pull the trigger back. The best way I can describe it is as if you where pulling an xbox trigger. Looking at pictures of the g2, it looks like it does not have that little bump at the end of the engagement area. Personally, I prefer a 2 stage since you can take up all of the "slack" (or relatively speaking, since the trigger and hammer are always engaged...), and know when you have reached the end of the engagement area.
I think the trigger has great potential to be amazing after a little polishing of the first stage area. Although to be honest, the first stage pull is light enough to where I just treat the trigger as an extremely crisp one-stage trigger with bad take-up