Mushy triggers

[digitalaaron]

Nah!!! Think of a mushy handshake and you will have the idea. No firmness, no feedback from the mechanism that tells you where you are in the pull.

Ah. My buddy tried to explain it to me by describing triggers that have a distinctive "wall" before the break, and those that don't and end up feeling like you're pulling the trigger forever. I can see now he was referring to the lack of feedback.

 

[bsa1917hunter]

Think breaking a candy cane vs breaking a carrot.

Now I'm hungry for a candy cane.... Dang..

 

[parallax]

guns with plastic triggers seem to feel mushy to me.
Last year I got the chance to play with a H&K UMP40
It had a plastic trigger, I never could get the feel for it, It never felt consistent at its initial pull or at trigger reset. too much flex in trigger.

 

[AK0perator47]

Now I'm hungry for a candy cane.... Dang..

I LOVE CANDY CANES!!!

 

[Certaindeaf]

Trigglypuff prefers her triggers white, hetero and male. Bless her heart.

 

[bsa1917hunter]

Ok, that looks pretty mushy. I thought we were talking triggers and candycanes though....

 

[Certaindeaf]

Ok, that looks pretty mushy. I thought we were talking triggers and candycanes though....

Trigger:

VERB
triggers (third person present) · triggered (past tense) · triggered (past participle) · triggering (present participle)

1. cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist:
   "an allergy can be triggered by stress or overwork"
   synonyms: precipitate · prompt · elicit · trigger off · set off ·
   

 

[etrain16]

Yup, good triggers have been described breaking like a glass rod.

That's exactly how I'd describe the Volquartsen trigger on my Ruger Mark III Target - perfect snap - best trigger on any of my guns.

 

[etrain16]

Trigger:

VERB
triggers (third person present) · triggered (past tense) · triggered (past participle) · triggering (present participle)

1. cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist:
   "an allergy can be triggered by stress or overwork"
   synonyms: precipitate · prompt · elicit · trigger off · set off ·
   

In other words, immature little bastidges that can't handle the reality of life, that are easily pushed into freak-out mode, aka 'triggered' - they snap like a fragile little glass rod.

 

[AK0perator47]

In other words, immature little bastidges that can't handle the reality of life, that are easily pushed into freak-out mode, aka 'triggered' - they snap like a fragile little glass rod.

Wow you nailed it

 

[66PonyCar]

I had a Colt Pony .380 which had a mushy trigger. You pulled on it and it felt like it was never going to break. It just wasn't a crisp pull at all. Sold it and bought a Kahr PM 9 which has a very good trigger.

 

[The Heretic]

I had a Colt Pony .380 which had a mushy trigger. You pulled on it and it felt like it was never going to break. It just wasn't a crisp pull at all. Sold it and bought a Kahr PM 9 which has a very good trigger.

I have a PM9 and it is no better than my Glock. If the Colt was worse then that I can see why you sold it. A good conventional DA/SA like the SIG P229 is much better than a PM9 - it has really spoiled me.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

My Sig P-250, a DAO pistol, has terrific ergonomics and a great trigger! With practice I learned to bring it back till it stacks and stopping just prior to the hammer dropping! EXACTLY LIKE WHEN THE CYLINDER ON A DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER KER-CHUNKS INTO BATTERY! Now trigger stack on a double action revolver sucks and is despised by DA shooters, but on DAO pistols it replicates the feel of that cylinder coming home. Time to stop and deliver that last little squeeze that trips the sear! You just can't do that with a mushy trigger and, instead, have to try to do a smooth, non wiggling pull through instead! You'll never have quite as good accuracy as when you can stop the squeeze then continue! Admittedly, the Sig has a hammer, and IMHO is exceptional!
Boy! That's a lot of words and I'm not sure if I explained jack!

 

[66PonyCar]

I have a PM9 and it is no better than my Glock. If the Colt was worse then that I can see why you sold it. A good conventional DA/SA like the SIG P229 is much better than a PM9 - it has really spoiled me.

Guess I got lucky why my Kahr because it feels crisp and has a short reset.

 

[digitalaaron]

The trigger on the VP9 is the main reason I bought it. Felt the best of any striker pistol I tired.

 

[The Heretic]

Guess I got lucky why my Kahr because it feels crisp and has a short reset.

It's not bad, it is just a striker fired pistol and I no longer care for them.

 

[teflon6string]

Think breaking a candy cane vs breaking a carrot.

I put a VQ kit in my 10/22 (before their prices went ballistic) and it breaks like an icicle.

 

[66PonyCar]

Agree about striker fired pistols! I like my 1911 trigger the best.

 

[Basedgreaser]

I dont know if this is common, but the triggers on the lee enfields ive owned are nice, no resistance to the point they Almost would wabble if you shook the gun, that is UNTIL you reach the wall of firm resistance right before the break.

I would describe the trigger on the c308 as mushy, its wide and honestly almost spongy until it breaks, which is more heard then felt.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

I put a VQ kit in my 10/22 (before their prices went ballistic) and it breaks like an icicle.

Agree about striker fired pistols! I like my 1911 trigger the best.

Single action triggers guys, apples and oranges!