The Official 2nd Amendment Appreciation Thread

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YankeeVol said:
I don’t mind Glock triggers. Yea, they could be better but it’s functional. The 509 is trash, though maybe I just need to clean in. Seems a little gritty.
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Part of my problem is 3 different guns, with 3 different triggers. Well, 4 when you add in my duty weapon. So a Glock 30S for IWB; an RIA compact .45 at home; a Springfield Range Officer on standby; and a Glock 22 for duty. Each one different, and with different trigger pulls. Unless you are an extremely smooth or competent shooter (I am neither), it can cause issues.

I shoot the 30S and the 22 the most. So I kinda "know" those triggers. The RIA .45 trigger was tweaked by the RIA armorer, so it's very light. And the Springfield RO trigger is butter-smooth, as you would expect. I put the Pyramid in the 30S to give me a trigger that would let me pull slack and then find the "break" right before it fired. IOW, a 2-stage trigger. For me, it works.

Any gun is a balance of capabilities and compromises. With a striker-fired pistol, the compromise is the trigger. Finding the right pull weight is critical. I'm not in love with the Pyramid, but it does give me a manageable and consistent break, so...

To each their own. I'm a neophyte compared to many here. For me, I pick guns, and accessories, that are designed to do one thing well: win the fight. Anything beyond that is a bonus. I wish I had about half of the guns I see or read about here.

I'd love to find an old GI 1911. But I have a 1911 RO, so why?

Because it's cool.

Go Vols.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Part of my problem is 3 different guns, with 3 different triggers. Well, 4 when you add in my duty weapon. So a Glock 30S for IWB; an RIA compact .45 at home; a Springfield Range Officer on standby; and a Glock 22 for duty. Each one different, and with different trigger pulls. Unless you are an extremely smooth or competent shooter (I am neither), it can cause issues.

I shoot the 30S and the 22 the most. So I kinda "know" those triggers. The RIA .45 trigger was tweaked by the RIA armorer, so it's very light. And the Springfield RO trigger is butter-smooth, as you would expect. I put the Pyramid in the 30S to give me a trigger that would let me pull slack and then find the "break" right before it fired. IOW, a 2-stage trigger. For me, it works.

Any gun is a balance of capabilities and compromises. With a striker-fired pistol, the compromise is the trigger. Finding the right pull weight is critical. I'm not in love with the Pyramid, but it does give me a manageable and consistent break, so...

To each their own. I'm a neophyte compared to many here. For me, I pick guns, and accessories, that are designed to do one thing well: win the fight. Anything beyond that is a bonus. I wish I had about half of the guns I see or read about here.

I'd love to find an old GI 1911. But I have a 1911 RO, so why?

Because it's cool.

Go Vols.
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That's pretty much every gun I own outside of the one(s) I carry.

Do I need 4 AR-15s? No, but why not?
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Part of my problem is 3 different guns, with 3 different triggers. Well, 4 when you add in my duty weapon. So a Glock 30S for IWB; an RIA compact .45 at home; a Springfield Range Officer on standby; and a Glock 22 for duty. Each one different, and with different trigger pulls. Unless you are an extremely smooth or competent shooter (I am neither), it can cause issues.

I shoot the 30S and the 22 the most. So I kinda "know" those triggers. The RIA .45 trigger was tweaked by the RIA armorer, so it's very light. And the Springfield RO trigger is butter-smooth, as you would expect. I put the Pyramid in the 30S to give me a trigger that would let me pull slack and then find the "break" right before it fired. IOW, a 2-stage trigger. For me, it works.

Any gun is a balance of capabilities and compromises. With a striker-fired pistol, the compromise is the trigger. Finding the right pull weight is critical. I'm not in love with the Pyramid, but it does give me a manageable and consistent break, so...

To each their own. I'm a neophyte compared to many here. For me, I pick guns, and accessories, that are designed to do one thing well: win the fight. Anything beyond that is a bonus. I wish I had about half of the guns I see or read about here.

I'd love to find an old GI 1911. But I have a 1911 RO, so why?

Because it's cool.

Go Vols.
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I’m not a trigger snob either but I can tell the good from not so good. I love the trigger in my CZ and don’t mind the trigger in my Beretta but it’s the only one I shoot like crap so that’s what I blame it on.
 
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I wouldn't say I'm a trigger snob at all. The 509 will be the first weapon I've ever replaced the factory trigger on.

I've owned and shot a lot of guns. I'm usually good within a few trigger pulls. I've had everything from great triggers (Dan Wesson) to not so great (the first gen M&P). I've never owned or shot really crap weapons, *cough* Hi-Point. The 509 is the first weapon I felt like I needed to change the trigger in order for me to feel comfortable* with it.

Give me enough rounds (not many usually), and I can shoot the weapon more than decently (rifles especially, pistols, good enough :p).

*for lack of a better term.
 
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Starting to see a little more availability of popular calibers online. I ordered a few boxes of 9 mm FMJ brass for $0.80/rd yesterday. Still nutso expensive, but I need some range time.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Of course.

I have this feeling George would have liked the .41 Mag though. It's certainly a caliber that's been underappreciated for a long time.
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It has. It’s a nice compromise between the .357 magnum and .44 magnum. My buddy gave me a bunch of .41 special hand loaded ammo and components. Interesting stuff for sure.
 
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OL SMOKEY said:
Good choice there. I love my Hellcat!!!!
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Went and fired it as soon as I got home. Put 2 mags through it and I shoot it MUCH better than the beretta. Had a couple flyers that were off but the rest were spot on. The striker moving around when it’s not cocked is a little off putting but no big deal.
 
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