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New Prodigy trigger pull weight only 2.7'ish lbs. after 650 rds.

JimmyC said:
All good points I think everyone is making. Throw a DA into the picture after a good shoot and I bet a 2.5# trigger pull weight comes up no matter how much training a person has. Maybe not in all states but many/most I bet, especially the big cities.
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In a justifiable, intentional use of deadly force trigger weight has no bearing. In a negligent/unintentional discharge it is absolutely an issue.
 
I really, really wish people would stop parroting if you have a light trigger the police, courts, DA, attorney will come after you.

No.
If you discharge your weapon at a suspect then a few more rounds that strike others, yes.
Trigger weight by and of itself, no.
 
Bassbob said:
Yes I understand that, believe me. You will not rise to the occasion, you will fall to the level of your training. That’s why you do that repeatedly over and over every single day until it’s muscle memory. I’m confident that there will never be a situation where my finger goes on the trigger without that weapon being pointed in a safe direction. And that’s not because I’m a hardened pistolero ( that helps though 😉). In fact it’s something everyone who carries a gun should be able to say. The absolute very least anyone who carries a gun could do is at least make certain you can keep your finger off the trigger until the gun is settled on your target.
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For the record, I prefer handgun triggers around 4 lbs. ARs about 2.5-3 lbs and shotguns about 7 lbs. Smooth action with very little pre travel and a reasonably short, crisp, audible reset are more important to me than pull weight.
 
JimmyC said:
I only have about 650 rds. through my new 4.25" Prodigy. I was expecting the trigger pull to be upwards of 4 to 5 lbs. being new, based on various reviews I read. I bought a Lyman digital trigger pull gauge to check it. I was surprised it was under 3 lbs.

So what's the problem then? My plan was to use the Prodigy for EDC. In that role I would like a trigger pull just under 4 lbs., I think. If so, what is the best course of action if I want the trigger pull around 3.7 lbs.?

I considered that the trigger gauge might be off. I checked various other pistols including a 1911 (SA Operator), a few SA/DA guns, and one striker fired gun and they seem to be what I would expect. I'll check the gauge against a known weight soon but I am curious what everyone thinks about 2.7 lbs. for EDC. Maybe its just personal preference.
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Seems like a read a story about LE's were to have their duty weapon with heavier trigger pulls to avoid an unnecessary or accidental discharge or the extra time to think about what is going to take place. It's been a while since that read.
 
I'm going to take a little different tact here Jimmy, and that is it makes no difference to any of us what your tested or perceived trigger pull weight is. That's a number important only to you. Will you feel secure enough carrying a EDC with a pull weight of 3.5lbs, 2.7 lbs, 4 lbs? The real important issue is will you feel secure with it in a situation of a ND or AD? That's something only you can decide because it's only you who has to live with it. Think about it!
 
Hawgleg44 said:
Seems like a read a story about LE's were to have their duty weapon with heavier trigger pulls to avoid an unnecessary or accidental discharge or the extra time to think about what is going to take place. It's been a while since that read.
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When I attended the Glock factory armorer's course the role of the connector in setting trigger pull weight was a topic. The first Glocks were shipped with a 3.5 lb trigger pull followed by a lot of ND's in the field. Glock quickly increased the standard trigger weight to 5.5 lbs. Glock has a policy to not ship a lighter trigger to an agency without a request on agency letterhead signed by the chief. 5.5 lbs was still too light for some agencies-NYPD issued Glocks with 17 lb triggers to reduce ND's. (No wonder they can't hit anything)..

A 2 lb trigger in a Glock is probably not drop safe. I would not carry a non-manual safety pistol with less than 5 lbs for several reasons.

One of the reasons I am a 1911 adherent is it gets me have a nice trigger pull, but with two manual safeties. Since Prodigy is a 1911, I have no problem with a 2.7 lb trigger pull.

Keep in mind that we got results for a century with DA revolvers with 10-12 lb DA pull, as well as with DA/SA or DAO pistols. Another factor to consider is what happens when adrenaline dumps under stress. My advice has always been, if you are going to carry it, don't screw with the trigger weight.
 
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