It’s harder than it looks. That second set of hex head screws will drive you crazy.
Well worth it though. My 3# trigger is sweet and well worth the investment.
I was interested in this trigger before purchasing my Giessele super 3 gun. I heard a few bad reviews on here about the reliability so I passed. I imagine it would be a great trigger for target shooting. Let us know how well it performs in the field. Timney makes great triggers for the Remington 700, I would imagine the AR trigger would be no different.
I read some bad reviews on Timney also. But there were many more good ones than bad ones. If you look hard enough on the net you can find a bad review on just about anything.
I was also worried about the trigger pins falling out if the hex screws came loose. Blue Loctite solved that problem.
Giessele make a GREAT trigger but not a single stage. If I had been in the market for a double stage that would have been my choice.
Have less than 100 rounds on the Timney. I’m interested in long term durability. I have a friend that has used two of them in his ARs and hasn’t had problem one.
Time will tell. Guess I’ll have a chance to test their lifetime warranty.
My super 3 gun trigger is a single stage trigger.
I’m sure the Timney will run fine. Your definitely right about finding bad reviews. I may just go with the Timney for my AR target rifle, it seems to be a great choice for this application.
Have you had any range time with the Timney yet? How did you like it?
Must have missed the Giessele single stage on their website.
I have had two days and about 150 rounds of range time on the Timney. Going again today.
I love the trigger. No creep at all and breaks are very crisp.
It took about 30 rounds to get used to it. My LMT trigger was pretty gritty and the pull was over 8# so there’s a HUGE difference.
No double fires. In my opinion it’s an excellent trigger.
Long term, who knows. I’m interested to see how it holds up after a couple of thousand rounds.
Sounds good. These aftermarket triggers will definitely spoil you, theres a huge difference between mil-spec. I knew the Timney would have a great feel to it, they make good stuff. I may just take the plunge and purchase one for my target AR. There a little cheaper than the Giessele any way.
If you decide to buy one soon, take a look at Midway. They have them on sale.
Set screws do suck. I went with KNS pins to mechanically lock it in then snug up the set screws.
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You already have an s3g and nothing Will compare. I have a timney and a CMC drop in trigger both are in the 3-3.5 pound trigger pull range. Both single stage triggers. I purchased these before geissele was around. I just got a geissele s3g and none of the drop is i have can compare. They are not even close. Its like comparing a high end sports car to a prius.
Can’t say that I’ve fired a Geissele single stage. I have shot my brother’s Jewell two stage in his Spikes.
Funny thing. I liked his Jewell. He liked the break in the Timney better.
Triggers can be very subjective when you get to the higher end ones. I can’t say that I subscribe to the “mine is better than yours” mentality.
DeAde, I say try as many as you can and buy the one that feels best to you.
Yes, the S3G is very nice, but it’s hard to shell out that kind of cash for every gun you have. After using the S3G, mil-spec triggers feel even worse than before you felt a S3G.
I have a Timney in one of my ARs and like it. I did have one issue during a long day of shooting. The hammer and trigger pin are held in by tension created when you tighten the hex head screws the OP referred to. During that long day of shooting the hex head screws loosened allowing the trigger and hammer pins to partially back out. The gun did not malfunction, but I noticed the loose pins while cleaning the gun. I was lucky the hammer and trigger pin did not fall out.
After that I purchased a set of KNS pins. That way even if the hex head screws loosens the pins are secure and can’t back out.
I do like the trigger. I also like the adjustable JP trigger in my “precision” AR.
I’ve used the JP setup before and also liked it. How would the JP trigger compare to the Timney?
I may consider the KNS pins. So far so good though. I used blue Locktite and it seems to work.
It’s actually a 2 stage but both stages are very light.
Eperk Im not trying to say you put a garbage trigger in your gun. They are fine triggers. You are very right about pull being subjective, but with the s3g the pull is not the only part that makes it great. The lack of pull length and the short reset combine to make something magical. The price is not something we all can afford for all our rifles. When i bought my timney it was 199. I have not priced them lately. If there still in that ball park the s3g is roughly only 40 dollars more for what i feel is a better trigger by leaps and bounds. The timney is better than the CMC. I Will be switching them both for geissele. Another plus with geissele is service. I e-mailed them one morning at 5am (west coast) they responded nine minutes later. They are on the east coast so it was 8am. 9 minutes is less time than it takes to get through to some companies on the phone. The way they handled the inquiry also went above and beyond what is expected from a company. There are only a few companies that take care of there customers like they do.
No harm, no foul JS. I’m still not clear on something though. Does Geissele make a single stage trigger?
Giesseles description says it’s single stage. The pull says nothing of it being a 2 stage. I do remember reading something about it being in-between, kinda of a hybrid.
Actually you are incorrect. Their description says that it has the pull of a hybrid single stage but it is actually a 2 stage in operation and design. From the description:
“The SSF’s long, smooth pull was shortened and combined with a lightning-quick reset to give it a unique, hybrid trigger pull that is a cross between a traditional two-stage and single stage trigger while at the same time retaining the safety and robustness of the SSF’s two-stage trigger design.”
This is the description on Geisseles website for the S3G. It is called a hybrid. The pull feels like a single stage.
hybrid trigger pull that is a cross between
a traditional two-stage and single-stage trigger while at
the same time retaining the safety and robustness of the SSF