Title says it all. I’ve traditionally gone with the Geissele SSA-E for precision roles, but I’m considering the LaRue trigger as an alternative. I figure if it’s too heavy I can throw it in a non-precision build.
If you have a LaRue Tactical MBT-2S Trigger, what does your average pull weight come in at?
I can recheck mine tomorrow but if I recall it was under 3lbs.
Mine are very close to 4 pounds of complete pull weight. None of them, when new, were 4.5 pounds or more.
The second stage on mine breaks right at 2 1/4 pounds. I feel it is comparable to my Geissele SSA-E in no small part due to the flat trigger shoe. This is an average of five pulls on a Timney scale.
I’m curious if anyone has this data with the heavier spring installed.
I have one of the heavier springs sitting on a work bench, so I could certainly install it and take a few measurements.
The lower is a Colt LE6920, with roughly 250 rounds of use on the standard spring. The heavy spring is new and unused. The measurements are an average of 5 pulls taken with a Lyman scale.
Standard Spring -
1st stage Average - 1 lb 14.6 oz
Combined Stages Average - 3 lbs 12.1 oz
Heavy Spring -
1st Stage Average - 3 lbs 4.0 oz
Combined Stages Average - 5 lbs 8 oz
Have 2 both with the heavy and one is 4 and the other, less broken in one is 4.5. The heavy spring doesn’t add much weight and really just makes the reset snappier,
You guys have sold me. Thank you very much for all your feedback. I’ll take some measurements and add my own feedback on a brand new one with the Standard Spring. I’ll be using mine in a precision role.
These are very consistent from unit to unit. Each of mine measure within a few ounces of the others.
all i know is i love my larue mbt. mechanically are they as sound and proven as geissellee? whose to say these days. but function, reliability and pricepoint, id absolutely say the mbt and sionics 2 stage triggers are the only contenders for geisselle replacements these days (imo ofcourse)
I’m looking forward to testing mine out. I called LaRue today and there is a 5-6 week backorder, so it’ll be a little while before I can chime in. Apparently, the $87 price tag has brought in quite a few orders.
Agreed. I was disappointed with the trigger until I put the heavier spring in. Reset was really weak with the light spring. Great trigger for the money.
I love my SD-C but figured I would try the MBT for $87 for a spare lower. Ordered 20 Jan and it shipped today, 8 Feb.
Also bought the trigger chassis thing to mix and match my milspec trigger parts and general goofing off.
That’s pretty promising! Really, I’m 2 weeks into the wait, so it won’t take as long as it sounds. I’m still a pretty big fan of it shipping early, though:cool:
Bought one when they had the cheap as hell sale around Christmas. Wish I bought a dozen.
They are still the same price, the sale was extended.
Shipping label is created. Assuming it physically moves out tomorrow, that’s 14 days from payment to shipping. Not bad at all.
I bought a half a dozen of them around Christmas. Was sitting at the gunshow today with time on my hands so I installed 4 of them. They may not be quite as nice as Geisele SSA-E…but I’ll never pay $250 for an AR trigger again…
Installed the trigger with Rand CLP on the contact points, and took a 10 pull average of 4lbs 1.4oz when trying to carefully keep the roller in the middle of the trigger. If I drop the roller a little lower towards the tip of the trigger bow, I can easily get readings of 3.5lbs. Coming from USGI triggers on blasters and the SSA-E on SPRs, the trigger feels massively wide, but I think it’s going to be welcome on a precision build.
Of note is that I had to remove the safety to install trigger, but it’s certainly doable, even if I dislike doing so.