I took her out to the range and had cycling issues…rifle would fire and if I held the trigger to the rear the rifle would extract but the bolt carrier would not come far enough back to strip the next round from the mag and would stop… tap ,rack ,ready fire…same thing…
Remove mag dry fire and when I hold the trigger down the bolt carrier would not pull back fully to the rear…
Left the line went to the range safe area and removed the upper… using my thumb to let the hammer fall holding the trigger it would not reset until I let the trigger move fwd.
I contacted Jason @ White Oak he said to return it and if it was due to his work he’d make it good but if not then I’d have to contact RRA.
I called RRA and they stated he would be responsible due to the fact that he modified it.
So in the end I’ll probably be left having to fix / replace it.
I installed a mil-spec trigger to insure it wasn’t an issue with the lower pin locations etc.
Hand cycling I had no noticeable issues.
Any idea how / what I could do to get by until I can get a better trigger … thinking Geissele Super Dynamic Trigger Combat Version
Scrap the RRA trigger group. Apply heavy grease to the sears of the mil-spec trigger group and run it. A Geisselle is great, but don’t spend the money on one until you figure out how well you like the stock trigger.
DO NOT polish or stone the sears of any AR trigger. Most are only case hardened and it’s too easy to remove too much and end up getting into the softer material underneath. If the trigger isn’t smooth enough, apply another dose of heavy grease, dry fire and shoot some more
I’v had 8 years of stock Colt triggers (USMC) then another 6 of various manufactures I know I can run them fine and have no huge problem with them just wanting a better trigger for longer shots…
I know better than to go polishing trigger parts etc. as you said they are case hardened @ best.
I was not on a “search” for a nicer trigger when this one fell in my lap…
I tinkered with it some more today and if I could limit trigger travel to the rear it would work fine… I’ll look at some of the “non-working” contact areas and see if I can do anything with it… might toss it into my M&P AR15-22 and see how it does.
White Oak is a very reputable company but “slicking up” the RRA trigger means they’ve done some polishing to it. That and the RRA 2 stage triggers are known to have sear wear issues means it’s time to replace it altogether
This is all I can find to describe his work to the trigger “replace the spring set and regulate weight, stone the sear, and tune for improved performance”…
The RRA triggers are known to be problematic at best. I’ve had 3. The first lasted several thousand rounds before loosing the first stage. The second and third didn’t make it 2000 rounds. After that it was GI or Giesselle. If you’re looking for a good trigger for precision work you might give the JP adjustable single stage, or the Giesselle adjustable, or the 3 gun trigger. I’ve used all three and currently like the SD3G as it is non adjustable and almost resembles a Remington 700 in feel.
I gotta scratch my head on this one fellas … where you getting ur RRA triggers from , cuz mine has well over 8k rounds no problems what so ever… and I own 2 of them, as well have friends that run them with more or equal rounds…
I just installed a Spikes battle trigger cuz I got one for cheap and I wanted to see what it was all about. it is definitely a smooth trigger but I was wondering about the longevity. I’m going to keep track and see what the round count gets to. if it shits the bed, I’ll report it here…