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Guys:
Agree with Mr. Peregrino and I am a competitive shooter more than a tactical shooter by far.
I have a Timney and Rock River two stage in two of my AR lowers. A Medisha two stage for a Pre-64 Winchster Match Rifle and a Anschutz two stage in my Tubb 2000.
If the desire is to use said AR for pleasure or competitive shooting -- by all means buy a two stage if you desire. Note that you will serve yourself well by checking its adjustments about every 1000 rounds or some set screw will loosen up and you will have problems.
The two stage jobs always have three or four set screws. When one of them loosens up or is adjusted, you will need to reset all the others. About ten or twenty minutes time and then test fire the rifle before depending on it.
The only one I have not had problems with is the Anschutz for my Tubb. Must have ten thousand rounds out of the reciever without one iota of a problem. Unfortunately, that particular trigger will probably cost more than most AR's.
If your life depends on it -- get a quality single stage and have a quality gunsmith fit it to your rifle and smooth it out some. I hesitate to trust MILSPEC trigger parts because most aren't, yet do replicate the horrible trigger pulls found on the current M-16A2 or M-4.
There is nothing wrong with a two stage trigger though. I have shot many thousands of rounds from service and match grade M-1s and M-14s and they were issued with two stage triggers.
I got fixed in my ways due to the M-14 two stage trigger so I tend to keep with two stage triggers. If one is fixed in his ways with a single stage trigger --he will probably have problems with a two stage trigger. However, if one learned with a two stage -- it is easier for him to deal with a single stage. You remember it is single stage when you try to take up a non-existant first stage and normally have a good pull as a result.
Am I happy with the two stage jobs on my AR's? Sure am. Do I also check their tuning regularly? Sure do. Would I trust them if my life depended on it? Yes but only because I continually ensure they are set properly and that they function.
If someone made a military trigger in two stage like the M-14, but for an AR -- I would buy it in an instant.
Gene
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