Best out of the box? S&W M 52 hands down.

Upon reflection, the Dan Wesson has the best DA trigger but the SA is great as well.

The bestest overall trigger that I have would be on my IZH-35M. Adjustable for position, overtravel, and take up.

I have quite a few older guns which I normally accumulate. In recent years the only two I have acquired new in the box with excellent triggers have been the Manurhin MR-73 and the Sig Sauer P210-A.

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My Sig Sauer P210-A. It's pic missed the above post.

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A lot of high-falutin guns have been mentioned above, but my $60 (in 1974) Mark I Ruger Standard .22 lr has the best trigger I've ever pulled. It's smooth as silk with a very short takeup and breaks cleanly at around 2.5 - 3 lbs. None of the of the many other pistols I've shot comes close, although the upgraded SIG P320 is pretty good. I've heard a lot of complaints about the lousy triggers on the current Ruger Mark IV. I don't know what Ruger did to mess it up, but if your want a Ruger Mark series with a good trigger, get an old Mark I.

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Manurhin MR 73 with target sight.

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Out of 4 brands I've owned, the 686 is definitely the best...beating out my M69 and Governor too.

I classify semi-autos as an entirely different category, inferior to revolvers but that's just me. The feel is just too different.

And I think I have the gun that demonstrates this. It is a customized pistol, so this isn't right out of the box. I have a Series 70 Government Model that was customized by the old time pistolsmith John Giles to meet the specs for competition in the Hard Ball matches. The trigger pull weight for a Hard Ball competition gun must be at or exceed 4 pounds. I had the trigger pull checked and it came it at exactly 4 pounds. But it didn't feel like a 4 pound trigger pull because the trigger pull was so crisp that the trigger barely moved to make the hammer fall.

As a general rule, any P&R'd revolver, whether J,K or N framed is more likely to have a good trigger. Never picked up one in reasonable condition that didn't have a trigger far better than any of today's magic plastic guns and most of the other brands. Exceptions abound, but on average the P&R crowd wins by a wide margin, whether comparing SA or DA.

The best one I know of is the single action on a Model 19 S&W. As old as you can afford.

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I have HS Derringer and thought it was bad. Until I bought a VP 70 and a Sardius -

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Their trigger pull is to the HS what is it to all other pistols.

German Master Shop SIG X-5s / X-6s with the L1 trigger, or the S&W model 41.

Revolver wise, out of the box was the models 15-2 Dan Wesson. Although I have a 1931 K22 outdoorsman with king target sights that has a slightly better trigger. Doubt it was like that out of the box.

Auto wise its the S&W
52-1 had the best trigger, followed by all may M41’s and the M103 High standard “space gun”.

For me, and it isn’t even close, it’s my Canik SFx Rival Dark Side.
Larry

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Have a few guns with great factory trigger pulls. I agree with 6string above about the Hammerli Free Pistol. After it’s cocked then the set trigger engaged, it’s down to ounces. Only move the tip of my right index finger. Larry