M&P 15 OR Trigger

Danny M

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I shoot IDPA and USPSA now and I am looking into 3 Gun compition and am would like to tighten up my groups anyway.

But does a drop in after market trigger like the Chip McCormick or Wilson Combat units make a differance worth the money.
 
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The answer to that is quite subjective. Some folks say it does while others do not.

I had a trigger job done by Bill Springfield on my M&P15 OR. It is everything I wanted and the price was right. Google Bill...you'll find his sight.

Good luck on what ever you decide on.
 
Maybe I got lucky, but the trigger pull on my new M&P15OR is awesome. It's probably crisper and smoother than some trigger work I had done on some of my other rifles. I haven't scaled the trigger pull yet to see what it's at, but I really like it. It's not a 3 lb pull (Which is too light for me anyway); but it's also not a traditional 7-8 lb pull like one might expect. I'd say it's probably around 5 lb. A trigger job is usually one of the first things I look at doing with a new rifle. Either myself (DIY) or paying. When I was buying my M&P15, I was already thinking and planning for that. After dry firing, I was impressed; but realized that isn't real life. Well; I've only had the gun for about 2 months (Bought it at christmas); but I have about 800 rounds through it. I have decided that I have absolutely no desire to even touch the trigger on this thing. It's simply too nice.

As for a drop in trigger; the question really is: Have you ever had trigger work done before. You're the one who knows how smooth and light a trigger needs to be so that you can hit your target without too much muscle distraction. I know that when I have a trigger that is too light, I get self conscious about firing unintended. My mind spends more time on the trigger than the target. I personally like having my finger resting on the trigger while I'm aiming. So, the question really is: You say you want to tighten up your groups. How are you shooting now? Triggers themselves don't improve shooting. They simply make you the shooter more relaxed in your handling of the weapon. But unless the trigger is loose, sloppy, heavy, or some other noticeable distraction, I doubt that a new trigger is going to help.
 
I shoot IDPA and USPSA now and I am looking into 3 Gun compition and am would like to tighten up my groups anyway.

But does a drop in after market trigger like the Chip McCormick or Wilson Combat units make a differance worth the money.

One word for you: Geisselle

(Geissele Automatics - Quality Triggers for the Warfighter and Competitor - Search)

Worked wonders for me. After changing out the trigger went from 2 inch groups average at 400 yards (just under four inch at 600 yards) to just under 1 inch groups at 400 yards (inch and a half average at 600 yards). Planning to try it out to 800 yards just for the heck of it but have to travel about 150 miles for that one. The longest we have available locally (about 20 miles away) is 600 yards at the contractor tactical combat shooting school the SEAL's use here.

NOTE: Modified OR model, yes I bought another one for conversion to SDM-R type. Added 1:8 twist Douglas 20-inch barrel picked up in mil-surplus, Matech Industries 600 meter BUIS purchased (paid $75.00 with shipping for it when I got it, can be had on sale for $69.95 > http://www.botachtactical.com/maba60si.html in case someone wants one), free float Picatinny rail handguard forend-unbranded picked up in mil-surplus.
 
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Call Botach in person and verify they have one in stock before you order. I was set to order over $600 worth of parts and accessories from them till I called and found out they only had three of the items I wanted in stock. Needless to say I did not order through them. Also, I would shoot the stock trigger for a while before you consider changing it. Just my opinion YMMV.
 
+1 to the guy that said Geiselle, I got An SSA on one of my Spikes middy and is great...:)


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