Stage the trigger

[OttoLoader]

During the trigger pull unless some action shooting such as stock OEM revolver. I can feel the slight resistance that allows for staging.
I do not hold at that point but instead make sure my sights are where I want them.
Also I do this at rapid or slow firing. The observer would never tell that though.
So my shots appear as straight pull back but really is more like a really fast stage shot.

 

[Paul105]

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[LPD256]

I wonder if Jerry Miculek stages his triggers?

Jerry just does it faster than anyone on the planet if he does it....

 

[Invictus357]

For me it's when you pull the trigger just enough to turn the cylinder and have the hammer all the way back just before firing. A hair more pull and it fires.

I like shooting that way and it's awesome when you get the hang of it.

My fave revolver to stage the trigger with is my Ruger LCR.

 

[The_Truth]

I think it's kinda fun to stage a DA trigger. Some triggers are shorter than others, so you should get to know all of your favorite shooters by feeling all of their triggers' quirks. Learn where it breaks. Then have fun with it and figure out what works best for you.

 

[scooter123]

Staging the trigger is one means to gaining a bit of accuracy without putting in the practice to become truly accurate. It's also a good way to get yourself killed in a Gunfight. Because pausing while firing means that you could very well be standing there adjusting your sight picture while a bullet is coming at you to interupt your chosen means of firing a handgun. To be real simple it can slow you enough to get you shot.

Don't do it, don't even think about doing it, because it can grow into a habit the may get you killed. What you want to do is to train firing in Double Action using a smooth, rapid, stroke of the trigger. That will take time and hours of practice at the range. If you carry a handgun for defense train then with it as if your are shooting for defense every single time you practice. Yeah, you may only shoot a 4 to 6 inch group at 30 feet using this technique but if you draw a 6 inch circle centered over your heart you'll find that every thing within that circle is a Lethal Hit.

BTW, if you want to shoot tiny little groups the just cock the revolver and shoot it in Single Action. The S & W revolver has a superb Single Action trigger designed specifically to allow accurate shooting. I'll also note that with enough practice it is possible to become good enough with the Double Action trigger to match the accuracy of Single Action but most of us don't have the time or budget to allow us to become another Jerry Miculek.

 

[sheppard]

In the manual that comes with Smith and Wesson revolvers the recommendation is to pull straight thru and not stage.

 

[Jessie]

I've been building and shooting revolvers in competition since 1979. I used to stage the trigger on the longer shots for PPC. In an effort to find the best techniques for me, I tried just a straight through, smooth, controlled pull. I found that with practice, I could shoot just as well or better that way than single action or staged double action.

I figured out that on single action, I'm more likely to jerk the trigger and pull the shot. On staged double action, I found it is more difficult to get the trigger going again once you stop, than to just keep it going. Again, more likely to jerk the last little bit. Also, it's much harder to shoot fast if you're staging than just pulling straight through. Everyone is different, you have to start with solid basics, then work out the details over time. This is what works for me.

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[S&WIowegan]

Trigger staging

I wouldn't even consider staging an S&W trigger unless you already have lots of experience shooting S&W revolvers fast in a competitive format. I had heard the term long before I ever tried it and have used it only occasionally on long shots over 25 yds. as in Steel Challenge shooting.

If you do enough double action shooting, there's no harm in going to the range and practicing it.

 

[Groo01]

Please don't try this with your favorite Colt revolver.....they don't carry up.

(caution: S&W armorer opinion)

Groo here
My colts were always easier to shoot with a continous pull
staging works best with S&W ,Gp100 and SP101 but not the Kimber K6s DASA or colts.
PS the stage is the difference in pull between when the cylinder is turning and it stops.