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Posted by jfrey: Ayoob can say what he wants, I don't care. He's not the end all authority in my book.
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Your "book" won't matter if you are ever engaged in a use of force encounter and a prosecutor or plaintiff's attorney decides to make a case of your trigger pull. Someone else will decide who is an "authority" (an expert witness) and who is not. Ayoob has served as one many times, but if you carry a handgun with a trigger pull that most expert consider imprudent, do not expect him to agree to testify in your behalf, and you should not expect to find any other expert who will do so, either.
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My 1911s are set from 2.5 to 3.5 pounds depending on which one it is and all break like a glass rod.
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That may be OK for target shooting, but I sure would not want to use one of those in a defensive use of force encounter.
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My Glock 19 is 4 pounds. Heavy triggers and accurate shooting don't go together.
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For defensive shooting the heavier pull has its advantages, and small target groups are not very important.
There are reasons why police officers, ranked competitors, and informed citizens do not carry Glock pistols with four pound pulls.
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I want light and smooth triggers on any gun I shoot.
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Informed persons do not want them on guns that they may have to use for serious purposes.
Should you ever shoot anyone, your trigger pull will be tested and the results will be entered into evidence. A trigger pull with of 2.5 to 3.5 pounds will almost certainly be used against you. Even if you claim that you fired intentionally and with justification, that trigger pull weight can be used to persuade the triers of fact otherwise.
Expert testimony will favor the other side.
And in a civil case, the burden of proof for the plaintiff would simply be a preponderance of the evidence.
At that point, you will most likely wish that you had not elected to carry a gun with a light trigger.
I sure would never do so. Too much downside, and so little upside.
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I set my triggers to what ever suits me, not someone else.
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In the event of an injury, someone else will decide what a prudent person would have carried.