Heaviest Trigger Pull You've Ever Encountered?

[Lord Teapot]

worst i have is my cz100, good gun, bad trigger.

 

[Bullseye]

I don't know how many pounds it is but the heaviest trigger pull I have encountered is shooting a Rossi 877 .357 snubby in DA. SA is ok.

 

[CaptTripps]

P64 I handled was at least 15 pounds, to the point of being painful. Nice solid little gun that I really liked but needed trigger work.

 

[kBob]

I have to agree with the others that have also experienced the VP70. I have handled a bunch of nasty triggers, but H&K really messed up with that one. Always did want to try one set up with a stock and three shot burst selector on the stock. Maybe bracing the gun against your shoulder would allow you to get more pressure on the trigger........

I noticed a mention of the old Colt DAs. Recall that the Army bought a bunch with a huge trigger guard and long trigger so PI Constabulary could use two fingers to pull the trigger.

-kBob

 

[herrwalther]

My wife's new daily carry was a Bodyguard 380. I noticed the trigger seemed heavy, almost oppressively so. So with some weights and string I rigged up a non scientific trigger gauge. 15 pounds of weights could NOT pull the trigger, so it was slightly above that.

 

[Gun Master]

P64 I handled was at least 15 pounds, to the point of being painful. Nice solid little gun that I really liked but needed trigger work.

Wolff Springs help, or you could just use as a SA.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

Anyone ever pull the trigger on a Heizer single shot derringer?

They told me that it weighs in at over 12lb trigger pull. Feels more like 25lbs. I looked at one in my LGS and they told me that it was the heaviest they had ever seen and everyone that walk in the door at the time was given the opportunity to see what the worst trigger in the world pulled like.

This pistol by the way is in .223 caliber.

The muzzle flash picture is from their web, someone posted that when shooting it, "It shoots the bad guy, and summons the police, bomb squad, and fire department all in one trigger pull!"

 

[Gun Master]

Bummer !

 

[tightgroup tiger]

The LGS said their strain gauge only went to 12 lbs and the Heizer pegged it. So unless I take mine up there I really don't know what it is. My Shimpo goes to 50lb.

If they still have it I'll check it, It's probably still there, I don't know who would want it.

 

[hemiram]

The worst one I ever had was my old AMT Backup .45. It went way over any pull gauge my gunsmith had, and we used a fish scale and it was about 27 pounds when it was new. I had a very strong grip and my hand killed me after shooting one mag through it. The gunsmith got it down to ~14 pounds by polishing, etc. At that point, I would have kept it, but it's constant jamming made me get rid of it.

The VP70Z was another finger killer. In the revolver world, my Nagant is pretty unpleasant to shoot. It's got to be about 20 pounds.

 

[Fla_dogman]

For me it's my Sig P220 45. SA is ok but DA must be 12-14lbs.

 

[jad0110]

A Ruger Redhawk .44 mag bought new in 2008. 18lb Double action, 9 lbs Single action. I installed a wolf spring kit, after some polishing, and it would not set off primers DA. I called ruger and they said it needed the full power springs to be reliable. I sold it as it was unshootable.

There was something wrong with that Redhawk. Mine has a reasonably smooth DA, I'm thinking it is around 10 to 11 lbs. It doesn't have the cleanest break, but its alright.

Worst would have to be my FEG HiPower. Very, very stiff, even with the mag disconnect removed. It feels like it is approaching 20 lbs and it releases very roughly. Love the gun in spite of that though, I'll have an action job done at some point. Had a Taurus 94 that had to be in the high teens as well, the action was very rough in both SA and DA ... felt like it had Captain Crunch in the works . That, or cat litter. USED cat litter, mind you . My mom's S&W M&P9 Shield has a stiff release (great feeling gun otherwise), much like my HiPower but not as bad. Its getting better with use.

Actually, I don't mind heavy triggers. I prefer them. I mind jerky releases, roughness, etc.

 

[j1]

Brand new, in the box, Taurus 44 magnum revolver. I was afraid to pull the trigger and handed the revolver back to the store owner without dry firing it.

He said "What do you want it's a Taurus?"

 

[Jim NE]

Mine was one of those RG .22 revolvers I had 30+ years ago. I'm thinking the gun cost $29...NEW, but I can't remember. I remember the .38 RG was $79 back then (new, of course) at a local pawn shop. I remember thinking "hey, I should save up for one of those!"

To my surprise, some youtube videos say the .38 RG wasn't as bad as you might think. But the .22 sure was. I'm guessing the DA trigger pull was 25 lb.s but I can't say for sure.

To be fair, the DA trigger pull on the really neat vintage CZ 50 I just bought is bad, too, but the SA is great, so that's how I shoot it. I also have a couple of Keltec P11's that are known for outrageous trigger pulls, but I think it can't compare to that old RG. That was the WORST!

 

[alleycat7002]

Mine was one of those RG .22 revolvers I had 30+ years ago. I'm thinking the gun cost $29...NEW, but I can't remember. I remember the .38 RG was $79 back then (new, of course) at a local pawn shop. I remember thinking "hey, I should save up for one of those!"

To my surprise, some youtube videos say the .38 RG wasn't as bad as you might think. But the .22 sure was. I'm guessing the DA trigger pull was 25 lb.s but I can't say for sure.

To be fair, the DA trigger pull on the really neat vintage CZ 50 I just bought is bad, too, but the SA is great, so that's how I shoot it. I also have a couple of Keltec P11's that are known for outrageous trigger pulls, but I think it can't compare to that old RG. That was the WORST!

Bought a rg new back on the day for 50 bucks new.sights so bad aim at something hit target behind me lol

 

[GLOOB]

P64, here. 25ish lbs, maybe. I can pull it just fine, and it makes for good exercise. But I don't know where the bullets go. I need to get a Nagant so I can work out both my trigger fingers at the same time.

 

[toivo]

My worst one is my CZ70. My heaviest trigger gauge I had was 10# and it did not even budge at the full 10#. I estimated the pull to be 16#-20#. The SA trigger was actually quite pleasant at a crisp 7#-8#.

Me too. Decent in SA, but in DA I needed to use both hands to get it it to break.

 

[kozak6]

A Chinese QB89 bullpup air rifle.

Out of the box, the trigger must have been 50 or 60 pounds. You'd pull the trigger through the takeup, and then hit a wall. Nothing. You'd check the safety. The markings were confusing, so you'd flip the safety and try again. It would pull through through the takeup, and then hit a wall again.

You'd look at the safety markings, and then pull out the manual. Nope, incomprehensible Chinglish.

You'd shrug, flip the safety back, and then just squeeze with two fingers as hard as you possibly could, just to see if it would go off, just to see if it's completely rather than almost completely defective.

Pop!

Well, damn.

 

[DrDeFab]

worst i have is my cz100, good gun, bad trigger.

This is true. But there is hope. The trigger bar in the one I worked on (for a friend) was the roughest stamping I have ever seen, to the point that it had damaged the trigger mechanism housing. Pull was anywhere from 8-13+ lbs.

Put in a new housing, did some major smoothing & polishing on the trigger bar, some light polishing on the disconnector, and it was consistently just over 7 lb. It was still a long pull with stacking at the end, but much more usable.

 

[jimmyraythomason]

My worst trigger by far was a brand new 1974 Browning Hi-Power. Never again.

 

[WestKentucky]

Taurus tracker series.

 

[steves2]

I posted earlier voting for the P-64. I got two, and with one I had to put the pad of my left index finger on top of my right index finger to get the thing to go off in DA. The pull is excellent in SA (although they crush the base of my thumb!).

I say someone mention the S&W PPK/S .22. I had an Interarms PPK/S that I really liked. When S&W started making their copy, I got one of those. The trigger was a little unpleasant, so I took it to the guy I use for things like this, and he made the trigger pull smoother and much more reasonable. The gun was on the S&W recall, so I sent it back. As well as totally gouging up the inside (which they repaired) they made the DA trigger worse than before! On the phone the person indicated that that was what their lawyers insisted on! I had to get my guy to fix it again!
When the .22 came out I really wanted to get one, but the DA pull was horrendous! Didn't get it... I have to look out for an original German or French PPK in .22 and decide if I want to spend the money when the time comes.
This is what happens when lawyers get involved with designing guns. There will be no 'negligent discharges', but the owner just might die as he fights through that trigger-pull to get an accurate shot off

 

[dakota1911]

Easy. Cobra 45 A DAO striker fired pistol. My trigger breaks at over 20 lbs.

 

[Gun Master]

P-64, Wolff springs helps the DA, otherwise it is a good SA pistol.
Well made, all steel, Polish craftsmanship, etc......

 

[JRH6856]

For me it would have to be a C.O.P.357 4 shot derringer. I had a trigger pull gauge that went up to 20 lbs that would not budge the trigger.