The trigger isn't bad, it takes a little getting used to. It's not painful to shoot, but it's not an all day range gun - keep it to 50 or 100 rounds max. per range trip and it can really be fun. Reliability wise mine has been flawless thru somethin like five or six hundred rounds. It offers quite a bit of firepower in such a light and easy to carry package. In other words, it's a purely specialized deep concealment gun, and it excels in that role. Keep that perspective of it and I think you'll really like it.