S&W SW99 trigger pull...is it me or do they all suck?

[Grunt]

Just got back from the range today after shooting several .45 caliber pistols back to back including a USP-45, Sig 220, EAA Witness steel full size, Glock 21, three different 1911s and a S&W SW99. While I had no functional problems with the SW99 and the DA trigger pull is good, I can't believe what a mess the SA pull on that thing is. It was bad enough to make the Glock trigger feel like a match trigger in comparison. Sort of a long mushy pull with a lot of takeup a slight second stage but no real let off when the striker was released. I'm thinking that if I had a Ransom rest that the groups would have been better but from the sandbags, it was pretty hard to get decent groups with it at 25 yards. So are all SW99 trigger like this? Other than that, I like it alright but that trigger really hurts any chance for decent accuracy. Next time I go to the range (weather depending) I plan to try some combat shooting with it to see if the trigger is a problem off the bench but for right now, call me unimpressed with it.

 

[Boats]

I have fired a SW99/45 recently and it took about 200 rounds for the trigger to grow on me. It is definitely not a bullseye pistol with that trigger, but you have the right idea--go stress yourself some and reevaluate it.

I voiced a similar complaint about the wierd feeling trigger to the pistol's owner and he put me on the timer and said, "Just pull through it to the end of it's travel and then let it reset. Don't concentrate on the trigger's feel, just keep your front sight on target and rip your finger through a fast controlled squeeze like you want to crush the trigger into the frontstrap area."

Lo and behold! It worked, after some time. When I was slow firing for accuracy, I was concentrating too much on the how and where the trigger was going to break and I would jerk the pistol into fliers. Against the timer doing Bill Drills, and some fire while moving and engaging some targets, I was laying down some really impressive strings. This time, the strange travel of the trigger kind of gave me what I can only describe as a "fast forward feel" of its travel, stages, and where it broke, and it did it consistently. I have no qualms about the SW99 trigger in a combat application or for timed games, but I would never take one to bullseye matches because it is a less than ideal slow-fire set-up, which is why I guess, Walther has taken to calling it the "AS" or "Anti-Stress" trigger option in their promotional literature. I guess the Walther trigger is just a different school of thought on how to achieve combat accuracy.

 

[agbuzz]

I have owned a sw99/9mm for quite some time. I love it. I achieve a nice tight group at 25 yards with no problem. If your having accuracy problems try doing some quality dry fire drills a few times a week. Don't worry about where the trigger will break, it should come of a bit of a surprise. Keep the front sight in focus and on the target with a strong steady pull until it fires. My wife even shoots this gun once in a while and gets descent groups too. I for one have no problem with the gun. I love it. I would like to get one in .45, but thats gonna be a bit down the road. Good Luck!