Striker Fired Trigger Pull Technique

[MuleRyder]

Great advice and descriptions in this thread. Very useful since I just bought mt first striker fired pistol.

 

[Ben86]

One is a result oriented action, the other is a process oriented one.

Ok, that makes sense. Staging is something bullseye shooters do, for example, before taking a single shot. Prepping is more rapid fire oriented. An example being someone that takes a shot, then only lets the trigger go forward enough to let the trigger reset, then takes another shot. Thanks for explaining that.

I've never got into the habit of relying on the trigger reset point myself because my two go to guns have such looong resets. (M&P9 and PM9)

Would it be fair to say that staging or prepping is best avoided for anyone struggling to learn a new trigger?

I don't think it's something one should do before getting a firm grasp on the basics.

 

[9mmepiphany]

An example being someone that takes a shot, then only lets the trigger go forward enough to let the trigger reset, then takes another shot

Shooting to reset is one of the easiest to explain concepts and yet doing it correctly, when shooting at speed , is one of the most misunderstood. The method described isn't the goal, but the path...much like the way people are taught to look at their sights. I do agree that both of these are advanced techniques.

Releasing the trigger to reset between shots is only the first part of prepping the trigger. Prepping is pre-loading the trigger before it returns to target. If you wait until you sights are back on target before starting your trigger squeeze, it makes you both slow and plays on the edge of flinching.

I prep the triggers of both my M&P9 and my Kahr CW9 between shots, it takes a more delicate touch to prep the trigger of a SAO pistol like a 1911. That is why many action shooters are going away from a crips breaking trigger and more toward a rolling letoff

 

[Dnaltrop]

Welcome to the Club.

I've spent most of my life shooting a Model 10 (almost exclusively in SA) other SA/DA semi-autos, a High Standard with a feather light trigger, and pretty much NOTHING in DA mode.

So to buck the trend, (and have a CCW that the baby's diaper can Fail on without my worrying about the metal) I went with the M&P.

It's a great pistol, but that long DA pull still makes me feel like a rank amateur on an off day. I've mitigated my trigger and grip, not sending EVERY round a foot to the left and sometimes down, but you can still see it on my targets with a very visible lean to the left.

Dry firing only does so much, but I keep my crutch around and once the M&P is fed it's weekly 50-100+, I still can't stop myself from dropping back into SA mode, just to keep reminding myself that I still know what the heck I'm doing.

 

[marb4]

Did some shooting with my SR9c this weekend and could see some definite improvement. I really concentrated my focus on giving a consistent press to the trigger from start to finish rather than "staging" it. At 7 yards I was able to group about 2 inches which is noticably better for me with this gun. It also made shooting this pistol more comfortable somehow. For precise shots I still perfer the SA trigger but if I can start shooting my striker pistol at least close to my SA pistols I'll be happy. It makes it a lot more fun to see your shots all stay in the center X than be all over the paper.

 

[Ankeny]

It is the only way that I know of to shoot accurately at a speed in excess of 5 shots per second.

Depending on the difficulty of the shot and the experience of the shooter, one can always grip it, rip it, and slap the trigger straight to the rear (even on a striker fired pistol). Oh wait a minute, one could argue that is prepping the trigger.