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I just took for granted that the take up on all triggers was the same and started thinking...Are short and long triggers just to change length of pull or do they have different take up?

Besides personal preference what are the different characteristics of long and short triggers?

I also heard that for people with tendencies to pull left a long trigger is better and this factoid also got me wondering about trigger characteristics.

God Bless

p.s. when doing a custom trigger do you set customer specific take up and overtravel?

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45Fundi

fundi, The different brands of triggers will differ in their take-up due to the length of that individual brands bow, because it's the bow bottoming in the front of the trigger track that will determine the amount of take-up in an individual weapon. This can also change from gun to gun due to the depth of the trigger track in that frame, and the type of hammer and length of the sear. Many triggers have a built-in adjuster for take-up that can be set to allow the amount of take-up desired. The description of the long, medium and short triggers simply refers to the length of the part you put your finger on. Some of my customers specify the amount of take-up they want, most don't. They do frequently however, specify the weight of pull desired. Hope this helps,

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Don Williams
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Mr. Williams
Thank You - as always what a pleasure to get such a knowledgeable and detailed explanation from you. Now I better understand why some prefer certain parts or combinations of parts over others. I only wish I had access to enough differing 45s to be able to appreciate these subtleties. My first IDPA shoot is Sat. hopefully I will get to handle some different guns.

God Bless

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45Fundi

Don,
Whenever you explain something, I always understand. I have learned that if somebody can explain something in 100 words or less, he knew what he was talking about. Could I convince you to write a book like 1911 for dummies? But for me you will have to change to the title to 1911 for morons with bananas for fingers

Lester

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Lester Wang

Steve Camp has that book written already. It is great for guys that just want some 100 word explanations. I think Don is in it?