Video Transcript
When it comes to selecting a trigger for your AR-15 it can be a little bit daunting making a decision because there are just so many trigger options out there and at the end of the day when it comes down to selecting a trigger it's it is a lot more shooters preference and what you personally want out of a trigger versus you know one triggers better for this situation versus this trigger is better for another there is some degree in play in there so like if you have a precision gun maybe you want a super crisp single stage trigger but also there are people who generally just prefer to say triggers across the board and I happen to be one of those people.
However good two stage triggers are rare to come by and they're often very very expensive so the most common one you're gonna see on the market is the Geissele they are about $240 bucks when they're priced normally and that is a pretty happy price for a trigger now if you watched any of the videos we've made in the past you will understand that I love Geissele triggers I think they're worth every penny that they sell for because of their consistency. You know exactly what you're gonna get no matter what when you buy a Geissele two stage trigger.
They do come in curved flat and they also come in two different poundages but all that to say Geissele triggers are awesome but they are very expensive so we wanted to offer a another really good two stage trigger option that was at a better and more reasonable price, and enter in the Schmidt Two Stage Trigger. So this trigger is to a two stage trigger just like I mentioned the weightage on this is 2.5 pounds ish to the initial wall so you're gonna pull some slack to a wall and then it'll be another about 2 pound break from there so it'll take another 2 pounds of force to break the trigger releasing the hammer and then that will discharge the firearm so in comparison to a Geissele trigger the Geissele SSA the most common two stage Geissele trigger out there it's the same poundage as that trigger but when it comes down to poundage of triggers I like to actually go off of the feel of the trigger versus what is advertised because there's always some tolerance some different challenges between triggers that are produced so sometimes you get an SSA trigger that can be up to a pound lighter and sometimes you can get a trigger that's a little bit heavier so before we get into kind of demonstrating the the feel of the trigger I'm gonna try and demonstrate as best I can I do want to talk about the testing that we did on these triggers.
Schmidt does offer this trigger in multiple coatings and multiple different trigger faces. They offer this in curved they also offer it in a straight trigger face they offer it in DLC nickel boron and then also phosphate. We're offering just the curved phosphate sugar at this time; we may add additional triggers in the future but as of right now this is the one that I tested the most in the one I'm most comfortable recommending. So I tested the nickel boron triggers extensively before the phosphate triggers came out and I had some kind of issues with it there was kind of sticky over time as carbon built up the trigger became very inconsistent and sometimes I just would not function I have not tested the DLC trigger at all as of the making of this video but the phosphate triggers. I have multiple of them and they are fantastic triggers so I do want to show a couple of the guns that they have been tested in because you guys have seen these guns in content before. So first and foremost we have this little MK18 here it has the curved flat face sugar in it or the curved flat face the curved phosphate trigger in it this trigger has well over 10,000 rounds on it it's was tested in my T&E rifle before this and it ended up going to this gun because I like the trigger so much.
I actually took a Geissele out of this gun for this trigger the next gun you may be familiar with we did a main channel YouTube video on and an armory channel YouTube video on this gun this is the Budget AR so $750 gun and this has the flat face trigger in it so this trigger actually came to us as a prototype it's extremely extremely good we're still testing this guy so we may add this one in the future but as of right now not quite yet it is very very light and I'll demonstrate how it feels compared to you guys here in a minute.
All that to say this trigger has been tested it's actually my personal favorite trigger right now I do prefer it over Geissele's because of the feel of the trigger so as I mentioned the poundage of this trigger is the same to the Geissele SSA which was my previous favorite trigger but the feel of the sugar is a little bit different the take up of the trigger is much shorter and the brake isn't as crisp as a Geissele has a slight roll to the brake.
They may sound like a bad thing but in my opinion that's actually a pretty good thing. So I can shoot this trigger extremely fast much faster than the Geissele and because of that rolling break but it also has that two-stage feel to it so if I do want to take longer distance shots I had that nice steady wall that I can, pull back to and then the triggers only you know two pounds from there to break so all I have to say I really like this trigger now what comes in the bag is pretty simple you're just gonna get a small baggie like this with the trigger in it.
You are going to have the trigger shoe with the disconnect attached to it basically the sugar is gonna come pre-assembled for you obviously not in your gun but all of the pieces are together so you don't have to try and figure out how they should be oriented or in which direction you should put the springs so the trigger pins will already be in the trigger both on the hammer and the trigger shoe itself now before I demonstrate how to install this let's try and demonstrate the feel of the trigger. For the Geissele SSA trigger we have that much creep into the wall, so pretty distinct wall this is a nice smooth pull to the wall and then when I try to break the trigger by pressure it breaks and as you can see hopefully you guys can tell there is no creep on the break of the trigger so it breaks like glass as some people would say it's very consistent.
Now for the Schmidt trigger it's gonna be pretty similar but as you can see the take-up is much shorter so I hit that wall and I continue to apply pressure a little bit of a rolling break but it's still very crisp. The reset is extremely short too and that helps with shooting the trigger very very fast so you guys might be able to see on the camera so just one more time I pull the trigger back to the wall a little bit of a roll then the trigger breaks but it's still very very crisp and definitely a very noticeable two-stage trigger.
We go with the install of the trigger. So the first thing we're going to want to do is just take the pins out of the trigger. So like I said, they're already in the trigger with the trigger shoe itself. The pin will come out pretty easy. You just push down on the disconnect a little bit to relieve some of the tension and that spring or that pin will come right out. The hammer, however, is going to be a little bit tighter. So I just recommend taking a small hammer like this and just giving it a little tap while you hold it and it will then come right out.
So if you watch our lower parts kit product video or some other videos I have on the Armory Channel, we do a complete demonstration of how to build out lowers. But I'll demonstrate the trigger here as well. It's just not going to be as good of qualities as those other videos. So if you need additional assistance, check out our lower parts kit product video. So for the trigger removal process, if you have a BAD Lever, I recommend you take it off first, but you don't have to. I'm not going to. The first thing I'm going to do is I'm going to release the hammer of the trigger.
Make sure you ride the trigger hammer forward so you don't crack your lower receiver or the bolt catch. And then I'm just going to take this punch, or some sort of punch. It doesn't really matter. And you should be able to just push this on through with the punch. You shouldn't need to use a hammer, but if your triggers knew you may have to tap it. And then from there, I'm going to once it's punched all the way through, I'm going to leave that pin in there just like this. Because if I just rip this out, the hammer is going to go flying. So just want to have positive control of the hammer as I pull the punch out and it's good to go. Now for the trigger shoe and the disconnect, same thing. This guy should just punch on through and same thing. The disconnect inside.
If I just yank this pin out, this disconnect will fly out. So I'm just going to push down on it, keep control of it, and you're good to go. Now some triggers will not come out unless you remove the safety. So what you'll have to do is take the pistol grip off, the safety detent and the spring will just fall out, and then your safety will fall out and then you'll have to take the trigger out. So that's just some fire controls. It's not all of them. It's actually a minority of them. But also there's some safeties out there that will require you to remove the safety in order for you to put a trigger in. But our submit two-stage safety is not one of those.
Now from here, this is pretty simple. I'm just going to drop the trigger shoe, so the bottom portion of the trigger, into the lower. Make sure it goes under the safety itself. And then I'm basically just going to be holding this up to some light so I can see through the hole of the lower receiver. And I'm going to use one of the trigger pins. It actually doesn't matter which one. And push it on through. But I just have to kind of line things up as I do this. So you can do this by feel, or you can look as you do it. But generally what people get stuck on is about right here, where the trigger pin is kind of sticking half way out. And that is because the disconnect is now in the way. So if you get to the point where this thing just won't go, what I like to do is just apply pressure down on the disconnect and then ride it back and forth just like that. And eventually it will work its way through.
Now this part can be a little tricky for some people, but this is actually a pretty simple install. So as you can see, I don't have any crazy tools or advice or anything like that. I'm demonstrating this with just my fingers and a simple punch. So what I like to do is if you have the rest of your lower belt, that will help you with this method quite a bit. So I'm just going to keep the stock under my arm.
And then I'm going to put the trigger hammer springs down on top and the orientations are going to go. But as you can see, there is a lot of tension here. This is a very strong spring. So what I want to do is I'm going to push down on the spring with my thumb and peel the hammer on back to the disconnect and it will lock in place. So it's not going to go anywhere as it sits right now. So what I like to do from here is I just keep my thumb over it just in case it gets bumped because it will fly out. And from here, it's going to be pretty close to lined up. So I should just be able to push this on through pretty simple, just like that. And the trigger is now installed. So now we'll go ahead and function check it.
And a function check is pretty simple. Just keep my thumb on the hammer. Make sure I can feel that wall. Just, you know, for that good feel. Trigger breaks. I'm going to keep the trigger pin backed. Reset the hammer. Make sure I get that good reset click and you're good to go. And then from here, I'm going to put the weapon on safe. Keep my thumb over the hammer just in case the safety is not working. And I'm going to try and get the trigger brake on safe. And obviously it shouldn't. So there we have it. The trigger is installed. Safety works and we're good to go.
Appreciate you guys watching. Hope this video was helpful for you guys. But if you guys have any additional questions about this trigger, questions about helping to choose what trigger is right for you. Help, you know, if you need help with installing the trigger. Really, any questions about anything at all. Shoot us an email at team@trex-arms.com.