Best currently offered factory trigger

Best factory trigger on a pistol?

  • CZ

    Votes: 6 15.8%

  • Smith and Wesson

    Votes: 3 7.9%

  • Springfield

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • Sig Sauer

    Votes: 3 7.9%

  • Beretta

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Walther

    Votes: 7 18.4%

  • Canik

    Votes: 10 26.3%

  • H&K

    Votes: 8 21.1%
  • Total voters
    38
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I was looking through the classifieds for a CZ P-07 and I got to thinking. What is the best currently made factory trigger? Not a LTT, not a Staccato or something nicer, just a duty-grade pistol trigger. The P-07 was always my favorite, but I have heard great things about Walthers and Caniks too. The third gen Smith autos had smooth triggers whenever I had the chance to own a few examples.

What do you think is the nicest stock trigger you can get today?
 
In my experience for a striker gun it's the VP9. That was very similar to the Walther PPQ and the word on the street is the Walther PDP is right there, maybe better still.

For a factory hammer gun, I'm going to say the Wilson Combat Beretta 92 models. Those guns are Beretta built to Wilson tolerances with Beretta parts bin parts. The CZ Shadow guns are likely just as good, maybe better, or so I hear.
 
GymB said:
1911, but harder to narrow it down without a budget.
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Anything that is a factory standard option. No Nighthawks or anything crazy expensive, think less than $2,000. I have felt some beautiful triggers on a few 1911s over time, but the 'standard' trigger on my GI Tisas is... ok. Not wonderful but it is a huge step up over some of the mushy, horrible striker triggers that I have experienced.
 
S&Wtinkerer said:
Anything that is a factory standard option. No Nighthawks or anything crazy expensive, think less than $2,000. I have felt some beautiful triggers on a few 1911s over time, but the 'standard' trigger on my GI Tisas is... ok. Not wonderful but it is a huge step up over some of the mushy, horrible striker triggers that I have experienced.
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Older factory Colt, pre-80’s series. Will generally be good and there is plenty of information about how to make it great.
 
Supermatch said:
The Rival has the best out of the box striker trigger I’ve touched. My PDP isn’t far behind but isn’t as smooth on the take up.
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I had the chance to handle a TP9SF and that trigger was pretty great. I think it is interesting Walthers have such nice triggers in their modern guns considering the PPK, as cool and sexy looking as it is, has a garbage trigger.

Krusty said:
My CZ P10S has a really good trigger but my S&W MP 5.7 is even better.
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I owned a CZ P-10C and I liked the trigger in that. Not as much as the P-07 but for a striker fired gun it was lights out. Haven't tried the S&W 5.7. Is it a different trigger than the rest of their M&P 2.0s?
 
For trigger comparisons one would need to specify the type of action, such as striker vs TDA to keep it apples to apples.

And for most factory TDAs the trigger is like one spring swap away from massive improvement. For example the P30 firing pin block spring is absurdly heavy and causes stacking in the DA pull. For like $6 a normal spring can be swapped in and removing all stack in that trigger.
 
Alabamacoastie said:
@S&Wtinkerer forgot HK... Anything that comes with a "match trigger" is fantastic... USP, Mk23, VP9, P30, etc...
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I did, I will throw it on there.

bigfelipe said:
GLOCK... Not because of how it feels but because it makes the pistol fire every time 😁
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Glocks are decent pistols and very reliable. If they weren't damn near $600 MSRP I would be a lot more interested. I just don't see why to use a Glock unless you are forced to use one at work.
 
Supermatch said:
The Rival has the best out of the box striker trigger I’ve touched. My PDP isn’t far behind but isn’t as smooth on the take up.
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Don’t have a PDP, but I’ve fired them side by side with my Rival and I’d have to agree. The Rival is the best out of the box striker fired trigger I’ve ever felt.
 
Supermatch said:
The Rival has the best out of the box striker trigger I’ve touched. My PDP isn’t far behind but isn’t as smooth on the take up.
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Agreed. My wife's Canik Elite Combat blows my PDP away. I put a Timney Alpha in my G19 and I can't figure out which one is better. The stock trigger on that gun is THAT good. The only problem with it is that it's too light for a combat gun in my opinion.
 
My m18 320 Trigger is 2.5 pounds and rivals some of my 1911 triggers
 
wemoodydc said:
Buying my first 1911 was the most disappointed I've ever been with a factory trigger. Once I spent another $100 on a basic trigger job, it was a very good "factory trigger."
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I think the trigger on my Tisas is decent... for a sub $500 1911. Certainly better than many, many Glock triggers. Also way better than the mushy garbage that is the SD9VE Gen 1 triggers.
 
Caniks have always had the best out of the box strikers fired triggers for me. The Rock 5.7 is a close second.

For hammer fired it's actually the SIG P250 for me because I love a good DAO trigger
 
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