How often do you use your set trigger?

[jethro224]

Think "quail" hunting for big hairy quail. :wink:

Au contraire. In my world at least.

Around these parts the deer can be anywhere from doghair thick brush to out in the wide open. I've killed 'em in all those places. With the triggers set. Stillhunting and sitting, I don't use tree stands.

Many a time I have passed on those quail shots to wait for a better opportunity. If you jump a deer it's almost a guarantee that deer saw you coming a long time before it decided to run. Maybe you're just moving too fast? :idunno:

Deer move around every couple of hours throughout the day around here. That's when I like to catch 'em. Either they will walk into a shooting lane or I can sneak into position for a shot. Either way there is plenty of time to set the trigger, it only takes a second.

It isn't unusual to see temps in the minus range, especially during the late seasons here. I wear glo-mitts with heat packs in the fingers when it gets that cold. I can either flip the finger covers off or just poke my shootin' finger out. If I have to wait a little while for a better shot I either stick my hand inside my coat or cover my fingers back up with the mitt.

 

[BrownBear]

Yup, different hunting all over the country and different folks doing it.

Glad you found what works for you in your circumstances. Now it's your turn to be glad for me that I've found what works for me in mine. :wink:

 

[jethro224]

I am. :hatsoff:
Wish I could come up there and try it out.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Several modern guns have set triggers or adjustable triggers.they are quite a benefit when taking long shot from a hoops or other rest

 

[Vaino]

DSTs are a rarity on modern rifles and are mainly used for target shooting......Fred

 

[nchawkeye]

Set triggers were being put on Jeagers early in the 16th century...The heavy mainspring needed for the hammer to be able to trip the frizzen made precise shooting impossible...The better rifles made in the late 1700s through the 1860s had set triggers...

Modern rifles don't need set triggers simply because they don't use this heavy mainspring...

 

[George T.]

Small game and targets 100%! Big game 99.9%!

Look I long ago got over the 1/2 ounce trigger being a requirement. I set my set triggers at a pound and a half. This works well on targets and lets you feel the trigger when hunting!

Geo. t.

 

[Rifleman1776]

On my rifles with sett trigs, everytime.
My fine longrifle has a single trigger but a beautiful pull. With it, I do not miss the sett feature at all.

 

[crockett]

On my guns with a set trigger, always.

 

[hoochiepapa]

All my rifles have a DST, and I use it exclusively.
But to throw a wrench in the works, there is such a thing as a single set trigger. You push it forward to set it. I have one, and will include it in one of my projects.

 

[BrownBear]

...there is such a thing as a single set trigger. You push it forward to set it. I have one, and will include it in one of my projects.

I've been really curious about those. Keep us posted on the results. Might be the best of all worlds, for my tastes and needs anyway.

 

[hanshi]

All my flint rifles and two of my percussion rifles have DSTs, where the rear trigger is pulled to set the front. My flint smoothbore has a single trigger that's light and crisp. My .54 "Mississippi rifle" has a single trigger but the pull is very nice for a military rifle.

I always hunt and shoot with the triggers set on all the DST guns; never use the hard, unset pull. When set all the DSTs have pulls ranging from 11oz to 13oz. They never cause any problems in the woods.

When I lived in Ga the early part of the season was quite warm and frequently didn't require a long sleeve shirt. By Nov it got a little cooler but I've hunted in Nov in 80 degree weather. Here in Va it does get colder but nothing even close to temps in the Yankee states. I can't see how you guys stand that misery, if I may be so bold as to judge.

Another thing, I never wear gloves while hunting; never found a pair that really works. I keep my hands in my pockets and use hand warmer packets if I think I need them. This leaves my fingers able to set the trigger and fire. If I take gloves with me at all (very rare), I only wear them if I have to walk in, a spell, and carry folding seat, food, gun, etc. Then the gloves come off.

 

[mike3132]

Always, unless i'm snapping a cap to clear the breech for the first load. Mike

 

[Spikebuck]

Here in Va it does get colder but nothing even close to temps in the Yankee states. I can't see how you guys stand that misery, if I may be so bold as to judge.

Hanshi...great question I've asked myself many times on those days! But in reality, there's something about that adversity that I like. :shocked2: I've taken several deer under those conditions and it just feels like I especially earned them. Probably the same feeling one gets after they've chased an elk over mountains all day or slogged through the nastiest thick willows to get a moose after enduring a week of camping in the wilderness and it rained every day. :idunno:

 

[BrownBear]

...after enduring a week of camping in the wilderness and it rained every day.

Aaaaaah. Home sweet home! :rotf:

 

[M. De Land]

There are four types of set triggers I'm aware of and have made two of them and currently use them on target rifles.
Double set with two triggers - front fire and double set two triggers rear fire. Single set with one trigger- push to set and close couple double set with one trigger nested on top of the other- push rear trigger to set.
I converted the double set on my TC to a simple trigger to the rear. I have never liked reaching for the firing trigger up front on standard double sets.
I do like the set up on the TC Patriot pistols as the set trigger is in front and the back trigger is the firing lever. Mike D.

 

[Zonie]

IMO, there are three kinds of set triggers.

The single set trigger that is pushed forward to set it and then lightly pulled to trip it.

The double set single lever trigger that has two "triggers". The firing trigger cannot fire the gun unless the spring loaded trigger is first 'set'.
A gun with this type of set trigger also cannot be cocked unless the spring loaded trigger is first 'set'.
This is because the spring loaded 'set trigger' is always pushing against the sear unless it is first cocked. Only then can the sear engage the notches on the tumbler.
Because the spring loaded trigger keeps the sear released when it is 'fired', a fly is not needed in the lock tumbler.
They are popular with target shooters and are rather uncommon.


The double set double lever trigger that has two "triggers".
With the double lever design the firing trigger can be used to fire the gun without 'setting' the spring loaded trigger. The lock can also be cocked without first 'setting' the spring loaded trigger.
Because the spring loaded trigger only contacts the sear when it is released from a 'set' position, a fly in the locks tumbler is required to prevent the sear from catching the tumblers half **** notch as the hammer falls.

This type of set trigger is the one that is commonly found on both factory and custom guns because both hunters and target shooters have the flexibility of using it either set or unset.

 

[Walks with fire]

It does get cold enough for gloves here in PA flinter season and at times I do wear them. I wear only one type of glove for hunting and they come from a company named Damart. They make cold weather gear.

These gloves are a very light weight and thin glove that keeps your hands quite warm and they are thin enough that you can put your hands in your jacket pockets with them still on. They also have some that are fingerless or you can just nip the tip of the trigger finger and stitch it up so it doesn't fray. Most of the time I just go glove-less and use my pockets to keep my hands warm. I am sure I could shoot with the gloves that I use on but I very seldom have one on my right hand. They used to make them with the little no slip dots on them too and they were great gloves. They also make a real handy balaclava that is just right for hunting.

Try some Damart gear and you will like it.

 

[dbutch]

Every shot..at the range or in the woods...
Accuracy is my goal. :thumbsup:

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I have rifles with single triggers and with double set triggers. I even have a modern rifle with a single set trigger. I hunt without problems, squirrel, rabbit, groundhog, and deer with single trigger rifles.

I like my double-set trigger rifles fine, I just don't use them much as they don't fit the time period where I normally participate.

I think trigger location in relation to the sear lever of a flintlock on a single trigger rifle is pretty critical, and perhaps I have simply been fortunate to get triggers with good trigger pulls.

LD