How often do you use your set trigger?

[Deadeye]

Recently a neighbor called and wanted me to install a single trigger in his TC hawken. He had already obtained the trigger from a well known muzzleloading supply house. What they sold him was a TC double set trigger, just like the one in the gun ,except with everything removed except the front trigger. I exchanged them, he went away happy as a clam, left me the old double set.
Deadeye

 

[Bob J]

Always: hunting, benched for load development, offhand practice.

I cut off the outer third of the trigger finger section of my camo gloves to avoid any mishaps. Shot a hog at 25 yards Tuesday night that was in a pack of 8 or 9, setting the trigger was no problem.

 

[Barry Duggan]

Only when I want to hit what I'm shooting.

 

[roundball]

Recently a neighbor called and wanted me to install a single trigger in his TC hawken. He had already obtained the trigger from a well known muzzleloading supply house. What they sold him was a TC double set trigger, just like the one in the gun ,except with everything removed except the front trigger. I exchanged them, he went away happy as a clam, left me the old double set.
Deadeye

I discovered that years ago myself...T/C is really working a scam on that...advertising it as a "single trigger" and I bought one...realized it was nothing more than the normal double trigger assembly with the rear trigger missing, LOL...felt like a fool.

 

[BrownBear]

On the general topic of 1 vs 2, it's worth pointing out that a guy kinda needs to watch himself when switching between them, especially when distracted or excited. Old habits die hard.

Bud of mine is the perfect example. He owns only doubles and every single stinking time he's picked up one of my singles he has an AD, fortunately downrange. He pulls on the single thinking it's a set, getting ready to take his real shot.

I'm not picking on him or anyone else. Can't tell you how many times I've pulled on a set trigger on my own rifles, thinking it was the real thing.

Stay alert out there!

 

[Snakebite]

Roundball, I'm assuming there was no change in the trigger pull with the rear set trigger being removed?

That was pretty sorry of TC

 

[newtewsmoke]

on the only rifle i have w/dbls, i can set the rear trigger before cocking the hammer, then its just **** and fire, can do the same from half ****. Dont know if they're all like that.

 

[roundball]

Roundball, I'm assuming there was no change in the trigger pull with the rear set trigger being removed?

That was pretty sorry of TC

100% correct on both statements...LOL

 

[roundball]

That's the main reason why I won't have both types of triggers among my MLs...I have everything the same on every one of them.
I even use the set trigger for dove hunting...I just tweak the set trigger adjustment screw so it's not a hair trigger, and go through all the routine motions preparing for a shot, IE: set the trigger

 

[BrownBear]

Probably a lot of the same reason I tend not to use the set trigger except at the range or with lots of time and a good rest. I'm more accustomed to good single triggers, and also why I demand a very good single trigger pull even on guns with a set trigger too. Using set trigger isn't second nature to me.