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Why are triggers curved?
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Trigger travel
I'm going with the nature of the trigger's travel as stated by others. A trigger which travels in a straight line parallel to the barrel, can be straight without tending to pull the gun off the intended line of aim. If the trigger pivots at the top, being curved would help prevent the forces acting on the trigger from moving the gun. That said, there are flat aftermarker triggers for the Ruger 10/22 which do pivot at the top.
I'm going with the nature of the trigger's travel as stated by others. A trigger which travels in a straight line parallel to the barrel, can be straight without tending to pull the gun off the intended line of aim. If the trigger pivots at the top, being curved would help prevent the forces acting on the trigger from moving the gun. That said, there are flat aftermarker triggers for the Ruger 10/22 which do pivot at the top.
I have some cheap Cobra - Davis derringers with flat triggers. I have seen flat triggers on some old firearms. I personally much prefer a curved trigger as your finger has the same fulcrum point /force - if you had a straight movement of the trigger it wouldn't matter, but most pivot on a pin. Therefore a straight trigger (rotating on a pin) would take much less force if you engaged it near the end.
Are you sure??
Some things can't be unseen!
Wait... you mean you want quantifiable facts!?!? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?!?!?!?!?!
Nothing wrong with guessing. That's all I've got right now.
But I am curious what the real reason behind the design is, from a historical and practical standpoint.
Perhaps another question that could branch from this is-- Is there a better trigger design out there?
A trigger activated by your mind ... wait... People have trouble keeping their physical finger off of the trigger... Can you imagine if we needed mental willpower and self control to go along with physical control?
unbelievable...closed toed shoes with a bathing suit. who does that!?Are you sure??
. I would assume because the pad of a finger is curved. That's just a big guess though.Perhaps it's just ergonomics and ease of production? It's much easier to make a flat surface consistently than it is to make a curved surface especially depending on the technology and manufacturing processes available at the time.
electronic fired triggers are out there mostly on high buck air rifles, as in upper 4 digit and 5 digit dollars.
my bench guns all have flat triggers, from 2 oz. to 8 oz. i drag finger along bottom of trigger guard then just barely touch bottom of trigger to fire.
curved triggers can be made light also but generally arent because of not as much needed for target shooting.
tony kidd triggers for 10-22's can be flat or curved but pull straight back so i dont know if i totally agree with the pivot theory.
esrice, your trigger is a high caliber 2 stage, what weight pull do you have on it? you will find, i think, that you will like the flat better especially for accuracy work.
i cant answer with facts on when the curved trigger became vogue, but i imagine it was the same time frame as smokeless powder.
my bench guns all have flat triggers, from 2 oz. to 8 oz. i drag finger along bottom of trigger guard then just barely touch bottom of trigger to fire.
curved triggers can be made light also but generally arent because of not as much needed for target shooting.
tony kidd triggers for 10-22's can be flat or curved but pull straight back so i dont know if i totally agree with the pivot theory.
esrice, your trigger is a high caliber 2 stage, what weight pull do you have on it? you will find, i think, that you will like the flat better especially for accuracy work.
i cant answer with facts on when the curved trigger became vogue, but i imagine it was the same time frame as smokeless powder.
Slawburger
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I am going with the consistent finger position without sliding off as the best guesses. I never really thought about it before. Of course, now I am curious.
