John Boy Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Many members fine tune their firearms. One of the embellishments is to lighten the trigger pull. The question is, does the trigger creep after the rework or is there no creep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 It isn't always necessary to eliminate all creep since after the beep, most of us don't feel it. Where creep usually bothers is for extremely accurate shooting. But creep is due to friction in the process. Friction means wear. I try to eliminate the friction to get a nice crisp trigger. That is even more important than the exact trigger weight to me. But my triggers are relatively light - less than 3 pounds. Someone once called me a "perfectionist." I replied that's not quite right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 All my personal CAS guns have a little trigger creepy. I prefer some creepy in the trigger for CAS guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: All my personal CAS guns have a little trigger creepy. I prefer some creepy in the trigger for CAS guns. That is pretty common for many folks with most of their guns. Let's them be more in control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancy Shot, SASS #67163 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I’m going to jump in here and embarrass myself. Can you give me a simple description of trigger creep. Chancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Sheridan Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 26 minutes ago, Chancy Shot, SASS #67163 said: I’m going to jump in here and embarrass myself. Can you give me a simple description of trigger creep. Chancy Creep refers to the amount of perceptible movement of the trigger prior to the shot breaking. The movement after the break is referred to as overtravel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Not if I yank it hard enough. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 Eliminating trigger creep is important for firearms used for precision.shooting. With long arms accomplished with double set triggers or finely tuned single triggers. The Swiss K-31 rifle is an example of fine tuned stock single trigger and with my Stevens 44 1/2, the DST will engage the hammer by just breathing on it… say about a half ounce or less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 My Jimmy Spurs Vaqueros have no creep, or overtravel. My son's Hawgleg Smith Vaqueros have just a tiny bit of creep and overtravel, and my wife's CBB special Single Sixes have a fair amount of overtravel, but very little creep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Skinner, SASS#60697 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Shooting gunfighter, I need a little creep and I don’t want REALLY light triggers either. Possum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 None of my competition guns have trigger creep. Most of my plink'n guns don't either. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Possum Skinner, SASS#60697 said: Shooting gunfighter, I need a little creep and I don’t want REALLY light triggers either. Possum I agree, shooting duelist I need mine close to 3.5 lbs. because I’m pretty ham fisted. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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