Originally Posted by
bp7178
I don't agree with that at all. There is a 1lb difference between the two on the second stage. If you don't have propper trigger dicipline, the 1lb isn't going to help you with anything.
To some degree, you have to set a number on trigger pull weight. I think by far the 4.5lb people keep quoting came from pistols and carried over to carbines. Under stress, you won't notice the difference between 3.5lb and 4.5lb. The 1lb isn't going to save you from a ND.
If you have some policy requirements that set the minimum at 4.5lbs, I would ask Geissele if there is a spring combination you could put into a SSA-E to increase it.
The SSA-E is different from a SSA by more than pull weight.
The reset of the SSA-E is MUCH better than the SSA. There is no overtravel to the reset. On the SSA, you would fire a shot, let the trigger out to where it clicks into reset. You have to let the trigger forward past where it clicks to be on the first stage again. This is kind of annoying when trying to shoot fast.
On the SSA-E, as soon as the trigger clicks into reset, you are into the first stage again, and ready to pull the trigger. Feels MUCH better when shooting fast.
I've had an SSA, S3G and SSA-E.
The SSA-E is my favorite by far. The S3G was a neat trigger, but not very good for precision shooting. It feels very much like a highly tuned single stage and lacks the predicitibility (sp?) of the SSA/SSA-E.