How important is short trigger reset to shooting?

[Lucky Strike]

Was reading a discussion on this on another forum a while back. Basically how much do you think a short reset really matters when you're under stress and trying to put accurate shots downrange quickly.

One guy (this particular dude was an IPSC Master class shooter shooting production with a Glock 17) was saying that it doesn't really matter because your trigger finger isn't going backwards and stopping on a dime in increments of 1/10 of an inch when stress and speed are introduced. So a trigger with a short vs a trigger with a longer reset length wouldn't make much of a difference.

Seemed like an interesting argument, just thought I'd see what the opinions on here seem to think since I view most here as a higher level of trained individuals.

[Failure2Stop]

Depends on what you mean by "long" and "short" really.
However, those with a long reset are more susceptible to shorting the reset under stress.

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[Texas42]

(shrug)

I'm no expert, but I just like to have a short reset. A Glock has a very nice reset compared to many other stock guns that I've fired.

[Ankeny]

From a competition perspective (USPSA), returning the trigger just to reset isn't necessary when shooting at warp drive on a square range at hoser distances. Neither is prepping the trigger. For that matter, I personally don't know anyone who has the ability to return a trigger just to the point of reset when shooting splits in the teens. However, the longer the travel to reset, the more apt one is to encounter trigger freeze. That is why I just despise the long reset on my Kahr.

As the shots become longer, tighter, and more difficult, trigger manipulation reigns supreme. On something like a 25 yard plate rack I put more emphasis on reset and prep, but that tends to erode depending on the elements of time and scoring issues. There's my take from a square range perspective (fwiw, USPSA GM). I'll let someone else address the question from a street perspective.

[chewie]

I believe trigger reset is very important. I train to shoot using a short trigger reset every time I'm putting rounds down range. When the SHTF, I will likely revert to how I was trained. Because I have practiced extensively to operate under stress in this manner, I would expect to perform similarly when I'm confronted with a shoot/don't shoot situation.

I don't shoot in competition, so I wouldn't have any knowledge about that type of training.

[Axcelea]

I've found some trigger resets to be a deal breaker. Don't like straightening my finger beyond a certain point if I don't have to such as the point it feels natural and is automatic. If the trigger needs to reset to close or past the area my finger "naturally" goes to then I will pass. Not like this has limited my choices all that much and I am left with plenty of good options using this selection criteria.

[YVK]

Depends on what you mean by "long" and "short" really.
However, those with a long reset are more susceptible to shorting the reset under stress.

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For reason not quite clear to me, the gun that I short stroke the most at speed is a 1911. I don't know if it is a function of how strong reset is, or I get a false perception that I don't need to move my finger a whole lot with 1911. I have never short-stroked a Glock, but do it quite often with 1911, although admittedly I'd shot Glock a lot more than 1911 in recent years.

[Wildcat]

A short reset is nice to have but is less important than a quality trigger pull.

It seems to make a difference for me if the trigger resets directly to the sear or if there is take-up to recover after the trigger reconnects.

[skyugo]

I'm more interested in a positive reset that i can feel then a short one... in much the same way that i'm more interested in a crisp trigger than a light one. I really like glock triggers personally. I think the key really is to learn your trigger.

[trinydex]

i find it very hard to shoot quickly and accurately without using trigger reset on glocks. releasing the trigger all the way causes me to slap the trigger when going for speed. for slow fire there is no difference either method, but when going for speed the reset allows the pressing finger to stay under tension and that makes a huge difference for me personally.

then you have triggers like the sig dak where you cannot use the reset because it makes the trigger worse.