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    Quote Originally Posted by ford7379trucks View Post
    already paid for but not shipped. said instock ordered it a week ago and still prossesing. no one els had it in stock
    Don't know who the order is with,but here is one as well:
    http://dsgarms.com/ProductInfo/DD-05-013-21007.aspx
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    got it for $73 at Palmetto

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    Quote Originally Posted by ra2bach View Post
    I wouldn't say Armalite is "as good as it gets" though I've had one of their 2-stage triggers and it was fine. nice and smooth and was tunable for weight by moving the trigger spring into different positions. I only put a few thousand rounds on it but was always reliable and consistent in that time.

    I think the DD parts are all good to go. my only gripe with DD triggers is that they vary a bit in weight and smoothness between different examples but it has been stated that they are mil-triggers and this is to be expected.

    I bought a DD LPK and was amazed at how smooth the DD trigger it had in it.

    and then the trigger that came on my DD M4 had a trigger that broke like the last turn of the key on a sardine can...
    Meant to ask.
    Was that one of the earlier model DD's that had the notched hammers?
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    it looks like it has a notched hammer why? my Armalite is to not going to use a 22 kit
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    Armalite or Daniel Defense trigger?

    As far as triggers in LPKs, they are going to vary in pull and smoothness as ra2bach said - even by the same manufacturer.

    I put an ArmaLite LPK in an ArmaLite stripped lower when Blankwaffe mentioned quite a while ago about their unique bolt catch and have been very happy with that LPK (thank you again Mr. Blankwaffe!) But the trigger was heavy because of very strong springs so I ended up putting in a Stag notched hammer, disco and trigger group which yielded a wonderful military trigger action.

    I have a DD LPK in another AR which gave me almost as good a trigger as that Stag. Another Stag LPK has a trigger not as good as the first Stag and DD. A third Stag LPK (all three from BCM) had a horrible trigger as did a Del-Ton LPK.

    The only way you're going to know for sure is try that particular ArmaLite trigger and DD trigger. Gotta break the eggs to make that omlette! And besides as has been mentioned before it's good to have a spare LPK laying around.

    For my next LPK, I'm going with DD again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blankwaffe View Post
    Meant to ask.
    Was that one of the earlier model DD's that had the notched hammers?
    yes. that bad one that is...

    I replaced it with a GI single-stage trigger from a CMT LPK and it was butter smooth. go figure...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ra2bach View Post
    yes. that bad one that is...

    I replaced it with a GI single-stage trigger from a CMT LPK and it was butter smooth. go figure...
    I was curious,one of the family members had a similar FCG issue on one of the early model XV's a year or so ago.DD was super quick in taking care of it too by the way.

    I have not seen any new DD's,and I may be mistaken,but seems I remember reading that DD has stopped using the notched type hammer.Can anyone confirm?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quentin View Post
    As far as triggers in LPKs, they are going to vary in pull and smoothness as ra2bach said - even by the same manufacturer.

    I put an ArmaLite LPK in an ArmaLite stripped lower when Blankwaffe mentioned quite a while ago about their unique bolt catch and have been very happy with that LPK (thank you again Mr. Blankwaffe!) But the trigger was heavy because of very strong springs so I ended up putting in a Stag notched hammer, disco and trigger group which yielded a wonderful military trigger action.

    I have a DD LPK in another AR which gave me almost as good a trigger as that Stag. Another Stag LPK has a trigger not as good as the first Stag and DD. A third Stag LPK (all three from BCM) had a horrible trigger as did a Del-Ton LPK.

    The only way you're going to know for sure is try that particular ArmaLite trigger and DD trigger. Gotta break the eggs to make that omlette! And besides as has been mentioned before it's good to have a spare LPK laying around.

    For my next LPK, I'm going with DD again.
    Yeap,triggers will vary greatly even from the same manufacturer.After some use most times than not they do smooth out and become acceptable.Keeping them well lubed helps.In fact when I install a new trigger,or on a new factory assembled lower I use TW25B liberally applied on the pins and contacts for breakin.

    Armalite 2 stage triggers are pretty darn nice/consistent from the factory,and easy to adjust.From what Ive seen they are durable too.I just don't care(or trust) for a 2-stage trigger on an AR as Im so accustomed to a heavy and reliable standard trigger for my needs.Heavy triggers are needed if you plan wearing shooting/tactical gloves.
    That said,I even run standard triggers on my varmint rigs.Once they are learned you don't pay much attention to them.

    By the way thats another nice feature of the LMT lower assemblies,they electronically check the trigger pulls for consistency.One of the smoothest standard triggers available IMHO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blankwaffe View Post
    I was curious,one of the family members had a similar FCG issue on one of the early model XV's a year or so ago.DD was super quick in taking care of it too by the way.

    I have not seen any new DD's,and I may be mistaken,but seems I remember reading that DD has stopped using the notched type hammer.Can anyone confirm?
    The DD LPK I got about 8 months ago had an unnotched hammer. I hope to pick up another tomorrow and will report back which hammer it has.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quentin View Post
    The DD LPK I got about 8 months ago had an unnotched hammer. I hope to pick up another tomorrow and will report back which hammer it has.
    Thats what I thought.Thanks Quentin.
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