SSA-E trigger [!!]

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Installed the Giesselle SSA-E and WOW is that nice !!!

Short travel light first stage takeup and you can break 2nd stage just thinking about it.
Right away I swapped it into a scoped 20" as it was just too light for the SHTF carbine.

Hard to believe that was $149 at PSA [OK plus tax and shipping but still . . . ]
 
Agreed these G triggers are a smoking deal at $150 and I am lucky to have 2 stores local to me.

I feel it is a bit better than the LaRue and the Schmid 2 stage nickel boron trigger comes in third. The Schmid was a bargain at $69 but that was early 2020.
 
Jmoser said:
Correct - standard GI fire control design. Comes with pins plus a slave pin for disconnector preinstall.
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My only concern with the non captured triggers is using it in a cheap lower.
It depends on the pin holes to be perfect for geometry. I have had a problem with a G S3g and a low cost lower.
 
FWIW mine is in a PSA lower now. But I had the same thought - peak performance requires accurate hole geometry.
YMMV.
My CMT unibody triggers aren’t bad at all and even less $ . . .
 
Slacker said:
My only concern with the non captured triggers is using it in a cheap lower.
It depends on the pin holes to be perfect for geometry. I have had a problem with a G S3g and a low cost lower.
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Same could he said for both.
I have several CMC triggers.
They did not fit some lowers.
Want to say the problems was the milled lowers and I think I ran into it on a Barnes lower.
It all has to do with tooling.
 
One would think it’s a bigger issue on monobloc triggers. More fudge room with two separate pieces, hole pattern tolerance has to be tighter on the single block to match the lower.
 
Slacker said:
My only concern with the non captured triggers is using it in a cheap lower.
It depends on the pin holes to be perfect for geometry. I have had a problem with a G S3g and a low cost lower.
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What is the spendy adjustable one you have in that Scionics AR?

National Match? So smooooth.
 
NKD said:
The one I am thinking of you had someone else install if my memory serves. On the benchy gun with big scope.
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That's the mega billet lower with the geisely adjustable two-stage. Joel had to install it. He said it's the hardest and trigger he's ever installed on a AR.. apparently the tolerances were super super tight.
 
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Slacker said:
That's the mega billet lower with the geisely adjustable two-stage. Joel had to install it. He said it's the hardest and trigger he's ever installed on a AR.. apparently the tolerances were super super tight.
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That's a nice rifle.

Bet it's covered in dust!
 
Whoo-buddy! That SSA-E is liiight!

I have two SSAs currently and love them and needed another for a pistol (will be SBRed) I just bought. I've been running SSAs for years in duty rifles and I personally feel they are pretty light for a duty gun, but not too light. I was in Triple T Guns in Wilmington and tried a firearm with an SSA-E - wow! That SSA-E was noticeably lighter and maybe shorter(?) although I'm not sure about that. Even being used to the goodness that is the Geissele SSA that thing was light!

I just ordered another SSA and will be happy.
 
Yeah the SSA-E is awesome. :) I prefer the SSA-E X myself, but when I'm trying to save money or want the trigger to look original milspec while still being excellent, I'm choosing the SSA-E every time.
 
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Slacker said:
Have you guys tried the G S3G?
It's a single stage. Great reset and break.

I cannot figure out why anyone would prefer a 2 stage trigger in a run & gun carbine.
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Yes, I've had four different SD3G triggers in the past. I swapped them all out for SSA-E X triggers. I prefer two-stage. The S3G and SD3G are great triggers, don't get me wrong. In a close-range gamer gun I would consider getting another SD3G for that. But the break is less ideal IMO. I found the SD3G to have more of a "rolling" break than a crisp clear wall. It's a lot like an AK trigger, in that it's good but there's no defined wall, it just rolls through the break. So while it was great for fast up-close shots, it left some to be desired for precision use at longer ranges. Yes, you can be accurate with them, but for lining up longer shots I prefer the two-stage so I have that well-defined wall.

It's personal preference. If you like a single stage, great. But I find the two-stage is just as fast for me while still giving the dynamic I want for longer ranges. It gives more versatility with no real loss in speed. Granted that's predicated on how much I like the SSA-E X trigger, too. YMMV.
 
Gnash.Hyena said:
Yes, I've had four different SD3G triggers in the past. I swapped them all out for SSA-E X triggers. I prefer two-stage. The S3G and SD3G are great triggers, don't get me wrong. In a close-range gamer gun I would consider getting another SD3G for that. But the break is less ideal IMO. I found the SD3G to have more of a "rolling" break than a crisp clear wall. It's a lot like an AK trigger, in that it's good but there's no defined wall, it just rolls through the break. So while it was great for fast up-close shots, it left some to be desired for precision use at longer ranges. Yes, you can be accurate with them, but for lining up longer shots I prefer the two-stage so I have that well-defined wall.

It's personal preference. If you like a single stage, great. But I find the two-stage is just as fast for me while still giving the dynamic I want for longer ranges. It gives more versatility with no real loss in speed. Granted that's predicated on how much I like the SSA-E X trigger, too. YMMV.
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Can you speak about the reset?
For me, that is a very important part of the function. A short reset really helps me.
 
Slacker said:
Can you speak about the reset?
For me, that is a very important part of the function. A short reset really helps me.
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The reset on both the SSA-E and SSA-E X are audible, tactile, obvious, short, and quick. It's a perfect balance of speed and precision IMO. The SD3G used to be my favorite trigger, before I realized how much I prefer two-stage triggers. Nowadays I run a SSA-E X at the CCGC Two Gun matches and I have never been slowed down by the reset on the SSA-E X. If you're firing quickly you don't really feel the two-stage, since the takeup is so short anyway.
 
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