Which statement best describes the relationship between trigger safety and trigger pull measurement on safety-equipped firearms?

Which statement best describes the relationship between trigger safety and trigger pull measurement on safety-equipped firearms?

• A. The gauge should engage the safety in addition to the trigger.
• B. The safety should be disengaged before measurement.
• C. The gauge should engage the safety after the trigger is pressed.
• D. The safety has no impact on measurement accuracy.

Answer: (A)

When measuring trigger pull on safety-equipped firearms, you must account for the safety mechanism because it adds resistance in the trigger path. The gauge should engage the safety as well as the trigger to reproduce the actual force a shooter must overcome to move the trigger while the safety is engaged. If you measure with the safety disengaged, you’ll get a reading that’s artificially low because part of the resistance is bypassed. If the safety were to engage only after the trigger is pressed, you wouldn’t capture the safety’s initial resistance in the pull. Measuring with both the safety and the trigger engaged gives a true reflection of the total effort required and makes readings consistent across guns with different safeties.

When measuring trigger pull on safety-equipped firearms, you must account for the safety mechanism because it adds resistance in the trigger path. The gauge should engage the safety as well as the trigger to reproduce the actual force a shooter must overcome to move the trigger while the safety is engaged. If you measure with the safety disengaged, you’ll get a reading that’s artificially low because part of the resistance is bypassed. If the safety were to engage only after the trigger is pressed, you wouldn’t capture the safety’s initial resistance in the pull. Measuring with both the safety and the trigger engaged gives a true reflection of the total effort required and makes readings consistent across guns with different safeties.