My trigger was the same way - 4 pounds out of the box, not really light by itself but compared to the usual 6 pound pull of my other Hawkeyes it was a pleasant surprise. No creep but typical over travel, even that wasn't horrendous. Had a lighter spring installed when it was at the smith's getting bedded and that brought the pull down to just under 3 pounds, very nice indeed. The gunsmith remarked that he didn't have to polish the nose of the sear at all, that it was well polished from the factory.
