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All,

I have a question about triggers. Actually a couple of questions?

What does everyone think of the Savage Accutrigger and others similar?

Do you consider this a two stage trigger?

In a hunting environment are these trigger acceptable and what if you didn't have the extra shoe and there was a slack take-up before engagement?

I am wondering these things for a new rifle purchase. Any help would be appreciated

Thanks all!

They are not considered two stage triggers. They feel a bit like a two stage because the little lever has to be depressed but they are not.
On my Accutrigger Savages I remove the little silver lever but I would not recommend anyone else to do so. I just didn't like the feel of the lever.
They are perfectly fine triggers for hunting and they break very clean. They do not have any take-up.
The AT started a revolution in factory triggers that continues to this day

Definitely not a two stage. I like great triggers but for some reason I have a soft spot for two stage triggers. Just really like them.

Tom

I thought of them as Glock triggers for rifles. I used one for a while hunting, and it worked well. They aren't a two-stage trigger.

Generally I don't use the trigger as a buy/don't buy discriminator because it is so easy to fit an after market unit to get what you want.

I have also used the two-stage trigger hunting, and they work well too. All part of knowing your rifle.

jim

The little lever pulls so easy that I hardly even notice it anymore. I really like them. I think Savage made everybody else stand up and try to put a better trigger in their rifles.

I agree. I have two Accu-trigger equipped rifles and a friend has another. All work very well.

I've got 2 accutriggers; one on a MLII, and one on a heavy barrelled .223. With the one on my muzzle loader, sometimes I put enough pressure on the trigger before the release is pulled all the way that it locks up, and I have to lift and replace the bolt. My .223 doesn't do it, but it has a Choate stock, so the ergo's are different. I should probably remove the flippy thing from my ML before it costs me a deer.

My XS7 has a similar trigger, but I haven't shot it enough to form an opinion on it.

In general, I think that a proper standard trigger slicked up and adjusted by a good smith is head and shoulders above the rest. The accutriggers and the single set trigger that I have on my CZ are just more complicated than they need to be without any real benefit over a good trigger.

As mentioned above, the accutrigger seems to have motivated other manufacturers to improve their triggers, and that is a good thing.