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What's the best ar trigger for hunting under say $150. I just put the last triggertech adaptable I had in an aero m5 6.5 Creedmoor I put together today. I like those but the last 4 I bought cost me about $250 each.

I see triggertech makes a cheaper fixed weight model but have also looked at some other brands. Years ago I often used the rock creek 2 stage varmint triggers for a decent trigger at a lower price. I still have a few but there are a lot of other options in that price range now.

Just looking for some decent moderate priced triggers for a 300 hamr, a 6.5 grendel, and a light weight 223 wylde I put together. The grendel is a cheap upper so I don't want to spend more on the trigger than the upper. The hamr and the wylde are nicer guns but will mostly be used by my kids while hunting.

Bb

I am in the market but since I don’t need anything immediately I figure that it’s close enough now to just wait and be prepared for Black Friday sales since the holidays are right around the corner.

PS…I too like TriggerTech. 👍🏼

Geissele G2S-E trigger, on sale right now at Brownell’s for $149.
Same pull weights as the SSA-E trigger at a more affordable cost.

They're not the "best," but the Rise Armament triggers are nice, and this clearance price from midway is hard to beat.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1025931392?pid=636412

I like larue, about $85. Might have to try that rise for $67

I went with Velocity in a couple of mine.
https://www.wingtactical.com/firear...ups/velocity-classic-drop-in-ar-trigger/

I’ve got a Geisselle (probably spelled that wrong) SD-E in mine. Did a lot of trigger research and bought it back around ‘16-‘17.
Back then, the standard answer to “really good budget trigger” was the RR National Match, but that might have changed over the years with new brands and models.

I see the SSA-Es available that cheap from time to time. To me it's the ultimate AR trigger from among the one's I have tried to date.

I've never tried that top tier Trigger Tech but I'll bet it's a great one.

Geissele is top of the heap, but hands down best for the $$ is the Larue. Very little difference between it and the top triggers.

https://www.larue.com/products/larue-tactical-mbt-2s-trigger/

Another vote for Larue, excellent 2 stage trigger. I have not owned a Geisele, I am sure they are excellent as well. I have tried timmeny and rock river? Prefer Larue over those.

Didn't think I would like a 2 stage, I have been converted!

I once felt the same way about 2-stage, but after trying a good one I decided I'd like it.

The LaRue is a very good trigger for the price, and I think it is every bit as nice as the Rock River NM trigger. BUT, neither comes close to the SSA-E in my opinion. Its break makes the RR NM, LaRue, and the G2S seem pretty mushy.

I guess maybe not everyone likes a trigger that snaps like that, though.

SSA-E on sale.

MBT regular price.

I might have to try a few of these at that price.

Bb

I like those as well, or the regular G2S with a reduced weight trigger spring gets you to the same point.

Ditto for the LaRue; stock trigger spring is a little heavy.

MM

I do the 50 cent trigger job & it works great, a set screw is needed & the handle need removing for a 10 minute job. You can also polish the parts.
I do. You can also clip a leg of the spring, but it's not needed.

Well, OK, then.

MM

This sounds like a pretty good option to me, as I have SSA-E's in all of my AR's. Bought every one on sale. The sales were always around a holiday. I had a Rock River two stage that I kept as a spare for a while, but I eventually decided that I wasn't going to buy another AR so there was no sense in keeping it and I sold it for exactly what I paid for it.

The SSA-E is a little overrated IMHO. Too light for my tastes/likes. Good luck finding them for under $150, as per the OP. For the money, the RRA 2 stage varmint match trigger is hard to beat. The same can be said for the Larue MBT2s.

I put a 140 in my first AR project, decent trigger, have to say I think the Larue is smoother and really have learned to like a 2 stage, which the Rise is not.

That is a great deal on SS trigger though

Cheap single stage AR triggers tend to lack durability to stay crisp over time.

Cheap(er) 2 stages tend to hold up better over time.

YMMV

MM