xl_target wrote:The PPQ .45 is without equal in the striker fired polymer framed centerfire pistol market. Like all other PPQ models the trigger is a crisp 5.6 lbs. making it the best out of the box trigger in the industry.
Really??? Without equal?
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I will say that the PPQ does indeed have the best out of the box trigger of any striker fire gun out there today. A few reasons;
The PPQ uses a Single Action Only trigger system, vs. the Glock & M&P which only partially cock the striker, with part of the trigger press going towards cocking and then releasing the striker. That contributes to the mushiness of Glock & M&P triggers, which can be lightened but can't be made crisp. The XD system is also SAO, but uses the trigger pull after the takeup to release the firing pin block as well as drop the sear, which necessarily means it has more creep than the PPQ, which uses the trigger bar to lift the firing pin block before the sear is engaged, allowing a crisp pull with minimal creep.
The PPQ system is actually very close in mechanics to a 1911 trigger although redesigned for use in a striker gun, and it shows.
Also, it's somewhat of a misnomer to call the blade inside the trigger the trigger safety. Anything which would pull the trigger (i.e. for example, a pull cord on a jacket stuck in the trigger guard while re-holstering) will also depress that blade causing the gun to fire - it's happened!
It is actually a drop safety. If it were not there and the firearm were dropped so as to fall facing up, the trigger assembly (including trigger and bar) could have enough inertia to be pulled when the gun hits the ground, firing the gun. The blade is extremely light though, and so in the case of a drop it does not move, in turn blocking movement of the trigger bar in the case of a dropped firearm and preventing discharge of the firearm.
