So I have a Wheeler spring loaded trigger gauge and it’s been fine for a long time, though it’s easy to get some skewed numbers due to the lack of sensitivity and rudimentary nature of the device.
I have been wanting to add a digital one just to see if my pulls are any more precise and consistent. I see the Lyman one is quite popular, though I also saw the Wheeler digital one and it looks really nice too. With the Wheeler digital, apparently you can just put your finger over the trigger insert and pull that way as the sensor is in the pad. With the Lyman it relies on pulling the entire unit rearward.
Anyone have either (or another recommendation) of the aforementioned digital trigger gauges?
I have both the Lyman Digital and the Wheeler manual pulls. Both work well with the Lyman being a little more precise (as well as finicky meaning you need to be precise in your procedure).
I've used the digital Lyman for years with no issues. I like it because if you do any trigger work you can do before and after pulls and it gives you consistent readings of the results.
I've the Lyman digital gauge. I've found it to read consistently.
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Seems Lyman is more preferred and that’s what I was figuring though I wonder how accurate this study is as the Lyman seems to measure (at least for this guy) over a pound more than the Wheeler based on the method maybe?
Originally posted by LincolnSixEcho: Seems Lyman is more preferred and that’s what I was figuring though I wonder how accurate this study is as the Lyman seems to measure (at least for this guy) over a pound more than the Wheeler based on the method maybe?
As in any such analysis, a sample size of one is meaningless. It could be that one or the other of those two particular gauges is just off a little. How would you know which (if either) is correct without having at least a 3rd gauge to corroborate one of the original readings? Now if you bought one or two more of both types and ran the same test, and found that all the Lymans read higher than all the Wheelers, that might begin to mean something, although it still wouldn't answer the question of which is correct. For that you would need some sort of "official", calibrated measurement device. It's also quite possible that a different pair of gauges would result in the Lyman showing a lower weight than the Wheeler.
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Originally posted by LincolnSixEcho: Seems Lyman is more preferred and that’s what I was figuring though I wonder how accurate this study is as the Lyman seems to measure (at least for this guy) over a pound more than the Wheeler based on the method maybe?
Dunno, but, my Staccato R comes out right about where it should and the... three? 1911's I've had my smith treat all came out to the ±4 lbs I requested ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I have a lyman and recommend them. I used it to fine tuned my Sig Pro main spring I was cutting down for a reduced pull weight. In my experience they are pretty dang consistent and user friendly.
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Yeah the deviation between those two in that test seems fishy, perhaps one of them was not set up correctly I don’t know. And yeah it’s a sample of one. Maybe I’ll snag off of each and do my own comparison.
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^^^^ Oh dang didn’t know that even existed. Funny I just took my Wheeler manual spring pull gauge and pulled it against my small scale and it was pretty accurate within an eighth of a pound I’d say. Maybe the digital ones won’t offer much more than what I already have.
I’m still curious to test it out for myself with at least one digital vs analog—-though at the end of the day I guess even a quarter to a half pound of deviation from perceived to actual weight doesn’t really matter for what I need. Heck some of my striker pistol triggers pull over 6# and they actually feel better than some that pull under 5#. I assume this has to do with a multitude of factors including the type of trigger, comfort, internals surface prep, pre and over travel, etc.
