LaRue MBT $87

inkd · Nov 16, 2018

I've seen some members on here say these are good triggers. I was searching for a replacement trigger for a new build and found they are on sale through Christmas.

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

Gcs7th · Nov 17, 2018

I think it’s a decent trigger for the money. A friend has one and swears by Larue products. I played with it a bit and decided to order one too, it took a few weeks to show up.

Inspector1489 · Nov 17, 2018

Dupe?

https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=225582

inkd · Nov 17, 2018

Inspector1489 said:
Dupe?

https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=225582

Looks like it. Lets call it a "bump" :-)

Jim12 · Nov 17, 2018

There was just another "Triggers" thread with Larue getting good reviews.

Inspector1489 · Nov 17, 2018

inkd said:
Looks like it. Lets call it a "bump" :-)

And so it shall be :-)

clandestine · Nov 17, 2018

Equal to an SSA and stronger too.

inkd · Nov 17, 2018

clandestine said:
Equal to an SSA and stronger too.

I'm picking a couple up. I've never tried them before but for that price, it's worth it.

It has to be better than the LPK trigger I just installed last night :sad20:

inkd · Nov 17, 2018

Jim12 said:
There was just another "Triggers" thread with Larue getting good reviews.

I knew there was one floating around but I didn't search. I just went to the Depot and scanned real quick to see if anyone had listed it. I didn't realize the sale had been advertised so long ago.

choptankman · Nov 17, 2018

I have a couple,very nice..for that price sweet..

DivingDriver · Nov 17, 2018

clandestine said:
Equal to an SSA and stronger too.

What this guy said. Got three so far...

RAF · Nov 24, 2018

clandestine said:
Equal to an SSA and stronger too.

Just ordered 2.

KJackson · Nov 25, 2018

When I saw the thread title, I thought that it was about some kind of Main Battle Tank that I could get for $87. Bummer. :sad20:

KYtoMD · Nov 26, 2018

Can someone who has one of these as well as a Geissele SSA or G2S comment on how they feel compared to each other?

clandestine · Nov 26, 2018

KYtoMD said:
Can someone who has one of these as well as a Geissele SSA or G2S comment on how they feel compared to each other?

Overall weight between the SSA and MBT are about equal on a trigger pull gauge with the light trigger spring the LaRue comes with.

The heavier trigger spring makes it about a pound heavier across both stages.

I prefer the heavier spring for reliability sake.

I prefer the contour of the geissele triggers. Geissele are rounded on the trigger edges like a USGI trigger. The LaRue has more squared edges to the sides of the trigger and it's not as comfortable to me. Sone people have the opposite opinion.

I'm not a fan of the G2S because of the d clip retainer for the hammer pin.

lazarus · Dec 13, 2018

clandestine said:
Overall weight between the SSA and MBT are about equal on a trigger pull gauge with the light trigger spring the LaRue comes with.

The heavier trigger spring makes it about a pound heavier across both stages.

I prefer the heavier spring for reliability sake.

I prefer the contour of the geissele triggers. Geissele are rounded on the trigger edges like a USGI trigger. The LaRue has more squared edges to the sides of the trigger and it's not as comfortable to me. Sone people have the opposite opinion.

I'm not a fan of the G2S because of the d clip retainer for the hammer pin.

Well, partly based on your recommendations and just generally reading up on it I ordered two MBTs, One to go in my 6.5g AR hunting rig and one to go in my 20" .223 precision rifle. It sounds a bit like it is hard to go wrong with either the LaRue of the Geissele and since my budget is pretty danged limited...

clandestine · Dec 13, 2018

lazarus said:
Well, partly based on your recommendations and just generally reading up on it I ordered two MBTs, One to go in my 6.5g AR hunting rig and one to go in my 20" .223 precision rifle. It sounds a bit like it is hard to go wrong with either the LaRue of the Geissele and since my budget is pretty danged limited...

My last order only took 2 weeks to get me two of them. I think you will like it.

You will likely have to remove the safety to get it in the lower, but they are great triggers.

lazarus · Dec 13, 2018

clandestine said:
My last order only took 2 weeks to get me two of them. I think you will like it.

You will likely have to remove the safety to get it in the lower, but they are great triggers.

Good to know, thanks! I am used to not having to with regular milspec, so I am sure I’d struggle for awhile before I figured it out.

I did some shooting today. Grendel is right where I want it. 2” high at 100 and dead on at 50. Then I shot some off hand and I was 3” low and right at 50. Being more careful and I was only about 1” low and to the right at 50. Definitely notice I am squeezing the grip, especially off hand. Even with the lighter spring in the “enhanced” otherwise milspec trigger the pull is probably 6.5#, maybe 7# and not the smoothest.

Hopefully the triggers come in time for me to swap and get to the range before my final hunting trip of the season.

But beyond that, use my sling, be more careful, aim for the shoulder or just behind the shoulder, not low and a little forward of the shoulder like I was (thinking my likely failure would be pulling it high and left...nope, I am squeezing the grip too hard and low and right is where it is going.). Get better trigger (hopefully it comes in time), practice more off hand shooting, and find a tree or try to get in to a kneeling or sitting position to have more support.

I’d bet that’s why I missed one or two of the deer I did last year in early muzzleloader season (though that trigger on my ML is nice and light and super crisp, I was still probably tightening my grip a lot on the semi-pistol grip stock and trying to pull it in to my shoulder with my trigger hand too much rather than using my sling to do that).

MDEXPAT · Dec 13, 2018

Could also look at the original two-stage trigger.

https://wisconsintrigger.com/

clandestine · Dec 13, 2018

MDEXPAT said:
Could also look at the original two-stage trigger.

https://wisconsintrigger.com/

Installed many of these in my years. They are not a hard use trigger.

They also cut the hammer for an unshrouded firing pin which causes drag.

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