All the opinions posted so far have been of value. However, perhaps I should have titled this thread "Tuning a Trigger" and avoided mentioning a pull weight at all...a safe trigger was never the question.
Every U.S. dealer/manufacturer (including Galazan) tends to make a heavy trigger pull S.O.P. because their attorney's believe it reduces their liability. I've seen CSMC Model 21's with an 8 to 10 pound trigger which the owner promptly sent back to be corrected.
But if everyone agrees that fine tuning a trigger to eliminate or at least reduce slack, drag and over travel (when appropriate) are prerequisites for a "good" trigger (regardless of pull weight at break), why do you think a company as respected as Briley would refuse to work on a Ruger Gold Label trigger while accepting an SKB on the same work order.
Is there a specialist out there who will work on the Ruger other than the Ruger factory which will probably just say their triggers are fine at their factory spec.? Not trying to make a "silk purse out of a sow's ear", just trying to get a cleaner trigger.
The only trigger I've ever felt the need to tune (other than my Perazzi by Giacomo) was a Browning 425 by Dale Tate and he did a superb job of eliminating slack and drag to make a nice crisp trigger pull. And since Browning shooters are notorious for "trapping the trigger" between shots,the problem of a sloppy trigger on the Ruger and the SKB might considered to be almost identical issues. So what's different about the Ruger trigger that keeps Briley from working on it?
I won't even go into the fact that after spending time and money to ship this gun to Briley because they agreed to accept the job, that more money will be invested to get it back with no work done ...and not even an apology on their part to soften the disappointment or expense...but that's just another sad story about customer service that can wait for another time.
