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Get Opp my rawn, Plick!
The bullpup trigger done right.
The main concern about bullpups is the “not so nice when compared to the AR trigger “rant. It is true. Bullpups suffer from that inherent flaw . The triggers usually Suck. ( for a lack of a better term)some suck more than others. But they do suck in general. Stinks and crap are also appropriate descriptions.
That “ suck” comes from a design which puts the trigger itself way out front of the hammer and sear . The trigger on pups are usually connected to the sear by means of a long and often complex mechanism of connecting rods or bars. The addition of moving parts add to trigger weight. These add to friction as well. So in the end. You get a long and heavy trigger pull with some creep.
Until some engineer decided to redesign the decades old concept of connecting bars and sear packs.
Keltec ( the cardieB of guns) has come up with a new design in bullpup triggers. Instead of connecting the trigger to a long connecting arm that in turn actuates the sear.
They’ve actually decided to locate the sear right where it should be, within close proximity to the trigger itself. Then they designed the hammer to be operated by a simple linkage of cams and springs. Then relocated that behind the mag well. That resulted in a traditional trigger feel( single stage, 4lb break,no creep and short tactile reset)this configuration rivals good AR triggers. That is amazing from a bullpup rifle.
Thinking outside of the box definitely paid off.
So , hats off to the engineers at keltec. They’ve solved the crappy trigger typeset that plagues the bullpup world.
Note: if I told you that bullpup triggers suck. Then let your shoot the RDB. You would say with a straight face that I’m lying. For the RDB has one of the best factory triggers out there.not just for a bullpup, but for a modern sporting rifle in general.
The main concern about bullpups is the “not so nice when compared to the AR trigger “rant. It is true. Bullpups suffer from that inherent flaw . The triggers usually Suck. ( for a lack of a better term)some suck more than others. But they do suck in general. Stinks and crap are also appropriate descriptions.
That “ suck” comes from a design which puts the trigger itself way out front of the hammer and sear . The trigger on pups are usually connected to the sear by means of a long and often complex mechanism of connecting rods or bars. The addition of moving parts add to trigger weight. These add to friction as well. So in the end. You get a long and heavy trigger pull with some creep.
Until some engineer decided to redesign the decades old concept of connecting bars and sear packs.
Keltec ( the cardieB of guns) has come up with a new design in bullpup triggers. Instead of connecting the trigger to a long connecting arm that in turn actuates the sear.
They’ve actually decided to locate the sear right where it should be, within close proximity to the trigger itself. Then they designed the hammer to be operated by a simple linkage of cams and springs. Then relocated that behind the mag well. That resulted in a traditional trigger feel( single stage, 4lb break,no creep and short tactile reset)this configuration rivals good AR triggers. That is amazing from a bullpup rifle.
Thinking outside of the box definitely paid off.
So , hats off to the engineers at keltec. They’ve solved the crappy trigger typeset that plagues the bullpup world.
Note: if I told you that bullpup triggers suck. Then let your shoot the RDB. You would say with a straight face that I’m lying. For the RDB has one of the best factory triggers out there.not just for a bullpup, but for a modern sporting rifle in general.
