Is it possible to improve a trigger on a AR-15 .204 caliber? Mine seems to have great deal of "play".

There are many after marget triggers out there that well work well for what you want.

Replace it with an AR Xtreme.
X-treme match triggers

you can work over an ar trigger with polishing, new springs etc. they can be done making quite an improvement. or you can just buy a replacement drop in like a timney for about $160. but be somewhat careful & do not go to light. i've found that under 3#'s or so you get unreliable ignition with anything with military primers. much of the trigger improvement relays on the weight of the hammer spring

Timney or Geissele.

I prefer a single stage for precision shooting. The Timney is what I use. It's the closest thing I've found to a decent bolt gun trigger. I think the majority of the AR-15 guy's like a two stage though.

Terry

I wonder what Xtreme is selling...

The Geiselle (sp) is the best I have shot.

Rich

I've had a Chip McCormick for a couple years that I have been very happy with. It's also a drop in unit so it was very easy to install.

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Originally posted by Ehg5640:
Is it possible to improve a trigger on a AR-15 .204 caliber? Mine seems to have great deal of "play".

I recently built an AR-15 in .458 SOCOM. I put a Jewel two-stage trigger in the lower. It was pricey, but it is the best trigger I've ever felt in an AR type rifle. Also, don't count out a two-stage trigger until you've shot a good one. The Jewel is a good one and the match two-stage triggers in the Garand and M-14 tuned by Fulton Armory are fantastic.

If you're on a budget, you can't beat the match trigger sold by Rock River Arms. I don't know the cost offhand, but they have them on their website. I've shot them and they are very good quality triggers. Good luck.

+1 to much of what was said. Giselle's are fantastic. If you want a "good" trigger on the cheap send toyr trigger assembly to Bill Springfield. He's done a few of mine. It's like $50 he polishes em up nice and takes em down to 3.5/4lb. Smooth and sweet. I like them better than RR and LMT 2 stage set ups.

Thank you for the helpful information. I will follow up on your suggestions.

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The Geiselle (sp) is the best I have shot.

I wanted a Geiselle when I upgrade, but they were on a year long back order.

I've installed two Jewel's in ARs. One looked like it was a second grade shop project. I had to rework it with a hand file myself in order to get it to work. The other was a beautiful piece of art. It was hard to believe they came from the same factory.

The Xtreme is equal to or better than the Geiselle in feel. It is better in that it is made from nitrided tool steel - hence the "hard body" model.

+1 on the chip mccormick trigger

I know people that rave about the Geiselle, but they are out of stock everywhere it seems. I have two of the Rock River two stage match triggers, first two stage triggers I ever tried and I was pleasantly surprised with them. I got them with the entire lowereparts kits for around $120, so that is a pretty good deal.

I have received 3 Geisselle triggers from White Oak Armament in the last 3 weeks. I think they are great.
Butch

RRA triggers are failure prone.

Don't drop a comment like that without some information to back it up. I've don't lots of rearch and NEVER heard that before, which trigger, they have a least three, that I know of, what failures?

I've shot a Jewell for over 15 years and it is as good as my Giessele match. I think the Giessele is a little more defined on the second stage, but the Jewell is a little lighter. Weighed just this past Monday the Giessele broke at 2 lbs 8 ounces, with the 2 lbs being the first stage.

Regardless of your quality choice the enhanced performance of the rifle is what you seek, a great trigger will unlock that door.

I polish the angled surface of the trigger to a mirror finish with no other modifications.

This removes the grit and makes the trigger feel much better. I do this mod to all my AR15's