Re: I have been reading alot about this
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: eracer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm not an expert, RotARy15, but it seems as though shorter lock time would benefit the less-experienced shooter even more than the expert.
After all, trigger control is such a big part of repeatability, that I would call superfast lock times (especially when combined with light trigger weights...) a bit of a crutch in the quest to develop proper fundamentals.
Just my 2¢ </div></div>
Yes and no. Usually the difference between experienced and non-experienced shooter is often being relaxed behind the rifle. Poor shooters are generally tense and trying to force the rifle which results in movements before, during, and after firing.
Lock times help with movement that is almost unavoidable after the pin drops. You can have a good trigger pull but after the pin drops you go from something like 2.5 pounds of rearward pressure on the trigger to a brief moment of 0 pressure before you hit the stop and reintroduce rearward pressure. If you are a good shooter, this can be minimized but never removed. The only way to negate this quick change in pressure on the rifle is to shorten the time available for this to affect the shot. <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">ETA</span>:</span> Another way to negate this is to have such a light trigger weight that you are going from .5 pounds of rearward pressure to 0 which obviously is less tension and stress than a 2.5 pound pull.
Like I said, you would have to be a very good shooter for this to hold you back. Would it help a bad shooter? Yes and no. It would mask shooter errors rather than remove them. It takes a lot of skill before gear is the weak point.
Would both noob and pro get better results with decreased lock times? Yes. But one would be a legitimate result while the other is mommy coming in and doing it for you.
