My LE6920 came with a pretty darn good trigger. It was so good that I held onto the lower for that very reason, and ended up repurposing the lower for a 24" bull barrel build for some long range fun for my wife.

 

Wilson spoiled me, I went Wisoon trigger week 1....and that led to, well you know how this spreads. Next AR, I'll just buy it from them!

 

Worst AR trigger I've ever felt was the factory trigger on my LE6920. After a few hundred dry fires and with greasing in between it has smoothed out pretty decent. It might have a hundred rounds through it. The LE6920 sits in the back of the safe while I shoot my other AR's. I've installed three Geissele SSA's in my other four AR's, and I'm on the lookout for another SSA for my pistol build. After firing my pistol build behind my SSA equipped AR's it just makes me dislike a mil-spec single stage that much more.

I won't spend any more in upgrades on the LE6920 because it's sole purpose is to be sold during the next panic.

If you haven't tried a quality trigger like a Geissele, Wilson or Timney then you really need to. You'll notice it immediately.

 

Colt usually has the best stock triggers. I've felt a few that were downright NICE.

I had one in a .170" hole lower that was super nice.

If you like it, leave it in there. Not everything needs an upgrade....

 

I got a 6920 last summer when the LGS got a good deal on some. I was pleasantly surprised with the stock trigger. It had less creep and wasn't as gritty as other stock triggers that I had tried. It also seemed a little lighter than I expected. I have decided to keep it stock for the time being.

I have tried a Geissele, and it is definitely a noticeable upgrade over a stock trigger - very crisp and predictable. I might put one on another AR in the future.

 

Thank you for all the replies. Geissele SSA triggers seem to have a great following, but I’m afraid to try one, as I might like it.

Samuse, my first AR, which I still have, is a 20” pre-ban Colt Model 6601 HBAR (sear block / no bayo lug), but that 0.170” trigger is indeed a really nice single stage.

The current carbine trigger is as good as the QMS I was thinking of replacing it with, so I don’t see the point of changing it out. I was really surprised to see the polished contact surfaces, as I didn’t think any company did that.

 

I decided on the SSA and have been very pleased with the choice. My Colt trigger wasn't real bad, just kind of rough and a rather long pull and it didn't change much after 600 rounds. The Geissele is a winner.

 

My 6920 was horrible. I have had great success in doing my own 10/22 triggers by hand with stones so I figured I would try it on the 6920. Nope, nada and promptly(and quite easily I might add) ruined the thing. So I dropped in an ALG which is way better than the stock Colt one. No more stoning on the AR...learned my lesson.

 

With my current five Colt AR, one LMT M4 carbine, and a RRA 9mm carbine, I just simply rate them in three categories, bad heavy and gritty, average smooth with medium trigger pull weight, and good with very smooth and lower pull weight.

With my Colt one is terrible heavy and gritty, one is good, the rest of the three are average.

My LMT is pretty good but the RRA 9mm is heavy and gritty.

On my one Colt Match Target HBAR it had a medium trigger pull but was gritty, I just lightly used very fine metal polishing compound and shortly polished the contact points with my Dremel, I didn't do it too much because I didn't want to ruin it, it have a smoother feel now.

Colt LE6920 2012 model small FCG pins - average trigger
Colt SP6920 2011 model small FCG pins - average trigger
Colt AR6721 2010 model small FCG pins - good trigger
Colt AR6721 2002 model large FCG pins - bad trigger
Colt Match Target HBAR MT6601 (made during the ban era) large FCG pins - average trigger

 

try a larue mbt trigger they are awesome.i have had it with 8lb factory triggers with 1/4" of take up.the larues are smooth crisp and break like glass.

I started with one and now I have 5 of them.

they have a home in most of my ar's and the other triggers reside in a box.

pete

 

I put a Geissele on mine. Much improved now. Never bothered to try the trigger job polish on the OEM. There was a decent amount of creep in it, and I wasn't sure how much I could accomplish polishing, but I am a relative noob to the AR.

 

My new 6920LE trigger is ten times better than the Daniel Defense M4V1 that I bought new on a buddy's glowing recommendation. Something about the DD never really appealed to me and I sold it as soon as a strong offer came in.

For the $850 that I see these Colts going for right now......hard not to stock up on a couple.

 

The stock trigger on my 6920 was okay, but a Geiselle trigger was a lot better. I installed the tactical version rather than the lighter target trigger. It's a two-stage with a 5# pulls. The second stage is only two pounds more than the first, making it break like a 2# trigger. Nice!

 

All of my Colt AR's have good triggers. They're slightly heavy but very smooth and consistent. There is not any take up or creep and the reset is short. I see no reason to upgrade them for my purposes. I would rather spend the money on a good sling, ammo, or towards optics.

 

My friend's SOCOM 6920 has a really nice, albeit slightly heavy trigger.
(He bought it at the height of the last scare and paid 1800 plus sales tax, yikes)
My LE6920 (bought new, no monkey business) trigger felt like dragging an anvil down a gravel road.
I put a Geissele SSA-E on mine. Now it feels a lot like a 1911 trigger.

 

I just bought a new Colt 6920 OEM and it's trigger looks odentical to ALG Defense. Same markings, and it's really nice for a milspec trigger. My Colt Match M4 came with a match trigger from the factory and it was worse than this one was initially. They will smooth out with use. Don't grease them just use light oil. There is a way to do a oem trigger polish without ruining the surface hardening. It requires emery cloth.

 

When did the 6920 become a match target rifle?I must have lost that part when I went through the Manual.IT'S Military rifle. Never heard Marines back when complain this trigger is bad. They had been more worried about it going bam. and getting out of the situation they got into. Do current Veterans of Afghan and Iraq Heritage, find the triggers to be bad in a close firefight? If you have to change trigger Geissle is one of the best. Put them in my Scar's.{ They needed help}my 6920 is next for one.but for stock yes you can live with it.

RON K.

My M-14 in the Corps had a real nice sweet trigger.but long gone now!

 

I agree that a crappy trigger pull really takes the fun out of shooting and is frustrating as heck. For me it's just as frustrating in an M4gery as it is in a target rifle, because aimed fire is always important to me. But AR trigger woes now have a very inexpensive fix if one is still looking for a very clean single stage military pull in a quality milspec style trigger. Palmetto State Armory now offers an Enhanced Polished NiB plated trigger/hammer assembly for $29.95 on sale. I've had three of them and find them to be just about the same as the ALG ACT NiB plated trigger. Here's a link. They're currently on sale.

http://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-ar15-pa10-enhanced-polished-trigger.html

 

My Colt AR15A4 trigger was horrible. It has all kinds of grittyness to it. I swapped it for a RRA National Match. Very good trigger for a non match rifle.

 

My M&P15 came with a decent trigger. I put BCM's PNT trigger on it and it is a major improvement. Highly recommend it and reasonably priced.

 

Mine isn't too bad after a few thousand rounds, certainly acceptable for how I use the rifle 99% of the time. It's not the greatest but it's not so bad I won't take it coyote hunting or have plans to replace it.

 

jaypee, I recently purchased a Palmetto lower to mate to a BCM 14.5" middy for my daughter. It came with that trigger installed, and I decided to leave it in. She let me shoot it this weekend and I was very impressed by how it feels. For now we are leaving it in to see how durable it turns out to be, but I think it will be hard to beat at the low end of the price scale.

 

Yes, Mauser96 I've ordered several now and have found that it performs right up there with the more expensive units offered by ALG and BCS. Glad you had the same findings. They just went off sale and are back up to $39.95, but that's still a lot better than the $59-$69 being asked for the others.

 

I bought my M4/LE6920 the day after Sandy Hook. It has a nice trigger, and it is a very accurate rifle also.