Wes Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 I’m thinking about installing a Timney competition trigger on my Armalite AR10 and was wondering if any of you had any input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 Welcome to the forum. As long as it is designed for an AR, you should not have any problems with it. To recommend a specific trigger, more information is needed. What trigger do you have currently? What are wanting to accomplish? Are you shooting long distance? Hunting? Plinking? All of them? Are you set on Timney? Any particular model? Are you open to suggestions of other brands? I do not have experience with TImney but there some here that can likely share their knowledge and recommendations. A very good trigger upgrade for the money is the the Larue MBT. They are available in 1 stage and 2 stage, straight and curved and only $87. I have several of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Wes said: any input Welcome to the forum! Can't say as I can offer input myself either (No Timney here); but as @Armed Eye Doc said, others will be along to help soon enough. I certainly understand the desire to upgrade the trigger in a 308 AR. You really have an AR-10? Pretty sure a few pictures would spark them up (though I too would like to see it). The man is also right in asking "WHY" do you want this trigger? The use cases define what type of trigger you actually need. Edited September 20, 2019 by Lane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted September 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Lane I really don’t care for the trigger that’s on the weapon which appears to be the original Armalite trigger and would like something a little crisper and improve accuracy Edited September 20, 2019 by Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted September 21, 2019 Report Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) @Wes Are you just wanting a better trigger? Do you hunt with your rifle, or mostly target shoot? As I said earlier, Larue makes a great trigger for about a third the price. It comes in one or two stage varieties. It is not drop-in but is very easy to install. If you use it in competition, then I cannot help you. But @98Z5V can likely point you in the right direction. Edited September 21, 2019 by Armed Eye Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 5:55 AM, Wes said: I’m thinking about installing a Timney competition trigger on my Armalite AR10 and was wondering if any of you had any input What competitions are you in now, that you're not winning the top grand-prize $$$ purse, because your trigger is the factor/hardware that is holding you back from first place?... Rhetorical question, easily seen, but that's the point. What do you shoot? Steel, animals, what? What's the speed or accuracy level that you need to have, where the trigger makes the difference? <<< specifically asking that one for a reason, well, several reasons, really. What's the max distance that you're shooting at and expecting to hit? You've left so much unanswered, and just dropped a basic question/statement in your leading post. Depending on what/how you shoot, my recommendation might be "No WAY - That Timney will SUCK for what you're trying to do..." However, again, depending on what/how you shoot, I might state that the Timney you're looking at is the vert best possible solution for you... Or, I might have a better recommendation, beyond the Timney... Need more info from you, man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 I tried an AR15 timney in 2 different 308 ARs. Fit and function fine but had trouble igniting primers on some ammo and wouldnt pop any of my milsurp stuff. They make an "AR10" version that might fix that but I didnt try it. Stuck the tim in a 5.56 gun and put something else in the 308. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon-One Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 YES, Timney does make a trigger specifically for an AR10! I have many in my 5.56 guns and I liked them enough to go with one in my DPMS G2 rebuild. It was an AR10 version. I loved that one, Too. It was a skeletonized trigger, 4 lb. Item number: 671 Tested and worked with Federal XM80C, IMI 7.62mm, Hornady Match 168 gr. and Federal GMM. No problems at all. (I use the KNS pin set to securely hold these in the receiver.) They are fairly expensive, but I highly recommend them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Defcon-One said: YES, Timney does make a trigger specifically for an AR10! I have many in my 5.56 guns and I liked them enough to go with one in my DPMS G2 rebuild. It was an AR10 version. I loved that one, Too. It was a skeletonized trigger, 4 lb. Item number: 671 Tested and worked with Federal XM80C, IMI 7.62mm, Hornady Match 168 gr. and Federal GMM. No problems at all. (I use the KNS pin set to securely hold these in the receiver.) They are fairly expensive, but I highly recommend them! Thanks for the in-hand testimony. Welcome to the forum. Tell us a little more about yourself in an introduction thread. https://forum.308ar.com/forum/22-introductions/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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