Mark La Rue and Bill Geissele are going at it in a friendly way over on Arfcom over triggers.
Of course this means the fans have to weigh in.
My favorite "why Geissele is better" has to be the guy who asked, "What is the NSN for the Larue auto trigger group that drops into an M-4? Geissele's is 1005-01-618-8104."
My reply there:
Now we're debating how a $350 full-auto trigger pack is superior to a $199 semi-auto one because the Geissele one has been tested by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane. Apples are round, oranges are round: same thing, let's make a pie!
This is the exact same argument as "is Milspec, is better". Milspec isn't better, Milspec is defined!
A good example might be chrome lining a barrel. It's Milspec. Most of the time, though, chrome lining hurts accuracy; is it still better than bare steel (which has a superseded Milspec)? It's specified for its durability, not to enhance accuracy though. Nitrided barrels appear to have both the accuracy of steel and durability of chrome lining, are they inferior or superior to bare steel or chrome lining?
Is it the properties of the part that makes it superior or the assignment of an NSN or Milspec?
Of course this means the fans have to weigh in.
My favorite "why Geissele is better" has to be the guy who asked, "What is the NSN for the Larue auto trigger group that drops into an M-4? Geissele's is 1005-01-618-8104."
My reply there:
An NSN is not a surefire means of determining if something is of good quality or not.
Every piece of crap I was ever issued had an NSN.
Every excellent piece of gear I was ever issued had an NSN.
Lots of useful stuff I used I bought off the shelf and it was better than issue. Chose between Charmin and 8540-00-530-3770.
It just means that it's in the NATO Stock Number system.
If it denoted quality then 5120-01-518-6126 would be the best shovel ever made. But it's not.
Now we're debating how a $350 full-auto trigger pack is superior to a $199 semi-auto one because the Geissele one has been tested by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane. Apples are round, oranges are round: same thing, let's make a pie!
This is the exact same argument as "is Milspec, is better". Milspec isn't better, Milspec is defined!
A good example might be chrome lining a barrel. It's Milspec. Most of the time, though, chrome lining hurts accuracy; is it still better than bare steel (which has a superseded Milspec)? It's specified for its durability, not to enhance accuracy though. Nitrided barrels appear to have both the accuracy of steel and durability of chrome lining, are they inferior or superior to bare steel or chrome lining?
Is it the properties of the part that makes it superior or the assignment of an NSN or Milspec?