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one was replaced with a smoother and shorter ALG AKT, single-stage, flat bow trigger. Everyone who shot this AK immediately noticed the dif- ference in its operation, everyone said that the trigger was awesome! The change in the trigger translated not only into the ability to fire quick and accurate shots. With quality ammunition I was able to repeate- dly hit at man-sized targets even at a distance of 500 meters, which for an AK is an impressive result. The next rifle I built for myself was an AR15 based on Aero Precision upper and lower and parts that I thought at the time were the best for my project. It was to be a light- -weight gun with a 14.5" pencil-pro- file barrel and LPVO. While looking for parts, a two-sta- ge TriggerTech adjustable drop-in trigger, unknown to me at the time, got my attention. Nevertheless, ultimately I installed a two-stage Geissele. The reason? Thanks to my fellow ODA armorer, I managed to get one for free! So the choice was obvious. TriggerTech, on the other hand, went to my next project, a lightwe- ight DMR based on the Faxon Fi- rearms Sentry. It gave me a good opportunity to get to know both of these triggers. went back to the factory trigger. I learned then that the configuration of the weapon must be perfectly suited to the task. The subject of the two-stage trig- ger returned some time later, when, already as an officer, I became tem- porarily commander of the support group. In order to better understand the capabilities of support group ele- ments, I began to learn skills from snipers, and thus changed my rifle setup. I placed a SIG Sauer Tango 6 scope and a Geissele two-stage trigger on the gun (the boss was no longer reluctant to issue it). Attending sniper training, I slowly acquired knowledge from them which was a total abstraction for the "ordinary" operator. I also noti- ced what a difference in accuracy and repetitiveness can be achieved with the right tools. To Afghanistan I deployed with a completely revi- sed setup based on a long barrel and a LPVO scope. During numero- us discussions with the Americans in our base in Kandahar, it became clear that they had the same appro- ach to choosing proper accesso- ries for missions. Their snipers had two-stage triggers in their rifles. Finally it was time to build my pri- vate arsenal. I started with an AK which I heavily customized. Based on my experiences, I started with trigger replacement and the legacy www.fragoutmag.com