Originally Posted by
FPoole
I always think of the first stage as a little added safety. I once bought a MarkI from a fellow FT shooter and, when I tried to shoot the gun, I found I couldn't actually touch the trigger without the gun firing. It was set up to fire with the first stage screw all the way in to the point of firing. It was also set very light, so light I feel a length of broom straw would set it off. To think of all the matches I had shot with this fellow and his obviously dangerous gun. He told me he set up all his guns the same. He doesn't touch the trigger before he actually shoots and then just a touch and off goes the shot. He had never heard of the bump test. My guess at a pull weight would be less than an ounce and I'm used to shooting my guns at 3 to 4 oz. of pull. I set it up proper and much safer.