Light Triggers And Snatching

[Antoni]

My HW80 has the respected Rekord triger but I've never understood what the first stage does - except that sometimes the trigger does not return if I abandon the shot before the second release stage.

What does the first stage of a real two-stage trigger do?

[lightning22]

My HW80 has the respected Rekord triger but I've never understood what the first stage does - except that sometimes the trigger does not return if I abandon the shot before the second release stage.

What does the first stage of a real two-stage trigger do?

It should return when you release it. It could be you just need to add half a turn clockwise to the weight screw behind the trigger blade.

If a bit of extra spring pressure doesn't fix it it could need a clean and relube, or maybe a little more restorative work internally.

[MartynB]

except that sometimes the trigger does not return if I abandon the shot before the second release stage.

That can be easily tuned out with polishing and Molycote