{"id":11514,"date":"2015-04-08T15:24:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T15:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=11514"},"modified":"2015-10-24T03:15:54","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T03:15:54","slug":"trigger-smarts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/trigger-smarts\/","title":{"rendered":"Trigger Smarts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you know anything about triggers? Do you understand take-up, creep and over-travel? The trigger is arguably the most important interface between a shooter and their rifle. If you want to shoot your best you need a good trigger. And to get a good trigger, you need to know what one is. If you are lacking in your trigger education, you might want to read THIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Do you know anything about triggers? Do you understand take-up, creep and over-travel? The trigger is arguably the most important interface between a shooter and their rifle. If you want to shoot your best you need a good trigger. And to get a good trigger, you need to know what one is. 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