{"id":61805,"date":"2016-11-29T10:04:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T15:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=61805"},"modified":"2016-11-29T10:04:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T02:29:05","slug":"trigger-technology-blackhawks-new-blaze-trigger-ar-15-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/trigger-technology-blackhawks-new-blaze-trigger-ar-15-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_61807\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trigger-technology-blackhawks-new-blaze-trigger-ar-15-rifles\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61807\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\" class=\"wp-image-61807 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Blackhawk's Blaze Trigger uses Boron-infused steel to maintain exact mil-spec dimensions while improving trigger function and longevity.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blackhawk&#8217;s Blaze Trigger uses Boron-infused steel to maintain exact mil-spec dimensions while improving trigger function and longevity.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To learn more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.blackhawk.com\/Products\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/On-Gun-Components\/Control-Upgrades\/AR-Blaze-Single-Stage-Duty-Trigger-(SSD).aspx\" campaign=\"BlackhawkARBlazeTrigger\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">https:\/\/staging.blackhawk.com\/Products\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/On-Gun-Components\/Control-Upgrades\/AR-Blaze-Single-Stage-Duty-Trigger-(SSD).aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I love AR-15 type rifles as much, and probably more than the next guy. But if we\u2019re all to be honest with each other, I think we can agree that the standard mil-spec trigger kind of sucks. Of all the (standard, not premium) rifles I\u2019ve handled over the years, there are very few that have a trigger worthy of positive thoughts. I guess it\u2019s just part of the design. After all, the AR-15 \/ M-16 wasn\u2019t really designed for all the things we\u2019re using it for now like long range, precision shooting and use with infinity plus seven different calibers.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, for rifles I buy, the very first thing I do is remove the existing mil-spec trigger, curse at it, then bury it in the swamp behind my house. Then I install a decent trigger like an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americantrigger.com\/\" campaign=\"ARGoldTrigger\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">AR Gold<\/a>, Timney or Geissele. Once you shoot a \u201cgood\u201d trigger, you\u2019ll be spoiled forever. Obviously, a trigger upgrade doesn\u2019t make the gun mechanically more accurate, but it does make it a heck of a lot easier to shoot the rifle more accurately. That&#8217;s part of the design goal behind Blackhawk&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.blackhawk.com\/Products\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/On-Gun-Components\/Control-Upgrades\/AR-Blaze-Single-Stage-Duty-Trigger-(SSD).aspx\" campaign=\"ARBlazeTrigger\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">AR Blaze Trigger <\/a>for AR-15 rifles.<\/p>\n<p>So why do mil-spec triggers suck the fun out of shooting? It\u2019s not the pull weight really. A six or seven-pound trigger of a rifle isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing, provided that it\u2019s smooth, consistent, and crisp. Most mil-spec triggers feel like the sear surfaces have been coated with 200-year old brick, so when you start your trigger pull, the primary sensation you feel is something like fingernails on a chalkboard. When things aren\u2019t smooth, they\u2019re no longer predictable either.<\/p>\n<p>I pulled two ARs out of the safe, both \u201cstandard\u201d models made by reputable companies and did a bunch of dry fire trigger pulls \u2013 some using a trigger scale and others just listening and feeling operation. The first rifle almost always had a take-up stage that ended in an abrupt \u201cclick\u201d before pressure increased before the break. While it was OK, I wouldn&#8217;t describe the break as crisp. Weight varied with each pull between 6.75 and 7.5 pounds. On the second rifle, the take-up stage was much improved with hardly any before the pre-break pressure. The gritty feel was much less than most standard triggers, but the weight was all over the map with pull measuring between 5.5 and 7.5 pounds on any given shot. Meh.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61808\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-71TG02_Trigger_Standard1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trigger-technology-blackhawks-new-blaze-trigger-ar-15-rifles\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61808\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\" class=\"wp-image-61808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-71TG02_Trigger_Standard1-332x300.jpg\" alt=\"The $99.95 kit includes trigger components and two sets of trigger and hammer springs for six and 4.7-pound pull weights. \" width=\"528\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-71TG02_Trigger_Standard1-332x300.jpg 332w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-71TG02_Trigger_Standard1-150x135.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-71TG02_Trigger_Standard1-768x693.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-71TG02_Trigger_Standard1-1024x925.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The $99.95 kit includes trigger components and two sets of trigger and hammer springs for six and 4.7-pound pull weights.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The \u201cmeh\u201d factor of AR triggers is exactly why Blackhawk! put some nifty patent-pending Boron infusion technology to good use with an improved mil-spec trigger system. Sure, you can spend a few hundred on a souped-up completion trigger with a three-pound pull, but that\u2019s not ideal for a defensive rifle and certainly not appropriate for applications like law enforcement or military use. One of the driving forces behind the Blaze trigger system was to create a true mil-spec trigger that was compliant in all ways, but better. There were two design elements that the Blackhawk! folks had to consider: mil-spec dimensions and trigger weight.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re going to improve the quality and feel of trigger components, one approach is to start tinkering with the materials by adding super-slick coatings. However, when you start applying surface coatings to parts, the dimensions are going to increase. Whether the amount of dimension change is significant or not is a discussion for another day. The Blaze system relies on no such \u201ccoating.\u201d Rather, the Boron treatment is infused (for lack of a better word) into the metal, so there is no surface dimensional change. Nor does the treatment wear off, again because it\u2019s not a coating \u2013 it becomes part of the steel. The end result is that the trigger components adopt the good properties of a super-slick treatment process, but without any size or shape change. The parts remain exactly mil-spec in all dimensions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61809\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trigger-technology-blackhawks-new-blaze-trigger-ar-15-rifles\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61809\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\" class=\"wp-image-61809 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Boron treatment is not a coating. It actually makes the steel extremely hard and slick, so no lubricants are required. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Triggers-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Boron treatment is not a coating. It actually makes the steel extremely hard and slick, so no lubricants are required.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second consideration for the law enforcement market is trigger pull weight. From a liability and practical safety standpoint, departments aren\u2019t keen on patrol guns being equipped with ultra-light competition triggers. It\u2019s far better to have a standard weight trigger that requires six or so pounds of force to break. However, that doesn\u2019t mean that the quality of the trigger can\u2019t be dramatically improved. A trigger with a smooth and crisp break makes a rifle much easier to shoot accurately.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62013\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Trigger-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trigger-technology-blackhawks-new-blaze-trigger-ar-15-rifles\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62013\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\" class=\"wp-image-62013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Trigger-4-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Blackhawk Blaze Trigger\" width=\"425\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Trigger-4-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Trigger-4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Trigger-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Trigger-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackhawk-Blaze-Trigger-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interestingly, to satisfy certain finicky mil-spec customers, Blackhawk has to apply a color treatment over the boron-infused metal. That&#8217;s the darker areas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While I mention these two design approaches in a law enforcement context, they have relevance in the commercial world too. Keeping replacement parts in exact size spec reduces the chance of function problems. As for trigger pull weight, using a gun that has standard trigger weight only helps with potential liability challenges. If you ever have to defend your actions in a courtroom, it\u2019s certainly not going to hurt your case to be able to say \u201cmy gun was equipped with a standard weight trigger, just like those that the local police use.\u201d Additionally, it\u2019s not a bad thing to use a trigger that requires a deliberate press in a self-defense application to minimize the risk of a negligent discharge while under stress.<\/p>\n<p>There are more practical and tangible benefits to the Boron infusion process. The resulting steel parts are really, really hard and really, really smooth. That means they require no lubrication \u2013 at all. No lubricant means no maintenance. It also means there\u2019s no liquid or grease to attract dirt, carbon residue, and grit over time. The hard and slick surface means it\u2019s easier to clean. Put all this together and the useful life goes well into the tens of thousands of trigger pulls.<\/p>\n<p>I installed a Blaze trigger in a <a href=\"https:\/\/palmettostatearmory.com\/psa-16-freedom-rifle.html\" campaign=\"PalmettoStateAR\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Palmetto State Armory 16: Freedom Rifle<\/a>\u00a0to run it through its paces. Right off the bat, I used it for a couple of days of moderate volume use during class and plinking sessions in the dry and dusty environment near Bozeman, Montana. Per the specs, I didn\u2019t use any lube and ran somewhere near 300 rounds through the rifle. After shipping it back home, I\u2019ve been using it in the humid environment of South Carolina, still without cleaning or lubrication.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61810\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Palmetto-State-Armory-PA-15-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"trigger-technology-blackhawks-new-blaze-trigger-ar-15-rifles\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61810\" title=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\" class=\"wp-image-61810 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Palmetto-State-Armory-PA-15-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"I've been testing the Blackhawk! Blaze Trigger with this Palmetto State Armory Freedom Rifle. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Palmetto-State-Armory-PA-15-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Palmetto-State-Armory-PA-15-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Palmetto-State-Armory-PA-15-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Palmetto-State-Armory-PA-15-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Palmetto-State-Armory-PA-15-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;ve been testing the Blackhawk! Blaze Trigger with this Palmetto State Armory Freedom Rifle.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What I have noticed most is consistency. This trigger operates exactly the same, every single time it\u2019s pulled. When measuring pull with my Timney Triggers scale, I get exactly 6.5 pounds every time. If you want a lighter pull, you can swap out the mil-spec trigger and hammer springs for a \u201ctarget\u201d set that\u2019s also included with the package. These are coated red for easy identification, and reduce the pull weight to about 4.7 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a hard-core competition shooter, you\u2019ll most likely want to save your pennies for a competition trigger replacement. However, if your needs revolve around defensive use, staying mil-spec is a good idea. The Blaze kit can dramatically improve quality, while still keeping dimensions and pull weight right for reliability and safety.<\/p>\n<p>MSRP is $99.95<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.blackhawk.com\/Products\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/On-Gun-Components\/Control-Upgrades\/AR-Blaze-Single-Stage-Duty-Trigger-(SSD).aspx\" campaign=\"BlackhawkARBlazeTrigger\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">https:\/\/staging.blackhawk.com\/Products\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/Long-Gun-Accessories\/On-Gun-Components\/Control-Upgrades\/AR-Blaze-Single-Stage-Duty-Trigger-(SSD).aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love AR-15 type rifles as much, and probably more than the next guy. But if we\u2019re to be honest with each other, I think we can agree that the standard mil-spec trigger kind of sucks. Obviously, a trigger upgrade doesn\u2019t make the gun mechanically more accurate, but it does make it a heck of a lot easier to shoot the rifle more accurately. That&#8217;s part of the design goal behind Blackhawk&#8217;s AR Blaze Trigger for AR-15 rifles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":61807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,59,7,109,209],"tags":[110,613,76,132,586,208,831],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-61805","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-accessories-misc","8":"category-ar-15-gear-reviews","9":"category-gunsamerica-authors","10":"category-gear-reviews","11":"category-tom-mchale","12":"tag-accessories-2","13":"tag-ar-15","14":"tag-blackhawk","15":"tag-buzz","16":"tag-column","17":"tag-reviews-2","18":"tag-trigger-tech"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles - Authors\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/trigger-technology-blackhawks-new-blaze-trigger-ar-15-rifles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trigger Tech: Blackhawk\u2019s New Blaze Single-Stage Trigger for AR-15 Rifles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I love AR-15 type rifles as much, and probably more than the next guy. 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