TRigger pull questions - not really Parker related

[Stan Hillis]

I am trigger pull weight obsessive. I will live with a 5 to 5 1/2 lb. pull weight, on a hunting gun, but not much above that. I'm used to a Perazzi. They're known for great triggers. I don't expect much less from my hunting guns.

When I have a double gun on which the triggers are too heavy, and i send it off to my trigger man, i specify 3 1/2 lbs. on the front trigger and 4 lbs. on the rear. Why the difference in the front and rear? The answer is ..... the leverage. There is usually greater leverage on the rear trigger, due to the hand and trigger finger position, than on the front. So, the slightly heavier pull on the rear is not felt as being heavier because of the hand position and the trigger finger position.

I don't care if the gun weighs 9 lbs., like my MX-8, or 4 lbs. 14 oz., like one of my little S X Ss. I want the trigger pulls as near 3 1/2 and 4 as I can get them.