Parker single selective trigger

[John Havard]

I searched previous posts for any information I could glean about the Parker SST's. I seem to recall finding quite a few negative comments about their reliability.

[Bill Murphy]

You will get negative comments from those who have problems that were not easily addressed, but those who have no problems are generally positive about the triggers. The early version of the Parker trigger that are inoperative are generally more difficult to "fix" than the later version. Some gunsmiths who you would think would be the ones to fix your trigger are not.

[C.O.B.]

If you look hard enough you will find someone who will bitch about a free lunch because it was ham not roast beef and on white bread not whole wheat.

I have used SST triggers for decades and NEVER experienced any problem from Miller's or Parker's.

[Autumn Daze]

John, Check with Chuck but I think the repair books that would list such things as retro fitted single triggers are very incomplete. I agree with Murph's statement completely. As for me any Parker with a factory single trigger be it an earlier single screw or the later two screw devalues the gun in my eye's.
Another thing to keep in mind there are those that are incapable of shooting a single trigger gun without making it balk or double.

[Double Lab]

I have a DHE with one of the early Parker SST's and the pull was 8 1/2 lbs. Sent it to someone who I thought knew SST's 3 times and he gave up on it. Had it fixed by another local gunsmith and it came back at 3.5lbs. No problems since.