Release trigger

[Frank Culbertson]

My SBT has a release in it, otherwise I would have passed on the gun! To those that mock the need for a release, you should only flinch badly several times to slowly embrace the release. I shot doubles for years with a release/pull, just recently went to double release, it took two rounds to "master" I don't even think about setting the trigger for the second shot now.....it AINT that hard to learn!

[Pa SxS]

Frank is correct, it doesn't take long to get used to it assuming it's a quality release that is adjusted properly and doesn't pull through meaning that when you pull the trigger to set it, the gun fires. If that happens, all you think about when you set the trigger again is is it going to pull through. It scares the heck out of you when it does this. No problem as long as your gun is pointed down range.

Think about it, you tense up the muscles your hand and finger to pull the trigger but relax your hand and finger muscles to release it. Problem is for most people, the brain get's used to it and switching back to a pull trigger is a challenge.

[TOOL MAN]

Arch Bishop,

Trap Shooters are indeed a strange breed!! I'm paralyzed and sweaty just listening to your instruction manual!!!

[Pa SxS]

Thanks for your comment Fool Man. Ops, I'm not a good typist, I meant to type Tool Man but hit the wrong key! Anytime I can help you, just call

[todd allen]

If I was still shooting trap, I would LOVE to have a Parker SBT with a release trigger!
I shot an Allem's trigger in my Perazzi on live birds, and a release on a Beretta 391 on sporting clays, for years.
The need for a release is mostly brought on by high volume shooting on repetitive targets. (think trap)
Ironically, I never used a release back when I shot trap. I went to a release on sporting clays to smooth out my game, which it did. It took about 25 shots to master, and added an average of 3 targets per 100 to my game, which was enough to make a difference in quite a few shoots.
I haven't shot any competitive targets in about 5 years, but I can switch back and forth between release/pull/ and double triggers with no problems.
A great example of the effectiveness of the release trigger; My old buddy, Don Criswell, struggled with a flinch for years. Sometimes it was painfull to watch him shoot. He switched to a Beretta 391 and a release trigger, and shot straight up to Master's Class in no time.

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

I'm going to send my SBT out tomorrow to Phillips Gunsmithing for a release. After developing a bad flinch on the trap line, I've been on a release for 5 years. I'm selling the trap gun and will still need a release. The price I've been quoted is $275.

[Pa SxS]

John, are you sending Phillips a Parker SBT?

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

Yes, a Parker SBT.

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

Here we are 4 months later on the subject of a release trigger in my SBT gun. I just got it back from Phillips Gunsmithing without a release trigger. Seems this gun, S/N 235555, has a different Parker trigger assembly than what he is familiar with. Trying several avenues of effort, Phillips was not able to install a release trigger that he felt was as reliable as I would want. He was up in Arkansas - and looked at a SBT with a release in the same trigger configuration - that he thought would help him with my gun. After time had passed, Phillip was not satisfied with the result, so . . . C'est la vie.

[B. Dudley]

Huh... I don't think there was any variation in SBT trigger mechanisms over the course of production of the model.