Pridefend Professional Digital Trigger Pull Gauge,0-12 lbs Trigger Pull Scale,1 Oz Increments for Accurate Readings,Trigger Pull Gauge with LCD Display (Black)

works great

This is an easy to use and read trigger gauge that appears to be relatively consistent. The design can make it a little awkward to get good readings and use with smaller trigger guards. I'm guessing most people will use it the way I did initially and just hold it by the main body when pulling, but that can result in some inconsistent readings due to the varying leverage and the tendency for the plastic tip to slide up and down the trigger. I try to position it in the middle of the trigger where my finger would be, as having it too high or low can give inconsistent results due to the different amount leveraging force being applied. I found pulling it by the back of the tip from the opposite side of where the gauge is inserted results in a much more consistent reading as you can keep it in the same spot on the trigger through the break.While the display is fairly visible, I would've preferred a different color or a slightly brighter backlight. The only odd thing I found was that while the counter can go above 40, the average resets to 0 after the 40th pull, resulting in an incorrect average value after that. Still that shouldn't be much of an issue as most people wouldn't be taking that many readings in a row. While I can't confirm it is spot on accurate, of the various pistols and rifles I tested, the really light triggers read between 2.5 and 3.5 lbs while the heavier ones were in the 5 to 6 lbs range. These readings seemed to line up well with the general fingertip feel I get between light and heavy triggers. Except for the really light one with an aftermarket spring, the rest were all factory original and the readings were within the expected values for each. Overall this trigger gauge seems to be a very good value for the price.

It's cheap build quality, but seems to read accurate and reliable enough for what I need.

Easy to hold and easy to use. I can't rate accuracy because I have nothing to check it against. My triggers are typically 3 to 4 ounces in pull weight. It has been difficult to find an affordable gauge that could measure that low a weight, but this one does it in style.

Reading varied by over a pound each pull. I tried a variety of techniques pulling the trigger with no success. Maybe I got a dud ymmv. It's also very ackward to use, could be that's the problem.

I thought I would try this digital over the traditional "fishscale" trigger gauge but was dissapointed by the results; consistently high readings and awkward to use

There is no batteries, other than that, it operates flawlessly. Very easy and fast read outs. Looks to be build with quality and worth the money.

I paid only $18.99 for this Pridefend Digital Trigger Gauge and I'm impressed. Nice big buttons and the display is easy to read. Accuracy seems spot on. The scales I have at home are not "engineer grade" but I have a good digital postal scale and a good digital kitchen scale. I took a water bottle and tied a string to it then weighed it. Postal scale - 5lbs 13.4oz; Kitchen scale - 5lbs 14.0oz; Pridefend 5lb 12.5oz (average of 5 tries lifting the bottle with the string). So all three were within 1-1/2 ounces of each other which is about 1.6%.I usually measure trigger pull in pounds, so if a scale gets me to within an ounce or two? Great!I also tried dumping out most of the water to see how the scales would do with a light trigger. Postal - 2lbs 14.6 oz; Kitchen - 2lbs 14.8 oz; Pridefend - 2lbs 14.3 oz. OK, that's about a 1% difference -- still really close to each other.If I wanted to be really picky, Amazon has calibration weights selling for under $20. I could pick up a set to find out if the Pridefend is measuring 1% light, or is the kitchen scale weighing 1% heavy!