Hi Guys,
I was browsing this site for the first time and saw a thread about trigger mechanisms. It was interesting to see how much or how little some members know about our product. Or how other types of mechanisms work. This thread is not meant to be a promotion or commercially oriented in anyway. It is not our style. It seems that another poster in Calif has our mechanism in a few of his guns and thinks our housing is "plactic" and it is a clone of an ALexander mechanism. I showed my partner the post and I registered just so I could give you his rebuttal and to clear up any misconceptions about our Aimrite mechanism. Basically here is what my partner Rick has to say:
I would like to dispell a few myths about our triggers. My name is Rick Bettua and along with Daryl Wong, we own Aimrite Hawaii. I will not talk about other mechanisms but would like to talk about the different mechods of how triggers function.
European models tend to "pinch" the shaft between the sear and the roof of the mechanism and what you get is a very smooth trigger release that is lighter than American types. But remember, just like putting your finger and thumb together, the shaft is held in place by pinching. There is nothing wrong with this providing the guns stay relatively small and not a lot of band pounds of force is loaded onto the trigger.
American triggers use a method of 90 degree corner (shaft) on a 90 corner (sear). What this provides is a much stronger mechanism,however it may not be as light or smooth as a european design.
Some of Daryl's guns have upwards to 500#'s of force behind them (tuna guns). Therefore each and every trigger is tested in a hydraulic testing machine and fired at 600#'s of force. This is done with every mechanism whether it is for a tuna gun or small Aimrite euro style gun. We then test 1% of every batch of trigger mechanisms and break them on purose to maintain quality control. All break between 1250-1600lbs. Even at this force they will not release the shaft!
For those of you that think that our trigger is a "plastic" takeoff of Steve Alexanders, then think again. Our trigger and sear uses a much different method and the only similarities to an ALexander is the outside dimensions.
We chose a space age polymer that is used in the aerospace industry to insure that we can maintain repeatable accuracy through injection molding vs casting or bending stainless sheet metal. To this date not one mechansim has failed or broken with over 1200 on the market. This is why we provide a no-hassel warranty on our product because we believe in it.
If anyone would like more information on triggers and how they function, feel free to ask. I hope this dispells any questions about our "plastic" mechanism.
Dive safe,
Rick Bettua/ Daryl Wong
Aimrite Hawaii
www.aimrite.homestead.com
I was browsing this site for the first time and saw a thread about trigger mechanisms. It was interesting to see how much or how little some members know about our product. Or how other types of mechanisms work. This thread is not meant to be a promotion or commercially oriented in anyway. It is not our style. It seems that another poster in Calif has our mechanism in a few of his guns and thinks our housing is "plactic" and it is a clone of an ALexander mechanism. I showed my partner the post and I registered just so I could give you his rebuttal and to clear up any misconceptions about our Aimrite mechanism. Basically here is what my partner Rick has to say:
I would like to dispell a few myths about our triggers. My name is Rick Bettua and along with Daryl Wong, we own Aimrite Hawaii. I will not talk about other mechanisms but would like to talk about the different mechods of how triggers function.
European models tend to "pinch" the shaft between the sear and the roof of the mechanism and what you get is a very smooth trigger release that is lighter than American types. But remember, just like putting your finger and thumb together, the shaft is held in place by pinching. There is nothing wrong with this providing the guns stay relatively small and not a lot of band pounds of force is loaded onto the trigger.
American triggers use a method of 90 degree corner (shaft) on a 90 corner (sear). What this provides is a much stronger mechanism,however it may not be as light or smooth as a european design.
Some of Daryl's guns have upwards to 500#'s of force behind them (tuna guns). Therefore each and every trigger is tested in a hydraulic testing machine and fired at 600#'s of force. This is done with every mechanism whether it is for a tuna gun or small Aimrite euro style gun. We then test 1% of every batch of trigger mechanisms and break them on purose to maintain quality control. All break between 1250-1600lbs. Even at this force they will not release the shaft!
For those of you that think that our trigger is a "plastic" takeoff of Steve Alexanders, then think again. Our trigger and sear uses a much different method and the only similarities to an ALexander is the outside dimensions.
We chose a space age polymer that is used in the aerospace industry to insure that we can maintain repeatable accuracy through injection molding vs casting or bending stainless sheet metal. To this date not one mechansim has failed or broken with over 1200 on the market. This is why we provide a no-hassel warranty on our product because we believe in it.
If anyone would like more information on triggers and how they function, feel free to ask. I hope this dispells any questions about our "plastic" mechanism.
Dive safe,
Rick Bettua/ Daryl Wong
Aimrite Hawaii
www.aimrite.homestead.com