{"id":598,"date":"2012-02-29T09:11:44","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T14:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/?p=598"},"modified":"2023-05-03T12:27:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T17:27:16","slug":"rat-worx-hybrid-trigger-mod-the-best-aug-trigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/2012\/02\/rat-worx-hybrid-trigger-mod-the-best-aug-trigger\/","title":{"rendered":"RAT WORX Hybrid Trigger Mod: The Best AUG Trigger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ratworxusa.com\/pagDetail.aspx?SKU=RW-HTM-2020-Precision\">RAT WORX HTM &#8220;Hybrid Trigger Mod&#8221;<\/a> is a drop-in replacement for <a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/2009\/12\/msar-stg-556-vs-aug\/\">AUG and MSAR<\/a> trigger packs. At $230 (and with an ongoing waiting list) it is the most expensive AUG trigger &#8220;fix&#8221; I have seen, but it is also by far the best. <strong>If you shoot your AUG you should get this trigger pack.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023 Update: Looks like the evolved version of this excellent enhancement is now the $100 <a href=\"https:\/\/store.ratworxusa.com\/products\/accessories-steyr-990000005357-20-tsm-auga3-2545\">20\/20 Precision Trigger Sear Mod<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>RAT WORX made the clever design decision to build this upgrade around a standard AR-15 trigger group, which they suggest will allow users to tap the extensive market for AR-15 parts to further customize it. I just put it right in my MSAR and took it for testing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/img\/AUG_and_HTM_TriggerPacks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/img\/AUG_and_HTM_TriggerPacks-640.jpg\" alt=\"AUG and HTM Trigger Packs\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trigger weight measured a very consistent 6 pounds. Nominally that doesn&#8217;t sound any better than <a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/2011\/03\/aug-and-msar-trigger-improvements\/\">what I found with the Trigger Tamer<\/a>. But practically there is no comparison: the HTM&#8217;s all-metal linkage from the trigger bar through to the sear and hammer eliminates sticking and stacking I couldn&#8217;t polish or lubricate out of <a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/2011\/03\/aug-and-msar-trigger-improvements\/\">any previous trigger systems<\/a>. With this trigger I finally feel confident shooting my MSAR against standard AR-15s. With a 4x optic my test group was able to consistently ring a 200-yard steel silhouette shooting at rates up to 5 rounds per second.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RAT WORX HTM &#8220;Hybrid Trigger Mod&#8221; is a drop-in replacement for AUG and MSAR trigger packs. At $230 (and with an ongoing waiting list) it is the most expensive AUG trigger &#8220;fix&#8221; I have seen, but it is also by far the best. If you shoot your AUG you should get this trigger pack. 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