I had the privilege of having a conversation with Massad Ayoob a couple weeks ago, and though we did not speak for very long, I took full advantage by asking some hard line questions, and found that he was more than willing to enlighten me. He also sent me a link to a brief write up he did on the S&W forums some time ago and his own observations from being an expert witness in SD shootings for over 3 decades.
The short version is if you do any trigger upgrades that are not factory jobs, you are placing your defense in a very risky situation. Winning the fight is of utmost importance in a SD shooting, but it is only the beginning of the fight if an ambitious, and sometimes politically motivated DA decides you are in the wrong...Winning the court battle afterwards must be considered. Trigger upgrades are going to be used against you, and the crime lab expert(s) will most certainly discover if anything has been tampered with.
This should be required reading for anyone who carries and has considered upgrading their triggers. It really deserves its own thread.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/concea...facts-about-light-trigger-pull-liability.html
I will add that Mas and many other courtroom experts highly recommend carry insurance. That topic also deserves its own thread, if we don't have one already.
The short version is if you do any trigger upgrades that are not factory jobs, you are placing your defense in a very risky situation. Winning the fight is of utmost importance in a SD shooting, but it is only the beginning of the fight if an ambitious, and sometimes politically motivated DA decides you are in the wrong...Winning the court battle afterwards must be considered. Trigger upgrades are going to be used against you, and the crime lab expert(s) will most certainly discover if anything has been tampered with.
This should be required reading for anyone who carries and has considered upgrading their triggers. It really deserves its own thread.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/concea...facts-about-light-trigger-pull-liability.html
I will add that Mas and many other courtroom experts highly recommend carry insurance. That topic also deserves its own thread, if we don't have one already.