I love YouTube. Yes, one can get distracted by a wide variety of cat videos, but for the firearms enthusiast, its a veritable cornucopia of information. Videos exist for “Forgotten Weapons” (a channel that I strongly recommend that one subscribes to), and full overviews like we did a few days ago with the PSG-1, which our Alex Capps is lucky to have one of less than 500 in the USA.

But, my favorite usage of the online video sharing service is technical and how-to videos. Where information was limited to the gunsmiths and those spending their lives with firearms, now videos allow one to become their own gunsmith (at their own risk).

Modern Pawn took the time to showcase the operation of the two most common types of AR-15 triggers, single stage mil-spec, and two-stage triggers.

The single-stage trigger is a common mil-spec trigger, which in the video Modern Pawn shows the longer pull and source of the feelings that typify a mil-spec booger – switch. They are dead-simple operation.

The two-stage trigger is courtesy of Geissele, showing the full use of the dual paws to capture and release the hammer. Slightly more complex and requiring tighter tolerances for effective employment, two-stage triggers are beloved by many shooters.

Kudos to Modern Pawn for the easy break-down. Check out their other videos on their channel here.