i took my first vanguard to a smith to play with the trigger, the next day he said he wouldnt be able to take all the slack out and i should just get a timney. he played with the trigger as best he could but it was still a pretty bad trigger but i learned to live with it. that grit feeling goes away as the trigger breaks in and it actually gets fairly smooth for being a cheap trigger. so if you cant handle a bad trigger you should just get a aftermarket of some sort. iv grown up on millitary triggers so my finger isnt quite as sensitive towards perfection, thats why i still use that factory trigger.