Semi I think you and I have a different definition of trigger nomenclature.
IMO there is three factors. Travel. Creep. And weight of pull.
Alot of triggers have what is called take up or travel. That is what I call the distance you have to pull some triggers before the trigger "takes up", or engages. IMO it is that point where "creep comes into play". I don't think all the travel is considered "creep". Only the distance the trigger travels once it is engaged. For example a trigger on a Coly 1911(or AR15). Even the finest 1# target trigger on most 1911's have trigger travel. Then once the travel is taken up and the trigger is engaged does "creep" come into play.
IMO creep is the real bad thing. This IMO is the amount of distance a trigger can travel once it is engaged but before the firearm fires.
"Crisp" to me means a trigger that has NO CREEP. In other words it is engaged as soon as you take the safety off. So the trigger does not move at all. The only impedement to firing is the weight of pull.
Weight of pull is not as important for a good trigger as what creep is bad for a good trigger. A 3# trigger with no creep is a very fine hunting trigger. Tom.
Last edited by HEAD0001; 09-22-2011 at 04:12 PM.