Low quality control, poor craftsmanship, great fun - Franklin Armory BFSIII PC-C1 Binary Triggers

Binary triggers are extremely fun and this is my second trigger from Franklin Armory. My first trigger (for the 10/22) was tricky to install but that comes with the territory. This time around it was tricky to install and some of the parts were out of spec. One of the hammer pin spacers was not completely machined so the hammer pin would only insert up to the rim at the end of the spacer and not slide through. Fortunately I have a Dremel and was able to remove the portion where the spacer hadn't been fully bored and now the hammer pin slides right in as designed.

After I completed install, the trigger would not go binary in binary mode. I watched the function check videos and read the instructions but they don't tell you how to resolve the problem if you fail a function check. Very irritating. I ended up finding a video of someone having the same problem on a Franklin AR trigger so I followed their steps on how to polish the trigger components to make them run. This mostly resolved the issue where it works in dry fire 100 percent and in live fire about 90 percent. However it meant doing install and disassembly several more times while I worked to get it polished enough.

One note to make is that in the past I have had to replace lost or worn parts and Franklin charges out the butt for them which is why I used a Dremel instead of bothering with their poor customer service. There's a possibility that you'll pay a premium trigger price for a "meh" piece of equipment that you'll have to repair or replace.