Originally Posted by
ToddG
There is a difference between staging and prepping. As Noel points out, one is bad and one is good.
Staging involves a halt to the trigger pull process, a purposeful pause while sight alignment is verified. The idea is to have the trigger just an ounce from the break point when you haven't got a final acceptable sight picture yet. Do not like.
Prepping involves beginning the trigger press while the gun is doing other things, like pressing toward the target or coming down in recoil. Ideally, you never stop adding pressure to the trigger until it breaks. Though that can be easier said than done with very short, very light triggers... which, btw, is why many 1911 aficionados aren't fond of the press-out to begin with.
The difference between the two might seem subtle, but it's there. Staging involves a planned pause in the trigger press. Prepping just means I'm saving time getting some (most?) of the trigger press done when I safely can but I won't pause unless my sights aren't where I expect them.