I whole heartedly disagree, on both counts.
LEM is too easy to pull under stress, doesn't provide enough tactile feedback as to activity on first shot, and many seem to find it harder to master than TDA, no matter how "hard" they try. I don't profess to have the skills to explain why this occurs, but it does, other than they're too similar and yet different enough. TDA is two distinct triggers, where LEM is closer to 1.5 or 1.25 different triggers, but different enough to cause problems.
People also seem to gravitate towards getting the lightest possible LEM trigger they can, often to the detriment of what the gun and trigger are intended for. Even the TLG special isn't the lightest/smoothest trigger possible.
That all being said, if you can run/manage LEM and it does what you want, more power to you. I think it's an over hyped trigger system.
I went through a year trying to make LEM work for me as a noob. It didn’t help I was trying to shoot a VP9 as well.
I agree with most of your post above. One comment on the bolded part, being as how few LEM guns are out there in the shops, it is not like you have a choice in LEM configurations. In my case all they had was the V1 or light LEM. I know now you can adjust the springs etc. but that is pretty advanced especially for a new shooter like me.
I’ve kind of come to the conclusion that the LEM *is* great at it’s designed application; namely LEOs who spend a lot of time covering suspects with guns drawn (I think Darryl has mentioned this more than once.). “For me” however as Joe CCW, if I have to draw from my holster there is a pretty good chance I will need to use it. So my reasoning is I’d rather have a pistol in my hand that I’m confident with.
But who knows I’m just a random noobie talking out of his butt on an Internet forum. If LEM works for you, awesome. I strongly defer to all of the actual knowledgeable people here as far as recommending it to others.
I went back and read the Dagga Boy thread and wow, what an education, thanks! My wife will be transitioning from 229 to a P30sk in the coming weeks, so this has been the perfect read, and it’ll be an interesting experience for both of us, since neither have ever shot a gun with a LEM trigger, but feel that all things considered, it’ll be a great carry gun for her.
I don't play the reset game anymore, but releasing to reset doesn't change the trigger break, it just bypass the ridiculously light initial take up . The decocked LEM or second strike trigger pull could be a pain, but would rarely be encountered in most situations and I think could be seen as a "feature" not available on striker fired guns.
In my mind the LEM is just a 2 stage rifle trigger.
If you're in western PA, meet @Guinnessman. For a beer or two, I bet he'd let you run some rounds through his LEM guns.
David S.