The ability to empty a magazine is great in Zombie movies, but in real life, you only want to shoot

until there is no more need to shoot. Additional, unnecessary rounds just deplete your ammo and risks

hitting friendlies or innocents. After three mags the forearm gets too hot to hold without gloves.

High temperatures will increase wear on your gun and decrease reliability.

TAC-CON 3MR offers really fast multiple hits without sacrificing effective accuracy.

Using the Tac-Con 3MR, you can approach full auto speeds. More importantly,

the 3MR will let you shoot that fast with superb control. I was able to put as many rounds as

needed in a realistic target with consistent .14 splits, then transition smoothly to other targets and repeat as necessary.

The Tac-Con is quite useful for those who use the AR-15/M4 in competition, as either the standard semi-auto

or Third Mode trigger pull allows good shot placement, and the quick reset on the

Third Mode permits fast repeat shots with good trigger control in any type of timed shooting event.

The Tac-Con 3MR trigger comes packed in a container along with a pocket-sized copy of the BATFE letter approving it.

But when I opened the box, I couldn’t find any installation instructions.

When I checked with Tactical Fire Control, Inc., I was told that an instructional video will be up on their website soon.

My friend Ken Choate at C&S Metall-Werkes Ltd. works on AR-15s/M4s all the time,

so I decided to have him install the Tac-Con, especially since he wanted to examine

it in case customers asked him about it. I observed closely as he did the switch-out

of the trigger that was in my Colt and installed the Tac-Con. Here are a few hints based on what we learned:

First, it is necessary to remove the pistol grip to remove the spring and detent for the safety/selector for the standard trigger.

Second, the Tac-Con selector switch has to go in before the trigger assembly.

Third, pins for the Tac-Con should be inserted from the right side of the receiver with the grooves in front.

I had planned to take the Colt out to try the Tac-Con the next weekend,

but an ice storm turned the range I use into a skating rink. I finally got a chance to shoot the

Tac-Con the next weekend and found it worked quite well.

 

I began by using the semi-auto mode to get used to the 4.5-pound trigger pull. I’d rate it as good as

the triggers in a couple of custom ARs I shoot.

I then switched to the Third Mode and started a little slowly to get used to the trigger pull with the quick reset.

After a few rounds to get the feel of the trigger, I began firing five-round strings, then ten-round strings.

Once I got the rhythm of moving my finger quickly for each shot, I was firing pretty fast.

The steady stream of brass cascading from a full-auto carbine wasn’t there, but there

was a steady stream of empty brass in the air—five or more cases at a time.

In all, I fired about 200 rounds using the Tac-Con.

The only problem wasn’t with the trigger, but with the 60-round SureFire magazine I was using.

This magazine normally functions well even when held upside down and in full-auto weapons.

But on this occasion, the follower stuck and required taking the magazine apart to fix it.

I switched to 30-round magazines (with 28 rounds loaded) and kept firing.

The more I shot using the Third Mode, the better control I had of the trigger when operating it quickly.

I also found that when shooting at plates, I could move among them, double tapping each one very quickly and accurately.

The cost of ammo kept me from shooting even more, but based on the shooting I did with the

Tac-Con 3MR Trigger System, it works very well. It is an excellent aid to fast yet accurate shooting.

The quality of the Tac-Con seems high as well.

I recommend that anyone installing a Tac-Con 3MR trigger carry a copy of the

BATFE letter stating its legality with them, as the position of the selector for the

Third Mode would appear to anyone not aware of the Tac-Con as the position for full auto.

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