These two get searched together constantly, and they are not two versions of the same thing. One is a trigger. The other is a machine gun conversion device. The difference decides whether you own a part or a felony.
We sell forced reset triggers. We do not sell switches, auto sears or conversion devices of any kind, at any price, to anyone. If a site offers you one, you are looking at either a scam or a federal charge, and often both.
The legal test is what happens on one function of the trigger. A switch makes the pistol keep firing while the trigger is held - that is automatic fire, and possession alone is a federal felony carrying up to ten years. There is no state where a private buyer can simply order one.
An FRT fires one round per pull. The ATF argued for a period that some forced reset triggers still met the machine gun definition because of how the reset works, and that fight went through the courts and changed more than once. The current picture, and why your state still matters, is in are FRT triggers legal in 2026. There is also a plain-language page on switch laws.
An FRT gives you a fast, consistent reset - the split times drop because the trigger returns for you instead of you riding it out. You stay in control of every shot, which is also what keeps it a trigger rather than a conversion.
A switch empties a magazine in about a second, in a pistol that was never designed to be controlled that way. It is the reason people who fit them tend to hit everything except the target. That is before the legal side.
No. An FRT is a semi-automatic trigger - one pull, one round. A switch converts the pistol to automatic fire and is a machine gun under federal law.
No, and we will not. We sell forced reset triggers only.
It depends on the state, and the federal position has changed more than once. Read are FRT triggers legal in 2026 before ordering, and ask us if you are unsure.