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I missed that one. Be realistic, even experienced, professional shooters screw up, and by reducing the trigger pull down so low on a single action pistol you make it far easier for incidental contact during loading/unloading, etc. to cause an AD
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Intuitively you might think that but in my experience there is a pretty weak correlation between the people who have ADs and the weight of the trigger. I see a much stronger correlation between gun handling and ADs. The people who think they are faster then they are are (are are, oh boy) the ones throwing rounds over the berm.
The OP didn't mention he was doing action shooting so keeping the booger hook off the bang switch shouldn't be that challenging.
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Also, a 2.5 lb trigger job is hard to do safely, is very prone to error, will likely have problems down the road,
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Additionally, the 1911 is extremely complicated in practice, and it is very difficult so safely get the trigger down that low without changing the sear angle, etc. and taking shortcuts which will reduce the trigger pull, but will also compromise the trigger group and make it far more likely for something to go very wrong.
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I have to disagree with this. The classic 3 1/2 pound NRA legal bullseye trigger job has .020 hammer hooks and has half of the sear nose cut for the escape angle. I have a 2 1/2 pound trigger single stack with .023 hammer hooks and only 1/4 of the sear nose cut for the escape angle. Trigger weight is a function of springs. Trigger feel is a function of hammer and sear geometry and surface finish.
I would really like to hear what these shortcuts are.
A 2 1/2 pound trigger job can last a long time. I would be sorely disappointed if I didn't get 60k out of a set. Have you priced 60k rounds of ammo lately? Performance doesn't come cheap but it isn't quite as expensive as you might think.
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and is above the minimum weight for many divisions.
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What sport are you thinking of that has a minimum required trigger pull? NRA Bullseye where rim fire pistols are prohibited from going below 2 1/2 pounds? What more endorsement do you need for shooting groups with a 2 1/2 pound trigger?