Strike Industries Cobra Series Trigger Guards are NTOA approved! Of course, it's not hard to see why, as our trigger guards are both functional as well as beautiful (and a great value at two for 10 bucks). The full NTOA reviews are below, from three different law enforcement professionals.
Strike Industries Cobra Trigger Guards
Overall Score: 4.41
TESTER
Tested by a police officer from Florida
Design 2
Performance 4
Ease of Use 4
Size 4
Quality 4
Durability 5
Storage 5
Versatility 5
Convenience 4
Application 5
Comfort 5
Accuracy 5
Cleaning & Maintenance 5
Individual Score 4.38
This is a review of the Strike Industries Cobra Series Trigger Guard. They are available in black, tan, and OD green with a suggested retail of $10.50 (or at least Amazon has that price) a piece. First and foremost, when I received this trigger guard I immediately thought of the Magpul trigger guard currently on my personal and issue rifle. It looks, feels, and acts exactly the same. The only differences I can tell are these: the Cobra guard appears to have a more pronounced bend in it than the Magpul guard which has a smoother curve to it and the Cobra guard has ridges built into it to give texture to the guard where it touches the middle finger. I guess the sharper bend means the Cobra guard gives you a bit more space around the trigger but I didn’t notice a difference. As with the bend, I didn’t really notice the texture when manipulating the rifle either bringing it on target or switching magazines. It literally felt the same as if I hadn’t gone through the trouble of switching out the Magpul guard.
My package contained both a “straight” guard (as described above) and a “right” guard. The only difference is the right-handed guard has a wing built into it so that your trigger finger when properly indexed is “resting.” Cool idea in theory, I guess, but unnecessary. I never noticed a need for it in the past and can say my feelings are the same today after testing this guard with several trips to the range. To me it boils down to price, the Magpul guard retails for half the price of this one and I wouldn’t spend double on the wing to rest my trigger finger. Will this work if you have one? Yes, and it does a decent job too but I wouldn’t pay the extra $5 for it.
The one thing I didn't mention is that if you don't have an upgraded trigger guard, you're missing out. The stock guard is TERRIBLE! spend the $5 or $10 and replace it. The increased size of the trigger well and the ease of manipulating the rifle easily pays that bill.
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TESTER
Tested by a police officer from California
Design 5
Performance 5
Ease of Use 4
Size 4
Quality 3
Durability 4
Storage
Versatility
Convenience 4
Application 3
Comfort 4
Accuracy
Cleaning & Maintenance 4
Individual Score 4
Cobra Trigger Guard
I received the Strike Industries Cobra Series Trigger Guards, in the ambidextrous and left handed versions, for evaluation. The trigger guards came in OD green. These triggers (as well as with other manufacturers) are designed so that you can squeeze the trigger of an AR platform rifle while wearing gloves. I have seen these enlarged trigger guards before, however from what I can see the Strike Industries Cobra Series are the most reasonably priced. Some more expensive trigger guards however are made from metal. The Cobra series are made from polymer. In California, the weather does not get below freezing much, so I can’t evaluate how well the polymer holds up in freezing conditions. The Cobra guards do flare wider to the sides, so your finger will have a wider area to rest on, while on trigger. This wider flare may help an inexperienced shooter with trigger pull.
I did not need my armorer skills to install these. After removing the old trigger guards, the Cobra series installation went smoothly. Their dimensions appeared to be “mil-spec.” Instructions with pictures are included in the package.
After installation I test fired the rifle while wearing Oakley tac gloves. The Cobra trigger guard opened up some space and gave me plenty of clearance around the trigger, so I could easily fire the rifle with gloves on. The Cobra guards did what they were designed for, they were easy to install and they are economical. I recommend the trigger guards.
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TESTER
Tested by a police officer from Wisconsin
Design 5
Performance 5
Ease of Use 5
Size 5
Quality 4
Durability 4
Storage 5
Versatility 5
Convenience 5
Application 5
Comfort 5
Accuracy 5
Cleaning & Maintenance 5
Individual Score 4.85
I tested the Strike Industries Cobra 01 AL trigger guard. The package I received in the mail included an ambidextrous and left handed model. I installed the ambidextrous model on my AR platform. I liked that it was elongated so a gloved finger could fit in the trigger guard easily, and that the wings that stick out the side make it easy to know where the trigger is without having to search for it or have your finger in the trigger guard completely. This is a lot of help when wearing heavy winter gloves and you can not feel the trigger as easily. There are only two small things that I did not like about the Cobra. Number one was that the plastic it is made out of feels cheap and soft, but it did not break during any of my cold weather trainings we are having right now. The other problem is that to install this piece you should be an AR rifle armorer because the pin that needs to be removed and installed go through the weakest area of the gun and the proper tools and bench blocks are needed for this. Or other wise you can break the trigger guard ears off and then you have to buy a whole new lower. All in all though I feel this is a nice addition to the rifle to make it easier to use.
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