I agree that there currently a lot of sub-compact guns with much better triggers than the LC9. That was not the case three years ago, when I bought my LC9. At that time the LC9 was awarded " The Gun of the Year", by Handgun Magazine, and others. The reviewers all stated it had a long pull, but there was no negativity to their reviews. At that time, the LC9 was very scarce, and it was hard to find a dealer in my area, that had one. After calling around for several weeks, I found a dealer, that was getting one in. I had to pay in advance, for him to hold it for me. Got it home and after many dry fires, I found out that the reviewers had fudged on the description of the trigger pull. I learned to shoot it ok, but never liked the trigger pull.
There are thousands of LC9s now, and many owners would like to improve their LC9's trigger pull. If everyone waits until a new item is tested and reviewed, nothing would ever make it to the market, because why would even the first person buy the product, as it has not been tested. I had one of the first Galloway original trigger kits (sold from late 2011 to early 2012). The kit was not perfect, but with testing and modifications, we were able to get it perfect. I have a great trigger pull, that has 50% less travel, and the break point was moved forward 1/2 inch. It is reliable and safe. But if I, along with many others, did not buy it, no one would have known how well it improved the trigger pull. That kit is still in my LC9, and still functions perfectly. Galloway sold over 3000 of those kits, before Ruger cut off his supply of hammers and trigger bars. That kit is no longer made.
Galloway came out with his own custom 35% trigger bar, last September. There were issues with that bar, but they got worked out. Now recently, some of the trigger bars have been found to crack/break, which is a heat treat issue. Is it a few trigger bars, or a lot? Only Galloway knows, but problems do occur. Look at the first year for the LC9s, where many guns had light hit issues. Also not a good thing in a SD gun. After a year of light hits, Ruger's engineers found the fix for the light hits, but if everyone had waited until the gun was thoroughly tested, no one would have bought it, and Ruger would have had to discontinued it, with no sales. So what I am saying is someone has to be the tester. If no one buys a new product, well guess what, there will never be a new product. And don't say guns or gun parts are different, because you are betting your life on them. I have not said to install the new parts and start using the gun for SD. You install the parts and test it. Just like a new gun, you don't start using that new gun to defend yourself, without testing it. We all know how to test, you take it out and shoot it, until you are satisfied it works properly and is reliable. Then you use it to protect your life.
I am a tester. I will not likely never find a way to improve my current LC9's modified trigger pull. But I still test the new kits and parts for it. That brings me to the Saints Arms trigger kit. If no one buys it, it will never make it. But when people like me install it, and find it provides an improvement, then we go out and let others know about it. I have tested it, and it works great. Others have tested it with similar findings, and have posted their results. So should everyone wait a year or two to find if the product will suffer from problems or meets this criteria: "You still have no idea of longevity or long term functionality of this stuff?". If so, don't bother for the results, as Saints Arms will be out of business, as no business can go for a year or two with no sales, because people are waiting for results.
Those of you that are looking for an improvement to the LC9 or LC380 trigger pull, I am saying that I have tested it, I have video results, and I would recommend it. The price is very reasonable. Everyone will make their decision, but as with the original Galloway trigger kit, there were many dire warning and negativity about modifying a stock gun, which were all proved to be unjustified.
Bob