It ALWAYS weighs 8lbs right before the firing pin is released. The take-up on the trigger pull is a bit less, but reaches the eight-pound point before firing. The NY-1 adds @2.5# to both take-up and letoff relative to that obtained with the 5.5# connector and non-NY trigger spring. More @Wikipedia
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