Hoffman Tactical Trigger Kicker

The Hoffman Tactical Trigger Kicker is an active-reset disconnector replacement that turns an otherwise mil-spec AR-15 fire control group into a forced reset system. Instead of being a self-contained cassette, it swaps in for the standard disconnector. After a shot the hammer contacts the Kicker, which pushes the trigger back into reset and tucks under the standard safety selector to lock it until the bolt carrier returns to battery. At $43 it is the cheapest functional entry into forced reset behavior by a wide margin; the next step up, the Mars Super Safety, lists at $139.

Installation is a disconnector swap. Drive out the trigger/disconnector pin, remove the standard disconnector, drop the Kicker in, and reinstall the pin. No new hammer, trigger, springs, or modified selector is required, which is why the part is so cheap, but it also means the Kicker depends on your existing mil-spec FCG geometry instead of being a self-contained unit. It needs a standard mil-spec bolt carrier and FCG geometry, and Hoffman recommends a full-profile bolt carrier with a properly tuned buffer and spring.

The Trigger Kicker is designed around the disconnector specifically to operate outside the Rare Breed patent claims that put an injunction on Hoffman's Super Safety. Whether it clears those patents is unresolved in court, so treat that as a buyer-verification note. Hoffman does not ship the Kicker to California, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, or Washington. It ships to the remaining 37 states. Construction is hardened 4130 alloy steel.