Hello, and glad SA is now part of the ARFCOM family(has been for a while, but I just realized this), so again, welcome!!! I am a HUGE fan of Springfield Armory, as your XD40 4" Service model was my first pistol and I absolutely love it, even to this day, along with my XD45 and XDMm 45 4.5 OSP, and looking to add an XDm Elite 9mm and XDm 10mm to the collection whenever I can find one.

Anyways, I've been curious about the trigger on the Saint Edge PDW's, and other Saint AR-variants. You know the one, NiB coated and very distinct flat-faced shoe, is there anything different about it and, say another reputable manufacturers NiB coated FCG besides the district flat profile? Even if that's the main difference, something about the design of the trigger shoe looks more right to me than any other flat-faced design I've yet to see and seriously wish I could have EVEN JUST ONE in any one of my builds. As much as I'd love to ad a Saint Edge PDW or Evac to my SA family, I'd likely have better luck finding gold or striking oil digging in my backyard at this point in time. Thanks for your time, please keep up the great work, I'm a lifetime customer for anything SA!!!

I have really liked the Flat triggers we have been using on the Victor line on the Saint rifles.  The triggers actually are the same as the original, with the obvious flat not curved design.  with them being flat, it allows my trigger finger to get very low on the trigger, and works the maximum amount of leverage as possible, making the rigger "feel" lighter.  

With the current huge demand on everything in the firearm industry, we are making as many Saint's right now as we possibly can.  Hopefully inventory at shops increases in the next few months.

Just as you stated is the exact reason I prefer a flat trigger versus curved, and by a wide margin. Unfortunately there aren't many mil-spec flat trigger shoed FCG's out there, and not one matches the optimal design on the Saint's trigger. Usually have to put up easily $100-$200+ to get a nice flat trigger, but those are drop ins, I seriously wish y'all would market those FCG's by themselves, I'd be in for a few, NiB coated, nitrided, hell even raw would be cool and I'd get it coated, LoL. Thanks for making me want one even more now, LoL(as if that was possible).

On a side note, I did manage to get myself one of the blast forwarders that come on some of your Saint AR variants, the one that's 1" in diameter and 2" in length with flutes on the exterior and 7 patterned exit holes circling the center exit hole - This one

So what is it exactly considered, just a simple blast can/forwarder, or a linear compensator? Seems the latter given its very heavy compared to a KAK flash can, or any other flash can for that matter, surprised the hell outta me how heavy it was. Just figured there had to be more to it than a simple flash can.

Thanks again for your time, I've been considering looking into the "used" market for a Saint AR variant, unfortunately even with 500rds or so folks like to ask more than MSRP, and I'm not THAT hard-up for one.

Bought the only Victor at a shop today. He had 5 AR's in stock and this was one of them. Seems like a great gun and a very good price point - can't wait to shoot it!

Yeah, it is a blast diverter.    It works much like a muzzle brake, but instead of venting gas up or sideways, it vents it forward, also sending sound out toward the front.

Amy update on this? Would still be interested in the flat trigger y'all use in the Saint Edge