diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/equipEntity.js b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/equipEntity.js
index 29db02c6de..4978f225ce 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/equipEntity.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/equipEntity.js
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ EquipHotspotBuddy.prototype.update = function(deltaTime, timestamp, controllerDa
         this.messageGrabEntity = false;
         this.grabEntityProps = null;
         this.shouldSendStart = false;
+        this.equipedWithSecondary = false;
 
         this.parameters = makeDispatcherModuleParameters(
             300,
@@ -370,6 +371,10 @@ EquipHotspotBuddy.prototype.update = function(deltaTime, timestamp, controllerDa
             return this.rawSecondaryValue < BUMPER_ON_VALUE;
         };
 
+        this.secondarySmoothedSqueezed = function() {
+            return this.rawSecondaryValue > BUMPER_ON_VALUE;
+        };
+
         this.chooseNearEquipHotspots = function(candidateEntityProps, controllerData) {
             var _this = this;
             var collectedHotspots = flatten(candidateEntityProps.map(function(props) {
@@ -592,11 +597,13 @@ EquipHotspotBuddy.prototype.update = function(deltaTime, timestamp, controllerDa
             // if the potentialHotspot os not cloneable and locked return null
 
             if (potentialEquipHotspot &&
-                ((this.triggerSmoothedSqueezed() && !this.waitForTriggerRelease) || this.messageGrabEntity)) {
+                (((this.triggerSmoothedSqueezed() || this.secondarySmoothedSqueezed()) && !this.waitForTriggerRelease) ||
+                 this.messageGrabEntity)) {
                 this.grabbedHotspot = potentialEquipHotspot;
                 this.targetEntityID = this.grabbedHotspot.entityID;
                 this.startEquipEntity(controllerData);
                 this.messageGrabEnity = false;
+                this.equipedWithSecondary = this.secondarySmoothedSqueezed();
                 return makeRunningValues(true, [potentialEquipHotspot.entityID], []);
             } else {
                 return makeRunningValues(false, [], []);
@@ -627,7 +634,7 @@ EquipHotspotBuddy.prototype.update = function(deltaTime, timestamp, controllerDa
                 return this.checkNearbyHotspots(controllerData, deltaTime, timestamp);
             }
 
-            if (controllerData.secondaryValues[this.hand]) {
+            if (controllerData.secondaryValues[this.hand] && !this.equipedWithSecondary) {
                 // this.secondaryReleased() will always be true when not depressed
                 // so we cannot simply rely on that for release - ensure that the
                 // trigger was first "prepared" by being pushed in before the release
@@ -644,7 +651,7 @@ EquipHotspotBuddy.prototype.update = function(deltaTime, timestamp, controllerDa
 
             var dropDetected = this.dropGestureProcess(deltaTime);
 
-            if (this.triggerSmoothedReleased()) {
+            if (this.triggerSmoothedReleased() || this.secondaryReleased()) {
                 if (this.shouldSendStart) {
                     // we don't want to send startEquip message until the trigger is released.  otherwise,
                     // guns etc will fire right as they are equipped.
@@ -653,6 +660,9 @@ EquipHotspotBuddy.prototype.update = function(deltaTime, timestamp, controllerDa
                     this.shouldSendStart = false;
                 }
                 this.waitForTriggerRelease = false;
+                if (this.secondaryReleased() && this.equipedWithSecondary) {
+                    this.equipedWithSecondary = false;
+                }
             }
 
             if (dropDetected && this.prevDropDetected !== dropDetected) {
diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/farActionGrabEntity.js b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/farActionGrabEntity.js
index 5c31c859e9..c5b82f75f0 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/farActionGrabEntity.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/farActionGrabEntity.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllers.js");
         this.updateLaserPointer = function(controllerData) {
             var SEARCH_SPHERE_SIZE = 0.011;
             var MIN_SPHERE_SIZE = 0.0005;
-            var radius = Math.max(1.2 * SEARCH_SPHERE_SIZE * this.intersectionDistance, MIN_SPHERE_SIZE);
+            var radius = Math.max(1.2 * SEARCH_SPHERE_SIZE * this.intersectionDistance, MIN_SPHERE_SIZE) * MyAvatar.sensorToWorldScale;
             var dim = {x: radius, y: radius, z: radius};
             var mode = "hold";
             if (!this.distanceHolding && !this.distanceRotating) {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllers.js");
                 this.laserPointerOff();
                 return makeRunningValues(false, [], []);
             }
-
+            this.intersectionDistance = controllerData.rayPicks[this.hand].distance;
             this.updateLaserPointer(controllerData);
 
             var otherModuleName =this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "LeftFarActionGrabEntity" : "RightFarActionGrabEntity";
diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/tabletStylusInput.js b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/tabletStylusInput.js
index def958b223..36ed7920dd 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/tabletStylusInput.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/tabletStylusInput.js
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllers.js");
             var SCALED_TABLET_MAX_HOVER_DISTANCE = TABLET_MAX_HOVER_DISTANCE * sensorScaleFactor;
 
             if (nearestStylusTarget && nearestStylusTarget.distance > SCALED_TABLET_MIN_TOUCH_DISTANCE &&
-                nearestStylusTarget.distance < SCALED_TABLET_MAX_HOVER_DISTANCE) {
+                nearestStylusTarget.distance < SCALED_TABLET_MAX_HOVER_DISTANCE && !this.getOtherHandController().stylusTouchingTarget) {
 
                 this.requestTouchFocus(nearestStylusTarget);