What exactly is the .25 trigger job?

MilitantBEEMER · 06-05-2009, 19:05

I am new to the forum and am curious as the what exactly the .25 trigger job involves. I have seen it mentioned several times but not able to find description.

Thank you for your help.

mili

outkast23 · 06-05-2009, 19:07

Its when you take a polishing pad on a dremel tool and polish your connect rod on your trigger assembly. As a result you get a smoother trigger pull.

MilitantBEEMER · 06-05-2009, 19:09

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Originally Posted by outkast23

Its when you take a polishing pad on a dremel tool and polish your connect rod on your trigger assembly. As a result you get a smoother trigger pull.

Are there any example pictures?

I am a visual kinda guy....

Mili

curtiswr · 06-05-2009, 19:10

The $0.25 Glock trigger job

Isaiah1412 · 06-05-2009, 19:12

Perhaps that thread should be stickied somewhere? Its really quite good.

MilitantBEEMER · 06-05-2009, 19:17

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Originally Posted by curtiswr

The $0.25 Glock trigger job

Wow, awesome and way over my head.
"Dammit Jim i am a sales manager not a mechanic"

I will hold onto this article unti I feel alot more comftorable with my Glock and its components.

Mili

applevalleyjoe · 07-09-2011, 15:25

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Originally Posted by curtiswr

The $0.25 Glock trigger job

Thanks...real handy info. Can anyone recommend someone who is adept at this to perform this for a decent price?

Opus109 · 06-05-2009, 21:15

Go to YouTube.com and put "Glock 25 cent trigger job" in the search function. There are several videos of differing levels of detail that, in my opinion, give more thorough and "visual" instructions than text with pictures. Just my $.02.

outkast23 · 06-05-2009, 23:13

If you really wanna get fancy you can do a 75 cent trig job! jk I dont wanna confuse you (theres no such thang)

***Butch*** · 06-05-2009, 23:49

Doing it with a Dremel tool is a good way to screw up the trigger bar and/or the firing pin too.

Quite a few people have come here over the last ten years wondering why their Glock doesn't work, or why it fires more than one shot when they pull the trigger after having done a $.25 trigger job....with a Dremel tool.

Frmboybuck · 06-06-2009, 10:52

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Originally Posted by Butch

Doing it with a Dremel tool is a good way to screw up the trigger bar and/or the firing pin too.

Quite a few people have come here over the last ten years wondering why their Glock doesn't work, or why it fires more than one shot when they pull the trigger after having done a $.25 trigger job....with a Dremel tool.

Not if you use your brain doing it. Thats why its called buffing, not grinding. If you have some wits about you, the Dremel works better than anything

JJay03 · 08-27-2009, 16:25

I was looking all over for this also. On a carry gun should I do the 3.5lb connector also? If so where do I get it?

***Butch*** · 08-27-2009, 20:59

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Originally Posted by JJay03

I was looking all over for this also. On a carry gun should I do the 3.5lb connector also? If so where do I get it?

No way would I advise anyone to use a 3.5 connector with a coil spring in a carry gun!

M5Instructor · 08-28-2009, 02:01

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Originally Posted by JJay03

I was looking all over for this also. On a carry gun should I do the 3.5lb connector also? If so where do I get it?

Around here all Glocks issued by the Ministry of Defense, Military and Police are all issued with the 3.5 lb connector.

You can get the original Glock connector from many online sources, try some at the top of the page or at your local gun shop.

jdice1980 · 08-27-2009, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Butch

Doing it with a Dremel tool is a good way to screw up the trigger bar and/or the firing pin too.

Quite a few people have come here over the last ten years wondering why their Glock doesn't work, or why it fires more than one shot when they pull the trigger after having done a $.25 trigger job....with a Dremel tool.

I think you are wasting your time trying to convince these people. It is only human nature to blame ones failings (in this case the inability to shoot properly) on some external factor (trigger) rather than address the real issue (with practice).

troy96 · 08-27-2009, 19:00

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Originally Posted by jdice1980

I think you are wasting your time trying to convince these people. It is only human nature to blame ones failings (in this case the inability to shoot properly) on some external factor (trigger) rather than address the real issue (with practice).

You obviously lost something in translation. Butch didnt say dont do the job, but dont do it with a Dremel because they take too much off.

Enhancing "perfection" is not blaming the gun.

But I dont blame you for your misunderstanding. Its only human nature to grab hold of something so you can try to feel superior and demean others thus feeling better about your own shortcomings.

Mr Thundermaker · 08-27-2009, 20:21

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Originally Posted by troy96

You obviously lost something in translation. Butch didnt say dont do the job, but dont do it with a Dremel because they take too much off.

Enhancing "perfection" is not blaming the gun.

But I dont blame you for your misunderstanding. Its only human nature to grab hold of something so you can try to feel superior and demean others thus feeling better about your own shortcomings.

Game, set, match. Well played sir.

CR500 · 07-14-2012, 22:14

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Originally Posted by troy96

You obviously lost something in translation. Butch didnt say dont do the job, but dont do it with a Dremel because they take too much off.

Enhancing "perfection" is not blaming the gun.

But I dont blame you for your misunderstanding. Its only human nature to grab hold of something so you can try to feel superior and demean others thus feeling better about your own shortcomings.

Christof60 · 11-17-2010, 15:22

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Originally Posted by Butch

after having done a $.25 trigger job....with a Dremel tool.

What if you use a cotton wheel and jewelers rouge? I cant see that taking off enough metal to harm the part, but would surely polish the piece in a jiffy...

John_Doe · 06-07-2011, 19:04

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Originally Posted by Christof60

What if you use a cotton wheel and jewelers rouge? I cant see that taking off enough metal to harm the part, but would surely polish the piece in a jiffy...

+1
I polish everything that ever needs polishing with the cotton polishing wheels and plenty of rouge. Lots of revolutions create a much smoother surface.

I think this is actually what people are referring to when they speak of using a Dremel tool to do polishing work.

Unfortunately, many people just ASSUME you are talking about using grinding stones in your Dremel to polish. Who the hell would do that? To those who love to talk down to those of us who use Dremel tools, thank you for insinuating that we are stupid enough to grind away on sheet metal with a 100 grit grinding stone.

Hoonz · 05-24-2011, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Butch

Quite a few people have come here over the last ten years wondering why their Glock doesn't work, or why it fires more than one shot when they pull the trigger after having done a $.25 trigger job....with a Dremel tool.

And I may ask, how to you get to fire more than one shot with a single trigger pull

?

My brother just returned from LE training, and was trying to describe to me the "double tap", where you don't let the trigger completely reset but it will still fire, but seems to work best on his gun which has a modified 8.5lb trigger pull.

I have a 3.5lb trigger on mine from lonewolf; although I can fire fast, I can't doubletap it.

I'm going to try the nail file method, see if I can get it smoother, doesn't feel too great now despite the gentler pull recently added.

***Butch*** · 05-24-2011, 19:28

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Originally Posted by Hoonz

And I may ask, how to you get to fire more than one shot with a single trigger pull

?

It's just a matter of rounding off the wrong edges by 'over polishing'.....

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My brother just returned from LE training, and was trying to describe to me the "double tap", where you don't let the trigger completely reset but it will still fire, but seems to work best on his gun which has a modified 8.5lb trigger pull.

I have a 3.5lb trigger on mine from lonewolf; although I can fire fast, I can't doubletap it.

I suspect that he's talking about 'using the reset' to simply fire two shots quickly vs allowing the trigger to move all the way forward and then pulling it all the way back to fire the next shot (like a double action). Read my blog for reset info....

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I'm going to try the nail file method, see if I can get it smoother, doesn't feel too great now despite the gentler pull recently added.

Good luck!

Bowtie · 05-25-2011, 11:55

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Originally Posted by Hoonz

And I may ask, how to you get to fire more than one shot with a single trigger pull

?

My brother just returned from LE training, and was trying to describe to me the "double tap", where you don't let the trigger completely reset but it will still fire, but seems to work best on his gun which has a modified 8.5lb trigger pull.
One of three things happened here. Either you completely misunderstood what he was saying, he didnt know how to explain it or he doesnt know what he's talking about.
I have a 3.5lb trigger on mine from lonewolf; although I can fire fast, I can't doubletap it.
A double tap is two controlled shots fired rapidly

I'm going to try the nail file method, see if I can get it smoother, doesn't feel too great now despite the gentler pull recently added.

I highly recomend you do not to touch your trigger group with a nail file

troy96 · 06-05-2009, 23:57

I use a 3 way nail buffer to do my .25 trigger jobs. Works perfectly and you dont have to worry about taking too much metal off or getting rubbing compound everywhere.

***RottnJP*** · 06-06-2009, 00:06

That's not a bad idea. I did one with the dremel, and it turned out fine, but the buffer is probably a bit more gentle.

OP, it's definitely worth doing. It turned my o.k. stock trigger on an early Gen3 G23 to a thing of beauty. (Well, the polishing plus a 3.5 lb connector)