What exactly is the .25 trigger job? - Page 3

silverbear · 03-02-2010, 19:05

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Originally Posted by sgtlmj

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=.25+cent+trigger+job

It was worth researching 25 cent trigger job just to find this little gem - lmgtfy.com!

750SpiritRdr · 03-08-2010, 19:30

LMGTFY.com!!!

ctfireman · 07-10-2010, 22:24

Cool, i always wondered exactley what it meant.

GammaDriver · 10-12-2010, 05:57

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+the+hell

Oh, I see what it does!

atxjax · 10-25-2010, 07:16

awesome info. Thanks guys.

Airsprint · 10-31-2010, 23:16

A rag and q tips some mothers and time is all you need to do an awesome trigger job, I made my bars and trigger mechanism's look chrome in about an hours time + no worrys of taking off too much material, definitely a small difference in smoothness and trigger break.

silverbear · 11-01-2010, 14:57

This project got me to take apart my G19, do the trigger job with flitz, rag and q-tip, and re-assemble the gun. A great learning experience and confidence builder. Will do the same to 26 soon.

GammaDriver · 11-01-2010, 15:58

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Originally Posted by Airsprint

A rag and q tips some mothers and time is all you need to do an awesome trigger job, I made my bars and trigger mechanism's look chrome in about an hours time + no worrys of taking off too much material, definitely a small difference in smoothness and trigger break.

I realize that most cleaner-waxes are a mild, mild abrasive, but it's hard to believe you buffed it all smooth enough to notice in an hour with a rag and a car wax. Are you sure the 'better' feeling trigger wasn't merely the leftover wax acting as a lubricant on the parts that rub?

glockfanbob · 11-07-2010, 18:14

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Originally Posted by GammaDriver

I realize that most cleaner-waxes are a mild, mild abrasive, but it's hard to believe you buffed it all smooth enough to notice in an hour with a rag and a car wax. Are you sure the 'better' feeling trigger wasn't merely the leftover wax acting as a lubricant on the parts that rub?

Try it yourself and you'll see. With the proper polish, q-tips/rags and some elbow grease it feels glass smooth.

GammaDriver · 11-07-2010, 19:07

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Originally Posted by glockfanbob

Try it yourself and you'll see. With the proper polish, q-tips/rags and some elbow grease it feels glass smooth.

I was planning on using my dremel... it just sounds like a LOT of time and work to get an effect with Q-tips and polish...

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...

Sonnytoo · 11-19-2010, 08:44

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Originally Posted by Jeebs40

I don't quite understand this logic. What does it matter 3.5 lb or 5 lb trigger on a carry gun? (whats good for you isn't necessarily good for me) Now you take all that into account and What does it really matter if you have a 3.5 lb or a 5 lb trigger? It defiantly did not make my gun less safe.

I found your choice of this word, in your context, very interesting.
Sonnytoo

boileralum · 11-23-2010, 14:44

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Originally Posted by GammaDriver

I realize that most cleaner-waxes are a mild, mild abrasive, but it's hard to believe you buffed it all smooth enough to notice in an hour with a rag and a car wax. Are you sure the 'better' feeling trigger wasn't merely the leftover wax acting as a lubricant on the parts that rub?

I think the guy may have been using Mothers metal polish - I used this stuff on a set of polished aluminum wheels back in the day:

shooter918 · 12-06-2010, 16:36

that was new info

Zermatt · 01-16-2011, 10:07

Any time I think one of my Glock's triggers feel rough, long, or spongy, I borrow a Springfield XD or XDM and press/squeeze/pull the trigger. Then I go back to shooting my Glock and feel very happy about my brand allegiance.

Bowtie · 01-16-2011, 22:23

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Originally Posted by Zermatt

Any time I think one of my Glock's triggers feel rough, long, or spongy, I borrow a Springfield XD or XDM and press/squeeze/pull the trigger. Then I go back to shooting my Glock and feel very happy about my brand allegiance.

The XDm is far better imho than a factory glock trigger.

snuffy19608 · 01-20-2011, 08:10

Just finished doing my first trigger job, on my new Gen3 G17. Smoothed out greatly,and much easier than I thought. I had never taken any of my Glocks apart like that before, turned out to be super easy.

I just used some Brasso Multipurpose polish and the edge of a towel. No Dremels,just hand power. Took about an hour, about 3-4 minutes per contact point.

Now the only issue is I know how easy they are to tear apart, I'm already plotting what parts to purchase!

JJay03 · 01-20-2011, 08:16

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Originally Posted by snuffy19608

Just finished doing my first trigger job, on my new Gen3 G17. Smoothed out greatly,and much easier than I thought. I had never taken any of my Glocks apart like that before, turned out to be super easy.

I just used some Brasso Multipurpose polish and the edge of a towel. No Dremels,just hand power. Took about an hour, about 3-4 minutes per contact point.

Now the only issue is I know how easy they are to tear apart, I'm already plotting what parts to purchase!

Thats whats great about a glock so easy to take apart and clean up and polish. I tried some aftermarket parts and ended up keeping mine stock I didnt like how the aftermarket disconnectors changed the pull.

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

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.

Walk Soft · 06-07-2011, 19:25

Doing it with a Dremel isn't dangerous unless you're an idiot.You use the cotton polishing wheels.I have done all mine and it usually reduces the trigger pull by .5 lbs but it makes it alot smoother.

Bowtie · 06-08-2011, 09:58

Its because it is possible to screw a connector up with just a dremel and pollish. Taking that felt wheel to an edge in the wrong place can slightly change an angle at thats all it takes to go FA. MANY have done it.

I'm not saying I dont do it because I do and have done many for my self as well as many other.

To make a blanket statement that it CANT happen with just a felt wheel and some rouge is just plain ignorant.

ptmccain · 07-04-2011, 07:04

Maybe this video has been posted here, but I found this very helpful for doing the .25 cent trigger job, and it is in 1080 HD.

Link to video.