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#1 ·
All the Glock fans that I know here either polish their triggers; or buy a drop in after market trigger to use in their Glocks. I am curious, without debate, how many people here use after market trigger kits, or polish the parts of the Glock trigger to improve the trigger on their Glock.
 
#2 ·
I use complete aftermarket triggers on my competition glock with reduced power firing pin springs, the worx.

I use Apex triggers on my defense glocks, which use OEM trigger bars, which for most intents and purposes, IS a stock trigger. I just massively prefer the comfort and feel of the face of the their trigger on my finger. I am more accurate and faster with the flatter smoother trigger face of the apex.

What you don't want to do IMO, is reduce the reliability of your defense firearms. They should be as close to 100% reliable as possible. It is paramount. With competitions guns, we are free to sacrifice 1% or 2% of the guns reliability to gain accuracy and speed.
 
#3 · (Edited)
for defensive purposes i wouldn't install any aftermarket parts. this is personal preference. to me the point of a glock is reliability, and 95% of problems occur after people install "upgrades". i will let you do that math.

in terms of smoothening out any glock factory trigger, for me the best solution is to shoot and dry fire it a bunch. this helps. a 25c trigger job with polishing the sear-trigger bar and firing pin block - trigger bar contact points can speed up the process, but again shooting and dry firing it will ultimately accomplish the same.

i do not install lighter springs or try to lighten the trigger pull. to me if i cannot connect with a factory glock trigger the problem is me, not the gun. in some cases i do like the NY1/3.5# connector setup. the more i shoot this the more i like it. it makes the trigger more consistent through the pull and decreases the resistance of the wall. this modification is "glock approved" and having shot a ton of rounds with it, i am confident it's reliable. for gloved hands i think this modification works better for me, as it provides overall more resistance and especially on resetting the trigger, which minimizes chance of ND or short shucking on reset.

those who believe a glock needs aftermarket trigger components, i would suggest watching a hickok45 video or watch anyone who has extensive experience shooting a glock. they will connect on target with factory triggers. to me $$ is better spent on training and not on the trigger. now for competitive or "game" shooting it's a different story. do whatever.
 
#14 ·
for me the point of a glock is reliability, and 95% of problems occur after people install "upgrades". i will let you do that math.

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. Maybe , maybe not. Recently the problems I keep seeing with the newer glocks seem to be actual glock parts problems.

Magazine springs and followers , extractors , all seem to be having more issues than they have for years. FTF and FTE issues seem to be more often problems, especially the 42 and 43.
 
#6 ·
I put after market trigger systems into a 43 and a 34 and have put thousands of rounds thru both without a single problem. I dont know how much more confidence I would need to do it in another gun. A lot of guys are very conservative with upgrades and I can respect that, its a personal thing.
 
#7 ·
I don't like the grooved trigger faces that some of the smaller Glocks come with and will change out all those grooved triggers for stock Glock factory smooth triggers. Also on the list is the 25 cent polish job on all new Glocks.

After that it depends on how that pistol feels and performs. Firing pin spring and firing pin safety spring are replaced next Then stop there to see the effects before moving on to more.
 
#8 ·
I am one of those that does not use aftermarket parts except sights. I carry my glocks use them in uspsa but also gssf where aftermarket parts are a no go. While I feel I am pretty decent ( gssf master) I accept them for what they are and am happy with how they perform as is for me. My personal take is ( a remark often repeated by my dear old dad) guns are like golf clubs you need different guns for different purposes. Those that wish to tinker have fun but when I am in a situation for which a glock may not be the best choice, rather than fight to modify the gun to fit a different role I simply choose a different gun.
 
#10 ·
Actually all the parts are Glock except (3) springs that are Wolff. The connectors are Glock minus and all gets a good polish.

I carry and compete with the same trigger and setup, I have (3) 26's and (3) 17's all have a 4.0# triggers plus or minus.

My reloads and carry ammo emulate each other and I experience no problems.
 
#11 ·
I use the glock minus connector and polish it. It's 100 percent glock part. I do at times run a captured metal recoil assembly, you test that out with the ammo you use. If that works you are good to go.

I have purchased one apex trigger assembly. Have not received it yet to install. It does not change out any of the glock parts except the trigger itself that your finger touches. The pull does not get any different.
 
#17 ·
I am fortunate to know a gunsmith who is both a certified Glock and Smith and Wesson armorer and who is a wizard with any kind of trigger mechanism. He did a Browning Hi-power for me and the trigger on that is now almost like my 1911. A Hi-power trigger is complicated and not an easy one to do, but the trigger in mine is exceptionally good. And as far as Glocks, I never was even interested in Glocks until I shot one that he had done trigger work on.

I don't like the triggers on my Glocks to be too light but I like them to be lighter than factory. My gunsmith is able to tune them so that they're just the way I like them to be and with a clean break and a fast reset. A lot of people don't like having gunsmiths doing work for them. First of all, because a gunsmith is like a auto mechanic, some of them are not competent and over-charge their customers. But also many of us like to feel that we should be able to fix our own guns.

The problem with avoiding gunsmiths is that if not enough of us patronize their businesses, pretty soon there will be no more gunsmiths and that would be a great loss. Many gunsmiths are very talented, inventive, and true craftsman. It's worthwhile to do some investigating in your local area to find out who the good ones are.
 
#18 · (Edited)
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Agreed, on Glocks though you can do a lot with Flitz and a dremel. Some good springs and you made some great changes. I have my prejudices but have also broke from many after leaving one gun game that handcuffed you to completely stock. Prejudices also exist after 10 years of RSO'ing and seeing so many guns puke at the line. I suspect many aftermarket products have finally worked out the bugs. To see some weapons go full auto so to speak was priceless several times.

Ps a good gunsmith will be someone that works on product other than Glocks. Glock Armorers do not physically address changing anything only replacing parts.

Not to steal the thread but the guy who facelifted my Ruger Alaskan last year is what I call a GunSmith.
 
#19 ·
I buy Gen3 Glocks with factory night sights. I do some light fitting of stock parts, put in a (-) connector, a Vickers magazine release, and a smooth trigger (if the pistol doesn't have one). That's it...and it works like a charm: reliable, a light crisp trigger, and a tactile reset. Magazine releases are better, too...especially on subcompacts.
 
#26 ·
I'm not a competition shooter nor am I some kinda' John Wick wannabe. But it puzzles me, that even with my severe RA, I don't require a reduced trigger pull on my Glocks. Though I will admit that in my Glock infancy, I did very carefully mirror polish the OEM trigger parts where they interacted with one another on my Gen3 G20 & Gen3 G21SF pistols, which did smooth out their triggers ever so slightly. I've since let both my Gen3 G33 and Gen4 G19 break in under their own volition, and neither triggers are unbearable or caused me to rush out and buy the latest and greatest ZEV whatever.

Am I a cheap bastage? No. Am I old school? Perhaps. But one thing's for sure, I'm not quick to jump on bandwagons just because someone shouted "JUMP!!" I like to investigate things fully, weighing things out at length before I make purchases, all steming from a natural gravitation towards things mechanical, and from getting burnt in the past from making rash decisions. And you know by golly, the headaches do go away after you stop hitting yourself repeatedly in the head with a hammer! After a while, thinking things out becomes second nature, and before you know it you'd be amazed that all those things you "...couldn't do without", are the very things that you damn sure can do without.

I believe aftermarket products play an intergral part of a firearm's continuing developement, but I'd consider any mod to be getting a little out of hand when such an "upgrade" approaches if not equals 1/2 the cost of the entire pistol. To me, any perceived improvement in trigger pull surely doesn't justify such an expense, but I guess it does sound cool to profess that you've spent $250 on an aftermarket Glock trigger system down at the local gunstore, LOL!

How about you do this...before you shell out the bucks, learn the mechanics behind the OEM Glock trigger, and do the .25 cent trigger job and call it a day. The money you'll have saved will go a long way towards range time and practice, which I believe will do more for your skills as a markman than any magical promise uttered from an aftermarket trigger manufacturer via the latest gun rag publication, "operator" website, or the ever present internet Glock xspurt ;)
 
#29 ·
All my firearms are modded to some degree. In regards to my Glock pistols, the least I would do is an aftermarket connector and springs. The most is a full aftermarket trigger kit install including a new aftermarket striker and spring. I've yet to experience any issues or degradation of reliability and this is with years of shooting the modified Glock pistols.
 
#30 ·
Competition Only : Reduced Power Plunger Spring , #4.5 lb. Striker Spring , dot connector , $0.25 trigger polish job gets my G17 where it needs to be . I don't like #3.5 lb. connectors (mushy) so my method ensures a lighter pull with a clean break in the #4.00 lb. ~ 4.50 lb. range which is a happy medium between lighter trigger pull , clean break , good functionality with all loads and is still safe . If I felt I needed to go further to lighten the trigger pull I would install a #6 lb. trigger spring but that is as far as I would go .
 
#32 ·
I've done the polish (not the Qtip polish) and edge cleaning of the OEM parts that count. Also, for the first time, I installed a 6lb trigger spring in one of my 41's just to see how it feels. I still get a good reset, but it didn't lower the pull by a lb. It was at 4lbs 10oz, on average, before, and it breaks at a solid 4lbs, now, with a 4lb 1oz pull here and there. It's interesting that some of the pulls requires me to drop another oz on my trigger gauge, but I can live with that. I'm thinking I'm gonna clean up the spots where the trigger spring attaches, just a little more. This a G41 that was breaking just over 6lbs when new, but the cursed wall created a lot of that. My triggers now have no walls and the break just falls off, like a good 1911 trigger. I also do not find the 'mushy' feel some talk about. Yes, there's more take up than a 1911, but there's less than some other DAO pistols I've tried. I could easily do gun games with this trigger and it cost me $8 for a package of 3 trigger springs.
 
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