How do you decide which weight striker spring to get? I am looking at replacing my striker nd spring along with safety plunger etc. the pistol is a G35 with a lightened slide and lighter recoil spring. What dictates which striker and spring?
which striker spring?
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How do you decide which weight striker spring to get? I am looking at replacing my striker nd spring along with safety plunger etc. the pistol is a G35 with a lightened slide and lighter recoil spring. What dictates which striker and spring?
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hardness of the primer and what the gun is used for...carry, range gun etc.
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What is your reason for considering a different spring?
The absolute best spring/pin combination is the factory Glock. Covers the greatest variety of ammo and is the most reliable.
Some people lighten the spring to try and get a lighter trigger pull. At that point you have to consider what ammo (or primers if you reload) and limit what you use to what remains reliable with the lighter spring.
If you also reduce the firing pin weight, you may have to increase the spring to ensure reliable strikes. So the objective matters.
FWIW, I find reducing the firing pin safety spring weight to be the most useless change people make. It’s fully depressed before the trigger contacts the wall of the connector. It has no effect on trigger pull weight.
The absolute best spring/pin combination is the factory Glock. Covers the greatest variety of ammo and is the most reliable.
Some people lighten the spring to try and get a lighter trigger pull. At that point you have to consider what ammo (or primers if you reload) and limit what you use to what remains reliable with the lighter spring.
If you also reduce the firing pin weight, you may have to increase the spring to ensure reliable strikes. So the objective matters.
FWIW, I find reducing the firing pin safety spring weight to be the most useless change people make. It’s fully depressed before the trigger contacts the wall of the connector. It has no effect on trigger pull weight.
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What you are observing are trigger control issues not inertia. Focus on grip and eliminating the movement you see by controlling the gun.
Anything we attempt to correct by modifying the gun will only serve to partially cover up deficiencies. If you train to control them you can become an expert with any gun.
Anything we attempt to correct by modifying the gun will only serve to partially cover up deficiencies. If you train to control them you can become an expert with any gun.
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The spring does effect trigger pull. There are cutout Glocks that can demonstrate when you pull the trigger you will further compress the striker spring. Obviously a lighter spring will require less pressure to compress.
I don’t believe this is a super effective way to lighten your trigger but it does have an impact.
I don’t believe this is a super effective way to lighten your trigger but it does have an impact.
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I keep it Oem (5.5lb), or Ghost extra power 6lb firing pin springs with standard Oem firing pins just in case of hard primers.
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The Glock striker spring has a direct effect on trigger pull weight.
That is easily measured/proven with a trigger pull gauge.
Stock striker spring weight is 5.5lbs and it's a good idea to leave it there for a carry gun.
I agree with one of the posters above that recommends more training to control muzzle movement during the press.
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Same as in my AR with Titanium Firing Pin with SSA-E trigger with full power trigger spring.
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One way to compensate for lighter primer impacts from a "lighter" fp spring ( that was put in for lightening the trigger pull) is to lighten the fp, or striker. Even though you're giving up mass, you are increasing the velocity of the 1/2mv^2 =KE kinetic energy equation. So you can be back on square one on primer reliability while enjoying the lighter trigger pull.
No free lunches. Because now you have a less durable fp.
Or just learn to control the stock trigger . Finger exercises.
No free lunches. Because now you have a less durable fp.
Or just learn to control the stock trigger . Finger exercises.
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^^^^
THIS. While dry-firing you should be able to maintain your sight picture all the way through striker fall. If you're doing it right the sight picture shouldn't change as you slowly squeeeeze the trigger. I'd bet that your groups shrink too.
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It's not breathe and squeeze, it's grip it and rip it. Jerk the **** outta the trigger without moving the gun.
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