Being that i dont want to compromise reliability of my glock does anyone know if these connectors are a good way to improve trigger pull but no lose reliability?
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Airslick
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If you don’t want to lose reliability then stay stock. Get you a glock minus “-“ connector.
If it’s for edc then leave it alone and practice lots.
If it’s for edc then leave it alone and practice lots.
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I have them in mine and the effectiveness varies. I have two that are crisp and feel great and I have others where it hardly feels different than before I installed it.
For me it isn’t so much about making the pull lighter, but rather eliminating creep and making the pull crisper.
For me it isn’t so much about making the pull lighter, but rather eliminating creep and making the pull crisper.
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If your concern is absolute reliability according to Glock, instead of a Ghost connector you can use the Glock made "minus" connector. It is the original connector used in the Glock 34 and 35. That is intended to provide improved trigger pull and you can have the confidence that it is made by Glock for its own pistols.
Definitely going to be looking into getting one. I have a Gen 5 19 hope i can find one.
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Oh Boy NOW you have (re)opened Pandora's Box boy!
I like 'em, but OH you are going to hear from plenty of guys who are MORTIFIED and OUTRAGED at the thought of a mere mortal like you presuming to meddle with the Divinely Inspired Glock Perfection Design. The Glock Pistol Must Not Be Modified In Any Way. To Do So Is Mortal Sin And Will Damn Your Soul To Eternal Fires. They will tell you with Moral Authority that meddling with the fire control group on a Glock is unwise, unsafe, evil, unnecessary, illegal, immoral, and probably fattening.
Other guns, such as a 1911, can be modified to suit the user's preferences, and plenty of guys spend big dollars to carry one with a crisp 4-1/2# trigger, but for some reason some people have an unreasoning fear of any modifications to the Glock. It's just another gun, man, with some great aftermarket parts available.
Uhh, seriously, if this is your first Glock and you are new to them, I would say, go ahead and shoot at least a thousand rounds through it before you consider changing anything. The trigger will improve (slightly) and you may find that you like it. Then you could put a thousand rounds on a Glock (-) connector and see how you like that. I am never in a hurry to go changing things.
If you decide you want something different, Ghost is a great place to start. Call and talk to them before you plunk your money down, they are very responsive and supportive. They can help you decide whether to get one of their drop-in connectors or whether you get one that needs to be filed, either by yourself (not very difficult if you are so inclined), or by a gunsmith.
To me, it's all about whatever helps me shoot a faster, more accurate, smaller group. Ghost helps me do that. I have Ghost connectors on 5 of my Glocks. I shoot those pistols better than the ones that do not have them (psychological effect? eh, no.). And in several thousand rounds fired with the Ghost connectors, I have not had any problems with them, not a single one.
Oh, there will be plenty of guys along to assure you what an idiot I am. Test the gun and try it out yourself. Just don't let anyone who Knows What's Best For You tell you how evil and unreliable and dangerous they are without trying it yourself.
The upside is, the more testing and trying out you do, the more shooting you're getting in.
If you want something that is also great and you may like even better, you can try an Arsenal Democracy Switch Trigger (oohhh I'm gonna catch it for that). Pricey, but very nice.
I like 'em, but OH you are going to hear from plenty of guys who are MORTIFIED and OUTRAGED at the thought of a mere mortal like you presuming to meddle with the Divinely Inspired Glock Perfection Design. The Glock Pistol Must Not Be Modified In Any Way. To Do So Is Mortal Sin And Will Damn Your Soul To Eternal Fires. They will tell you with Moral Authority that meddling with the fire control group on a Glock is unwise, unsafe, evil, unnecessary, illegal, immoral, and probably fattening.
Other guns, such as a 1911, can be modified to suit the user's preferences, and plenty of guys spend big dollars to carry one with a crisp 4-1/2# trigger, but for some reason some people have an unreasoning fear of any modifications to the Glock. It's just another gun, man, with some great aftermarket parts available.
Uhh, seriously, if this is your first Glock and you are new to them, I would say, go ahead and shoot at least a thousand rounds through it before you consider changing anything. The trigger will improve (slightly) and you may find that you like it. Then you could put a thousand rounds on a Glock (-) connector and see how you like that. I am never in a hurry to go changing things.
If you decide you want something different, Ghost is a great place to start. Call and talk to them before you plunk your money down, they are very responsive and supportive. They can help you decide whether to get one of their drop-in connectors or whether you get one that needs to be filed, either by yourself (not very difficult if you are so inclined), or by a gunsmith.
To me, it's all about whatever helps me shoot a faster, more accurate, smaller group. Ghost helps me do that. I have Ghost connectors on 5 of my Glocks. I shoot those pistols better than the ones that do not have them (psychological effect? eh, no.). And in several thousand rounds fired with the Ghost connectors, I have not had any problems with them, not a single one.
Oh, there will be plenty of guys along to assure you what an idiot I am. Test the gun and try it out yourself. Just don't let anyone who Knows What's Best For You tell you how evil and unreliable and dangerous they are without trying it yourself.
The upside is, the more testing and trying out you do, the more shooting you're getting in.
If you want something that is also great and you may like even better, you can try an Arsenal Democracy Switch Trigger (oohhh I'm gonna catch it for that). Pricey, but very nice.
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Welcome to GT, Airslick!
I haven’t tried any aftermarket connectors in my G19 or G26, but have been running Glock “minus” connector + NY1 trigger spring in them for about 25 years. I love the feel, and of course, you never have to worry about reliability issue with Glock OEM connector and trigger spring.
I tried three different aftermarket connectors, including Ghost Edge, in my G43, and shot at least a thousand rounds with each. I haven’t experienced any reliability issues with any of them, but Ghost connector ranked the lowest in terms of how it felt subjectively, even though it gave me the lightest pull. (It felt very mushy.) I liked TTI’s connector the best for very crisp break, even though it did not make the pull as light as other two connecters. I shot a few thousand rounds with TTI connector in my G43 with absolutely no reliability issue whatsoever.
I’m now back to Glock “minus” connector (with $0.25 polish job) in my G43 because TTI connector did not really change how accurately or quickly I can shoot my G43 ...
I haven’t tried any aftermarket connectors in my G19 or G26, but have been running Glock “minus” connector + NY1 trigger spring in them for about 25 years. I love the feel, and of course, you never have to worry about reliability issue with Glock OEM connector and trigger spring.
I tried three different aftermarket connectors, including Ghost Edge, in my G43, and shot at least a thousand rounds with each. I haven’t experienced any reliability issues with any of them, but Ghost connector ranked the lowest in terms of how it felt subjectively, even though it gave me the lightest pull. (It felt very mushy.) I liked TTI’s connector the best for very crisp break, even though it did not make the pull as light as other two connecters. I shot a few thousand rounds with TTI connector in my G43 with absolutely no reliability issue whatsoever.
I’m now back to Glock “minus” connector (with $0.25 polish job) in my G43 because TTI connector did not really change how accurately or quickly I can shoot my G43 ...
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I have a Ghost Edge installed in my edc G30S and it made a great deal of difference in a good way. Thousands of rounds through the pistol with no reliability issues. I really like the way the trigger breaks compared to using the Glock connector.
I mostly shoot 1911’s and AR-15’s and using aftermarket parts doesn’t make me nervous. I also have an engineering and machinist background and feel that no matter how well you build your mouse trap it can always be improved. Glock makes a great product that I like a bunch...it ain’t perfect, but it is damn good at doing what it’s built for! That being said, I wouldn’t and didn’t hesitate putting a Ghost connector in my pistol.
I mostly shoot 1911’s and AR-15’s and using aftermarket parts doesn’t make me nervous. I also have an engineering and machinist background and feel that no matter how well you build your mouse trap it can always be improved. Glock makes a great product that I like a bunch...it ain’t perfect, but it is damn good at doing what it’s built for! That being said, I wouldn’t and didn’t hesitate putting a Ghost connector in my pistol.
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I have had mixed results with Ghost also. Two were very good and one was slightly better than stock. I just put the Frank Proctor Glock trigger kit in my Unlimited gun today. Haven't live fired it yet but it feels pretty good. It's just a Zev connector and a different striker spring.
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I have had a number of Ghost Rocket connectors in many of my Glocks. I never had a problem with any of them.
Whether they "improve" the trigger, all I can say is I don't have any in my Glocks now.
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I'm going to say no. They make trigger pull lighter, but also longer and mushier. And even the lighter part isn't an improvement, unless you're pulling the trigger wrong to begin with. Shooting a Glock with speed and accuracy is easiest if you can reliably feel the spot where the trigger breaks and stop it there and hold it there. Lighter connectors with a mushy break make that much harder to do.
Learn to take the slack out of your trigger fast, before your final sight picture, and hold the trigger at the break point, and you won't want or need these "light trigger" gimmicks.
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Got a stack of Ghost connectors I’ve reclaimed from Glocks I’ve traded in and out of. I’d sure trade them oem minus connectors! I need to start slipping them into Glocks I trade off.
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Gen5 pistols all come with the Gen4 DOT connector. A MINUS connector will lower trigger pull by only about 0.5-lbf.
The Gen5 trigger system does NOT require an alignment bump on the trigger bar because the redesigned firing pin safety works with large variations in trigger bar alignment. The Gen5 trigger spring is completely and radically redesigned from stretched spring to compressed spring. All these modifications to the trigger system have been generally found to improve and slightly lighten the trigger pull.
OP: What is it about the stock Gen5 trigger system that you seek to correct? There is nothing that aftermarket gimmicks, doo-dads, gee-gaws, or other junk do for a Glock except reduce reliability. That's OK for the range toys of game boys, but absolutely unacceptable for pistols that have any serious purpose...as a weapon, perhaps.
Hyperbole much?
They all do SOMETHING but, as you rightly point out, can be at the expense of defensive use reliability.
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I have the 2.5 connector and their spring kits on 4 Glocks and am very satisfied with the way they perform. They have lightened the trigger and have made the guns go bang every time I’ve pulled the trigger. Very reliable and I will be using them in the future on my edcs.
When I owned a G17.4 I installed the Ghost Connector Kit in the link below. I installed the heavier Self Defense striker spring in the kit to keep it at a Self Defense trigger pull.
This kit did wonders for my Glock. I highly recommend it.
https://www.ndzperformance.com/Ghos...com/Ghost-3-5-Trigger-Connector-Complete-Spring-Kit-p/gho-std-tc-gho-sk-cpl.htm
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The BEST way to change your pull, is to put 500 to 1000 rounds thru your pistol.
It does 2 things for you. It will cause the pull to smooth out somewhat. Maybe more importantly, it trains YOU on what to expect from the specific pull in question. Don't discount the second aspect.
Does your current pull, because of the weight or feel, cause you to miss? Or is it your unfamiliarity with a new trigger?
That's THE question imo.
Just my $.02. YMMV.
P.S. If your new Glock is going to be a CCW weapon, leave it stock as far as fire controls go. If it's a game gun, go bananas. I'm saying this as a retired LEO who has sent multiple, multiple weapons for forensic analysis post shootings.
And welcome to GlockTalk! !!!!
It does 2 things for you. It will cause the pull to smooth out somewhat. Maybe more importantly, it trains YOU on what to expect from the specific pull in question. Don't discount the second aspect.
Does your current pull, because of the weight or feel, cause you to miss? Or is it your unfamiliarity with a new trigger?
That's THE question imo.
Just my $.02. YMMV.
P.S. If your new Glock is going to be a CCW weapon, leave it stock as far as fire controls go. If it's a game gun, go bananas. I'm saying this as a retired LEO who has sent multiple, multiple weapons for forensic analysis post shootings.
And welcome to GlockTalk! !!!!
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