Glock Triggers

[Boghog1]

So the G19 thread got me to pull my glock back out and I'm curious what others have done to make them tolerable without dropping $250 on a $500 gun?

Brief history, had the gun for years and hated the serrated trigger so swapped the factory 19 shoe and trigger bar for a factory 17 shoe and trigger bar, better but still a pretty heavy trigger ran that for a few years, swapped to a dot or minus, was much better, ran that for a bit and opted to get a RDS, I think this is strictly coincidence but the pull weight has creeped up, put a lagoon sticker control device on and could get the slide off, sent to Langdon he found a burr somewhere and fixed it, a few hundred rounds later same issue, I pulled it apart found a burr on the connector, cleaned it and worked for a few hundred rounds, and that is where I'm at again.

 

[Andy in NH]

So the G19 thread got me to pull my glock back out and I'm curious what others have done to make them tolerable without dropping $250 on a $500 gun?

Brief history, had the gun for years and hated the serrated trigger so swapped the factory 19 shoe and trigger bar for a factory 17 shoe and trigger bar, better but still a pretty heavy trigger ran that for a few years, swapped to a dot or minus, was much better, ran that for a bit and opted to get a RDS, I think this is strictly coincidence but the pull weight has creeped up, put a lagoon sticker control device on and could get the slide off, sent to Langdon he found a burr somewhere and fixed it, a few hundred rounds later same issue, I pulled it apart found a burr on the connector, cleaned it and worked for a few hundred rounds, and that is where I'm at again.

Auto correct, I presume?

I do the .25c trigger job and then just live fire / dry fire the hell out of it.

 

[greencobra]

someone here recommended o.c. custom triggers to me a couple of years ago. i like the one i bought so much, complete with trigger bar, and i got the separate connector also, i ended up replacing all my stock factory triggers. these are adjustable also for travel and reset. the triggers on my glocks are all superb, no mush or creep. a nice crisp break. i think i got out of each for about 70 bucks each. i even replaced the trigger on that lonewolf frame we got in that group buy several years ago. you can get colored trigger inserts instead of all black. i got the red on mine to tell me at a glance what trigger is in the gun, o.c. or stock.

OC CUSTOM TRIGGERS

 

[M1911]

Minus connector and 25 cent trigger job unless you want to go crazy.

 

[wcorey]

Seems like the basic geometry of a different connector would result in either of two things;
Decreased angle gets you less pull weight but more creep. Meh...
Increased angle gets you less creep but more pull weight. So then you need lighter springs...

I tend toward removing material from the 'foot' of the striker and/or bending the sear tab down, not sure I'd do much of that on a carry piece though.

 

[chris_1001]

I got to try a Jonny Glock trigger.

Big $

But I’m sold.

Just need to justify the cost.

I usually do a .25 trigger job and a few springs, but this was way better.

 

[Boghog1]

Auto correct, I presume?

I do the .25c trigger job and then just live fire / dry fire the hell out of it.

Nope not a typo some of the prices these aftermarket triggersget is insane.

After posting this I went through and cleaned the gun, hit the burr with a 2500 grit stone and polished it with the Drexel, gun is back to a flat 5lb pull with clean break and snappy reset. I still cannot figure out what is causing the burr.

 

[Andy in NH]

Nope not a typo some of the prices these aftermarket triggersget is insane.

After posting this I went through and cleaned the gun, hit the burr with a 2500 grit stone and polished it with the Drexel, gun is back to a flat 5lb pull with clean break and snappy reset. I still cannot figure out what is causing the burr.

Send it to Glock?

 

[Boghog1]

Send it to Glock?

It's working again so that might be the next option if it happens again.

 

[Sf Becket]

Try changing the striker spring. Just don’t go too light

 

[SJan]

The way they come is good. As you shoot it it wears in and gets a bit smoother, the 25c polishing job just speeds up that wear in process. IMO the - connector makes the pull mushy so I prefer the regular one. For a competition gun swap in a heavier trigger spring, but leave the striker spring alone for best reliability.

 

[drgrant]

I've been using Apex kits, OC customs with 3.5 minus oem connectors etc. If it's too complex, Glock themselves make a whole trigger,/module insert for under 100 bucks. Beware going too far off the reservation. Ghost = how about no.

 

[Wickedcoolname]

As usual, it looks like I'm an outlier on this. I leave all of my Glocks bone-stock with the exception of adding night sights.
For practical shooting I think the factory trigger is just fine.
For a bullseye competition gun? No way in hell. There is nothing about Glocks that would make a serious bullseye gun, including the trigger.

 

[chris_1001]

As usual, it looks like I'm an outlier on this. I leave all of my Glocks bone-stock with the exception of adding night sights.
For practical shooting I think the factory trigger is just fine.
For a bullseye competition gun? No way in hell. There is nothing about Glocks that would make a serious bullseye gun, including the trigger.

I upgraded my barrels to KKM in my G19 and G17.

And I'm seriously considering the Johnny Glocks trigger.

No, it is not a Bullseye gun, but like AR's they are fun to tweak and mod...

 

[M1911]

I upgraded my barrels to KKM in my G19 and G17.

Did you notice any accuracy improvements?

 

[chris_1001]

Did you notice any accuracy improvements?

Honestly I never tried to see what it would do. My Glocks are more for play. I probably should have left them as is... But why leave them alone, right? lol

I have better platforms for "accurate" shooting. These were built this way when I was doing IDPA's with them (switched to CZ)