Glock trigger pinch: is there a common fix?

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I have a few glocks but don't shoot them a LOT because I prefer my SIG and 1911s, mostly for ergonomic reasons. Recently I've been shooting my G23C with a new storm lake .40 barrel (not ported) and I discovered that the rearmost bump under the trigger guard was bugging me after a few magazines. So I sanded it down and it looks pretty good actually. And it seems to have alleviated the problem.

However, I'm getting my trigger finger pinched between the bottom of the trigger and the inside of the guard. I have the smooth trigger installed which fixed one issue but this is a new one. I've only noticed it shooting full-power factory loads through the non ported barrel. Any fixes recommended?


also a couple of times the slide locked back mid-mag. I tried to really concentrate on where I was putting my thumbs to make sure it wasn't being bumped. can recoil cause the slide stop to move up and lock? I have the Glock "extended" one (with the tiny little shelf) installed right now.
 
I used to have the problem of trigger pinch/bite with my G17, but realized that every single time it happened, I was sticking too much of my finger through the trigger guard and getting a tad bit of my finger on the other side of the trigger. I just started focusing more on using the pad of my finger as opposed to a bit closer to the joint and it fixed the problem.

I've never had my gun lock back mid mag though. I would assume its your thumb bumping the slide release, but if you're sure its not that, I don't know what else it could be. I don't think it would be recoil though.
 
The pointy end on the trigger safety lever wears me a new one due to trigger slap.

Maybe that's what it is doing to you?

rc
 
Perhaps. I'm just using the first pad of my finger on the trigger. Any tips on reducing trigger slap or whatever? It's uncomfortable.
 
You can take a convex file and very lightly sand down the trigger doohicky so it doesn't stick out as much. Oh, and I'd for sure ditch the extended release. If you can learn how to shoot with the extended release without jamming the gun, you can surely learn how to use the standard release. And if you screw up, I think it's better you need to take a second swipe at releasing the slide, rather than aiming and pulling the trigger and realizing the slide is locked back.
 
I just recently replaced the trigger assemblies on my wife's G26 and my G27 with smooth faced triggers for the full size models. Our only problem was the grooved triggers tended to make the fingertip sore during extended shooting.

Never had any pinching going on but groove induced soreness is no more.
 
I also had a problem with trigger slap (like rcmodel) on my G22's and G23's. MAde them aggravating to shoot. Got rid of it by going to G17's, G19's, and G21's.

The .40 Glocks were the only ones where I've ever noticed the problem.
 
The pointy end on the trigger safety lever wears me a new one due to trigger slap.

Maybe that's what it is doing to you?

r
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Did it to me too, so I used a half round file and fixed it. Also put a smooth trigger in first, gotta say it would be nice if Glock did that at the factory, the way they swap out the 'target' sights they import with.
 
GLOOB said:
You can take a convex file and very lightly sand down the trigger doohicky so it doesn't stick out as much. Oh, and I'd for sure ditch the extended release. If you can learn how to shoot with the extended release without jamming the gun, you can surely learn how to use the standard release. And if you screw up, I think it's better you need to take a second swipe at releasing the slide, rather than aiming and pulling the trigger and realizing the slide is locked back.
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Very true. Plus I only use the slide stop to lock the slide back manually; I always slingshot the slide after reloading/malfunction clearance/whatever. I'll put the original back in. If I can find it. :D
 
I don't really notice trigger slap because I let my finger ride the trigger on the reset. Only thing that bothers me is a large amount of rounds fired against the trigger's safety. Constantly pressing that safety into the trigger when firing is what really bothers me.
 
I assume he means he's just letting the trigger go back to reset with his finger still on it. It's not that hard to do, once you know where the trigger reset point is, you can just let your finger back to that point, as opposed to "withdrawing" it completely and hence slapping the trigger.
 
I do the same thing as LJ, and the trigger bar bothered me until I removed a little material from the center of the bar. I made it match the contour of the trigger proper, and that completely resolved my complaints.
 
AngryHan and NG VI have it right. As soon as the trigger releases the sear, the Glock will fire, slide comes back, and as it begins to load a new round, if I relax my finger, the pistol will reset the trigger itself and my finger just goes along for the ride. Dry-fire your Glock, you'll see what I mean.

Once the sear releases, the trigger stays back. Now slowly rack the slide, and ride it forward. Watch the trigger, the trigger resets as the slide goes back into battery. This is where I'm riding the trigger.
 
If you're still getting pinched its probably too low on the trigger. I'll try to post a pic of it here in a while and show you how I position my hands on the firearm. I've never had a problem with Glocks, other than the soreness on the finger after a few mags from the trigger bar.
 
It might be a lot to do with the way I hold it, but my trigger finger ends up going down at an angle, looking something like this: "
 

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I never had such a problem with Glock. However I did have it with Sig Sauer 226 Elite. I fixed this by adjust how much of finger tip I want to place on the trigger.
 
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