APEX Trigger kits

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My only experience with APEX trigger systems is on my Glock 17L Gen 3.
The factory polymer trigger was a bit rounded and the safety tab stuck out a tiny bit even when “fully depressed”, making for an irritating thin-trigger feel that had to go.
I don’t know how home-repair friendly the SW is, but in the Glock it took an inexperienced me about 15 minutes to take out the factory trigger and replace it with the APEX. (I’m now a Glock armorer so it will now take me under ten minutes :))

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This trigger has a lighter and cleaner press than the original, with zero stack or stage to the press that averaged 3 lb 12.6 oz for 5 pulls on the Lyman gauge. (Factory weight was set at 4.5 lbs) It stops right at the release of the striker and the reset is positive.

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The trigger itself is all metal rather than plastic, and the safety blade is not only very smooth in operation it fits flush inside the 3/8” wide smooth trigger face. The face is rather flat, with a bit of a lip at the bottom to keep the trigger finger on it should your grip be less than sturdy.

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I looked at the APEX site and the S&W trigger has a similar shape but looks to be all polymer. This shouldn’t be an issue, especially with the reduction in pull weight APEX offers (2 lb reduction over stock).
The APEX website was selling the S&W kit for under $55 bucks, which is less than half of what I paid for my Glock trigger kit (I got it for $120 on sale).
If you’re not enamored with the stock trigger or pull weight, 55 bucks isn’t an expensive buy at all to improve the trigger weight and change the feel when shooting your S&W.

Good luck with your search. :thumbup:
Stay safe.
 
I don't have an SD9VE, but I will say that I have APEX trigger kits on all my S&W semi's. Even the 2.0 models. The action really smooths out and reset is much shorter. I'm also not a fan of S&W's hinged trigger. The 2.0 trigger is much better than the 1.0, but it is still hinged.

The cheapest trigger kit I have acquired were 73.00 for my shield model. Really made a difference in accuracy. As Riomouse911 stated, 55.00 is not expensive for a trigger upgrade.

Good Luck.

CH
 
Without knowing anything about the apex kit for the 9VE I’m going to say yes it’s worth it. Apex makes great stuff. I’ve put various Apex kits and triggers in 4 Smith and Wesson autos and the results are always great.
 
I put one on my M&P 45 Compact. The difference was a lot better than I expected. My pistol is the original version, the newer 2.0's are much better from the factory and I'm not sure it would be worth the cost. Can't say about the Shield since I've never shot one.
 
I'm a Glock guy and own 7 of them. I also own 1911's, FN Hi Powers, and a bunch of revolvers. I like the Apex SD9VE trigger because it's a Glock style trigger

I had a S&W Shield 9mm and hated the jointed trigger and single side right hand only safety.
Gave it to my brother in-law.

I picked up a $250 SD9VE last year for a cheap truck / handout gun and added the Apex trigger to.
It's a significant improvement over the horrible S&W trigger.
 
I have used Apex on my revolvers and they are good quality and have made a noticeable improvement. I have a SD40VE and I went with a Boudica trigger and spring kit from Galloway precision. The SD guns will never have a match grade trigger, but this setup made a big difference. It may be worth a look. Cost was under $50.
 
I replaced the springs in my SD40VEs and it made an improvement, I looked around and found them for about $20ea. I've thought about doing my full size M&Ps and Shields just haven't yet. I've heard they have some competition that is as good for the same price or less. I feel you can smooth out the trigger also with a LITTLE polishing.
 
I've used Apex parts on a few pistols and was always happy with the results. Good construction and great results. Didn't make the guns more accurate but allowed me to shoot them more accurately.
 
I was dumm and thought I could get away with installing the Apex trigger spring pack and not buying the trigger. The springs definitely helped, but they didn't fix the trigger on their own. They probably cut 2 pounds off the trigger pull - guesstimating, the trigger pull went from 9 lbs to 7 lbs. Noticeably better but still not a good trigger.

Installation was a pain, at least for me. There were small parts to lose and I of course did, and finding a firing pin cup in the carpet kept me busy for an hour (fun thing I learned - Glock firing pin cups are interchangeable with the SD9's. I had a hunch about that and disassembled my G17 to check, figuring I might order a Glock replacement). Then there are like 4 different things hanging on the trigger pin and you have to line them all up to thread the pin through, which was tough. I thought I had it, but the pin started backing out of the gun after I fired a couple hundred rounds.

So anyway, now I've got the Apex trigger and will probably pay a gunsmith to do a better job installing it than I did. Moral of the story - the Apex SD9 spring kit doesn't work that great by itself, so make sure to get the trigger with it if you're going to the trouble.
 
I just ordered one for my 5 inch S&W. It may frustrate me to have to install the APEX for all my M&Ps, but I shoot M&P's so much more accurately and the gun fits my hand and feels more like an extension of my hand than others.

I will add that once you do a couple of trigger upgrades, it seems to get easier.

CH
 
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