1911Tuner: Help with short-trigger project.

[Mercury]

Hi 1911Tuner,
I need some advice please.

Springfield Armory's EMP 9 mm's are built on a smaller 1911 frame. This reduces the grip geometry and should also reduce the trigger-reach. However, SA ships them with their aluminum, 3-hole long-trigger and the trigger reach is about the same as a full-size 1911 frame with a short-trigger.

I would like to install a short-trigger on this gun but there isn't a source for one due to the shortened trigger bow (this includes SA).

Would it be possible to swap the short body from another trigger and use it on the EMP's shortened trigger bow? I haven't pulled the trigger out of the frame yet, so I don't know how the body is joined to the bow. Their other 3-hole triggers appear to be press-fit or swaged to the bow.

Do you have any suggestions? Kuhnhausen's doesn't cover changing trigger bodies.

Thanks very much,
Mercury.

 

[1911Tuner]

Trigger

Hi Mercury.

Not that I'm aware of. Colt's earlier commercial triggers were two-piece with steel fingerpieces...and were likely silver-soldered onto the bows. You may be able to find someone who can heat one enough to get it off without damage, and either resolder or pin it to yours.

Odd that a company would create a 1911-esque pistol with reduced grip frame proportions...and stick a long trigger in it, since the customer base would likel be the folks with smaller hands. One would think that they'd at least offer a choice...

 

[Brian Williams]

I know it is a curse word around Tuner, but get the trigger out of the gun and dremel it down to where you want it, and fill it with JBaluminaweld. Or find a good welding shop and see what it would take to have the holes filled then dremel it to your desired shape.

 

[1911Tuner]

Dremel

Nawwwww. I like Dremels, and I use'em a lot. I just don't want YOU usin' one before I work on your gun.

 

[Mercury]

Thank you both for your prompt replys.

1911Tuner:

Odd that a company would create a 1911-esque pistol with reduced grip frame proportions...and stick a long trigger in it, since the customer base would likel be the folks with smaller hands. One would think that they'd at least offer a choice..

I agree, I think that SA missed the boat on this. It should really have a short trigger as their market will be the folks looking for a shorter trigger reach.

Good news:
I was able to tap an aluminum body off of another SA trigger that I had laying around. I was surprised at how easily it came off. Now the question is: Do I have the nerve to remove the body from the EMP? If I ruin it, it'll cost me to send it back to SA for repair because I don't know if they'll sell me a trigger w/o having them install it (ala the XDs). On the other hand, I feel confident that it might just turn out well.

Brian:
I was seriously considering cutting the trigger body to length and somehow filling in the 3-holes with something. I haven't decided what to do yet.