Best place to buy trigger parts for Gen4 Glocks?

[Float Pilot]

My new gen 4 G-19 has a barely OK trigger. It has a hard spot half way though the pull and then it gets easy again before going off. This is after about 500 rounds.

I am thinking about a lighter trigger bar. Who is the best company to order from. This is a GEN 4 gun.

Amazon actually had a minus Glock made trigger bar , BUT they would not ship it to Alaska. *** ???

 

[Spats McGee]

I don't know that I can say that they're "the best," but I've bought a couple of things from glockparts.com, and I've been happy with them.

 

[Zerodefect]

Zev Technologies. The full Fulcrum kit is not cheap. Not perfect. But with a few adjustments it' the best I've tried yet. Do your homework on the safety checks for Glocks.


I'm waiting for the new GlockKraft trigger to be announced for my next build. (on top)



Those are the only 2 safe, but effective triggers I know of.

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

I bought a 3.5 pound connector and an 8 pound NY-1 trigger spring and installed them. It took care of all of the trigger problems with my Gen 4.

 

[Float Pilot]

My new Gen 4 actually seems to be worse after 500 rounds even with good cleaning.
I just found my trigger pull scale and it was 7 pounds.

 

[Zerodefect]

The Gen 3 trigger bar does wonders to a Gen 4 Glock. The new Glockkraft trigger will likely only be available in Gen 3.

And 500 ain't jack to a Glock. But my older Glocks, 5000 rounds +, do feel better.

 

[Captains1911]

Apex Tactical just recently announced a Glock trigger upgrade. I have no experience with it, but their S&W M&P kits are highly regarded. Be careful with Glock trigger kits, some of them are designed for competion use, and are too light for defensive use.

With practice you may find the factory trigger is very manageable, it just takes getting used to.

 

[Float Pilot]

My G-20SF trigger is manageable. As was my old issue G-22s trigger, hell even my first Dept letterhead purchase G-17 from back 1986 when they were first imported was OK. This recent Gen 4 G-19 stinks. It hangs up in an odd spot. So you pull then it gets crunchy ,let it lightens up and you pull further and then it goes off. Not so swell for accuracy.

 

[tomrkba]

I really like my Ghost connectors. I use their standard, drop-in 3.5# connector with a NY-1 trigger spring. This creates a very smooth 6# (ish) pull with strong reset for $18 or so. Don't forget the 10 cent trigger job!

 

[ku4hx]

Lone Wolf and Glockmeister are my two go to sites, but there are plenty more out there.

 

[tarosean]

Vanek Custom.

 

[rskent]

Lone Wolf and Glockmeister are my two go to sites, but there are plenty more out there.

On thing about Glockmeister. Double check you order. Their return policy is a little behind the times for a retail vendor.

 

[Float Pilot]

So for connectors we have:
Vanek
Ghost
Lone Wolf
original Glock OEM parts

Is that about it?????

 

[skeptical_in_Ohio]

Glockparts.com had quick turnaround and very reasonable shipping rates, which matters as it's no fun to order a $12 dollar part and then pay $10 in shipping or some such foolishness.

The 3.5 connector and NY-1 (olive green) spring assembly makes for a 6-pound pull and a nicer reset (IMHO).

Added later - This was with a Gen 2; your mileage may vary with a Gen 3 or Gen 4.

 

[Float Pilot]

I had the opportunity to shoot two glocks today that had Vanek triggers. They made me fell like tossing my gun in the trash.

 

[rskent]

As in “They were that good” or “It's hopeless”?

 

[ku4hx]

Understanding what I'm buying and a site's policies is SOP for all my internet shopping: I do my homework first. I buy what I need and/or want. But, I get what you're saying rskent.

 

[Captains1911]

I have a Vogel Competition Trigger System in my "gamer gun", and it's an incredible difference compared to the factory trigger. However, I would NEVER carry this trigger in a defensive gun. The intended use of the gun is very important when considering aftermarket trigger upgrades.

 

[tarosean]

As in “They were that good” or “It's hopeless”?

They are the best you can buy IMO... All my Glocks run them.

As with all glocks though Gen4's will never achieve as good as a trigger as the gen3-1's.

 

[Float Pilot]

As in the Vanek triggered guns were far far better in trigger smoothness, let-off and reset. My damned new Gen 4 has to goes half-way forward before it resets.

 

[Float Pilot]

This Gen 4 is weird. But maybe all Gen 4s are weird...

The trigger has about 4 pounds of pressure all the way to the break and then it takes about 7.25 to 7.75 pounds to break.

I compared to to a stock Gen 3 G-20 trigger on another of my Glocks. That had 2 pounds up to a clean break of 5.75 pounds.

AND GET THIS.......
If you partially pull the trigger on the new Gen 4, and then release the trigger, it does not move all the way forward again. It just stays partially pulled. It requires manually pushing it forward so the trigger safety will engage again.

And mind you,,, this is better after being polished than it was out of the box. Before it was like grinding coffee....

I should have bought a Gen 3. The gen 4 felt slightly smaller so I gave it an impulse buy. Now I have a $550 project gun.

There must be some sort of difference in the size or shape of the guts, because the gen 4 trigger bars are a separate item with all the dealers.

 

[Zerodefect]

The Gen3 trigger bar is used with most of the aftermarket trigger parts, even for Gen4 Glocks. It's instantly better. You may also want to try a heavier trigger spring and lube up the trigger parts really well.

The 21/20/40/41 frame is the most draggy.

 

[tarosean]

There must be some sort of difference in the size or shape of the guts,

The angles and size/shape of the trigger pack are different to allow for the changeable backstraps and subsequent movement of the pin.

If you ask me, every glock is a project gun.(I own several)

 

[Alberforth]

The answer partly depends on whether you already have a "." ('Dot') connector. As I understand it Glock produced this connector as the solution to the initial trigger-pull problems of the new geometry in the Gen 4. If your gun is older and you don't have the Dot connector it may make enough of a difference (Depending on the gun it takes off = - .5 lb. at the break IIRC) --especially if a Gen 3 trigger bar helps too. Lots of discussion of solutions to this problem at Glock-specific forums.

What to use will also depend on whether the gun is a CCW, in which case factory parts and the avoidance of the 3.5# (now called 4.5#) connector are arguably better.