Trey Veston
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I did this earlier when it was in my G23 carry pistol and I discovered that the trigger would release. So, I assumed it was not drop safe.
So, I removed it from the G23 and put it in my G35 match gun and did the same test. Again, the trigger would release.
Then, I heard that due to the safety plunger, it would prevent the firing pin from striking the primer and causing an AD.
There has been much debate over this, so tonight, I decided to take some empty cases and put primers in them, chamber them, and toss a Glock.
I videoed the results and the videos are currently uploading. I live in a small rural town, so I only have 18 mbps internet. It takes a few hours to upload a video to YouTube. The good news, is that on the 23rd, I get fiber to the house and will then have 220 mbps, so my videos will be much faster and can be edited.
So... What happened?
I did two videos. In the first, I explained what was going on and did multiple drops from all different angles. No primer went off.
But, when I tried to pull the trigger, it would not release and was dead. I racked the slide and the cartridge had a very light primer strike on it, but it did not fire when dropped.
In the second video, I did multiple drops and then when I pulled the trigger, it was still set and the gun fired (well, the primer was ignited as usual).
Here is a picture of three cases. The one on the left was the one that was fired when the trigger was pulled. The one in the middle was the one with a small dent after multiple drops. The one on the right is a case before any testing was done:
So, is the pistol drop safe? I think so.
Even when the trigger released and there was a mark on the primer, there was not enough force to ignite the primer and cause a negligent discharge.
I'm sure this will not end the debate as to whether or not the Timney trigger is drop safe or not, but I would be comfortable using it as a carry gun, provided I was comfortable with the extremely light trigger pull, which I am not. Even with the heavier (.) connector, which gives it a 3.75 lb pull compared to the 2.5 lb pull with the (-) connector, it is just a bit too light for MY comfort.
So, the G23 now has a factory Glock trigger that has been polished and has the (-) connector installed, which gives it a nice and reasonable 4.5 lb pull.
Sorry about the video not being available, but I will post a link to it as soon as it is ready.
Here is the original video of my G23 drop test...
So, I removed it from the G23 and put it in my G35 match gun and did the same test. Again, the trigger would release.
Then, I heard that due to the safety plunger, it would prevent the firing pin from striking the primer and causing an AD.
There has been much debate over this, so tonight, I decided to take some empty cases and put primers in them, chamber them, and toss a Glock.
I videoed the results and the videos are currently uploading. I live in a small rural town, so I only have 18 mbps internet. It takes a few hours to upload a video to YouTube. The good news, is that on the 23rd, I get fiber to the house and will then have 220 mbps, so my videos will be much faster and can be edited.
So... What happened?
I did two videos. In the first, I explained what was going on and did multiple drops from all different angles. No primer went off.
But, when I tried to pull the trigger, it would not release and was dead. I racked the slide and the cartridge had a very light primer strike on it, but it did not fire when dropped.
In the second video, I did multiple drops and then when I pulled the trigger, it was still set and the gun fired (well, the primer was ignited as usual).
Here is a picture of three cases. The one on the left was the one that was fired when the trigger was pulled. The one in the middle was the one with a small dent after multiple drops. The one on the right is a case before any testing was done:
So, is the pistol drop safe? I think so.
Even when the trigger released and there was a mark on the primer, there was not enough force to ignite the primer and cause a negligent discharge.
I'm sure this will not end the debate as to whether or not the Timney trigger is drop safe or not, but I would be comfortable using it as a carry gun, provided I was comfortable with the extremely light trigger pull, which I am not. Even with the heavier (.) connector, which gives it a 3.75 lb pull compared to the 2.5 lb pull with the (-) connector, it is just a bit too light for MY comfort.
So, the G23 now has a factory Glock trigger that has been polished and has the (-) connector installed, which gives it a nice and reasonable 4.5 lb pull.
Sorry about the video not being available, but I will post a link to it as soon as it is ready.
Here is the original video of my G23 drop test...
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