Hey guys,
I just picked up my first Glock this past week at Cabelas. It's a Glock 17 RTF2. I've been a bench rest/target rifle shooter and reloader for a long time, but wanted to pickup a Glock before we eventually can't own these kind of things anymore.
Being that I'm used to triggers in measured in ounces and not lbs, the glock trigger is really something I'm struggling to get used to. I did the .25 cent trigger job with a felt dremel wheel and rouge this morning, and took the pistol to the range. Initially I had a creep free, but heavy 8lb pull. After 25 or 30 rounds, the pull suddenly got exceptionally heavy (20lbs). I didn't have a punch with me, so all I could do was pull the slide. I noticed that the connector and trigger bar were no longer in contact. Almost as if the trigger bar had worked it's way out of contact with the connector. I could push the trigger bar back down to engage the connector, and then attach the slide. Even after doing that, the pull was still in the 20lb range.
It's obvious this was some sort of malfuction caused by my poor mans trigger job, and I suspected that I had over polished the connector. I started calling around and found the only place in town that carried connectors. I picked up a standard Ghost 3.5 connector and a wolf spring kit. I've installed all those parts and the trigger feels much better. It's still got quite a bit of creep, but I think it's about as good as I'm going to get this thing.
That being said, the trigger bar is still popped out to the side of the connector. It seems to have no impact on the trigger pull, but I'm just curious, is this normal? I can reset it and dry fire, then pull the slide and it's back out again. Thoughts?
If you look below at the connector/trigger bar you'll see the trigger bar popping up.
Edit:
MOVIE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99y6TMtEdLc
I just picked up my first Glock this past week at Cabelas. It's a Glock 17 RTF2. I've been a bench rest/target rifle shooter and reloader for a long time, but wanted to pickup a Glock before we eventually can't own these kind of things anymore.
Being that I'm used to triggers in measured in ounces and not lbs, the glock trigger is really something I'm struggling to get used to. I did the .25 cent trigger job with a felt dremel wheel and rouge this morning, and took the pistol to the range. Initially I had a creep free, but heavy 8lb pull. After 25 or 30 rounds, the pull suddenly got exceptionally heavy (20lbs). I didn't have a punch with me, so all I could do was pull the slide. I noticed that the connector and trigger bar were no longer in contact. Almost as if the trigger bar had worked it's way out of contact with the connector. I could push the trigger bar back down to engage the connector, and then attach the slide. Even after doing that, the pull was still in the 20lb range.
It's obvious this was some sort of malfuction caused by my poor mans trigger job, and I suspected that I had over polished the connector. I started calling around and found the only place in town that carried connectors. I picked up a standard Ghost 3.5 connector and a wolf spring kit. I've installed all those parts and the trigger feels much better. It's still got quite a bit of creep, but I think it's about as good as I'm going to get this thing.
That being said, the trigger bar is still popped out to the side of the connector. It seems to have no impact on the trigger pull, but I'm just curious, is this normal? I can reset it and dry fire, then pull the slide and it's back out again. Thoughts?
If you look below at the connector/trigger bar you'll see the trigger bar popping up.
Edit:
MOVIE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99y6TMtEdLc
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