Question on Glock 17 Upgrades

[Ermac]

I decided that my 3rd Gen G17 (my fav range gun) trigger is crap, so I did some investigating and bought the following:

1.) 3.5 Scherer Connector
2.) Competition Trigger Spring
3.) Wolff 4lb. firing ping spring
4.) Extended Slide Stop Lever
5.) Glock Maritime Spring Cups (because I just wanted to say I have them )

I have already detailed stipped it a couple of times and I have no problem installing these parts. My main questions is are these parts decent for having a really smooth trigger (minus the maritime cups)? This is ONLY for a range gun and will never see cary and or duty. Thanks.

 

[Rockstar]

You very well might experience some light strikes and failures to reset, but everything looks o.k. to me. (except the worthless spring cups) I do prefer the Scherer connector and use one on my carry piece. You should probably cruise over to glocktalk.com, and, if you can wade through all the fluff and adolescent silliness, learn to do the "$.25 trigger job," which is really simple.

 

[Ermac]

as for light strikes - I plan to be just using wwb or umc bulk 115grn...are these ok? I presume anything with a harder primer such as wolf or any other non american rounds would cause light strikes.

resets - so if the trigger does not reset, I can just rack the slide manually? I have never experienced it not to reset

 

[civilian]

what about the factory trigger don't you like? you should probably narrow that down first and then go from there. i have a few glocks, among them the 34 and the 19. love the trigger on the 34, prefer the trigger on the 19 for personal carry and combat use (my job issues them for overseas carry). if all you're using the weapon to do is plink at the range - at some point you have to assess whether you need all the changes and potential problems they might bring.

 

[Ermac]

what about the factory trigger don't you like? you should probably narrow that down first and then go from there. i have a few glocks, among them the 34 and the 19. love the trigger on the 34, prefer the trigger on the 19 for personal carry and combat use (my job issues them for overseas carry). if all you're using the weapon to do is plink at the range - at some point you have to assess whether you need all the changes and potential problems they might bring.

you brought up some good points here...basically, I do not like the acutual pull of the trigger to fire, and the reset slams into my finger. I shot a Glock 19 with those conversions I bought and it seemed to be ok (no problems). If I encounter any problems, I presume the first part that would go back to stock would be the firing pin spring...am I right on thinking the lighter spring could cause light primer strikes as I stated in the above post? I never shoot anything but wwb and umc (the wallmart stuff).

 

[Geno]

Stick to the Glock 3.5 trigger and get it custom-honed

You can have the trigger customized for (I think) $10.95. Here it the Link to that aspect at "topglock":

http://topglock.com/catalog/triggers.htm

Good luck and let me know how it goes. I have considered the exact same process and additions.

Doc2005

 

[Navy joe]

I prefer a Ghost connector now, just for the over travel stop. You have to fit it. I went from a 3.5 glock to the #5 Ghost on my main carry gun, trigger is crisper, way short reset, etc. Keep in mind that a heavy trigger spring lightens your trigger pull. A light firing pin spring is nice, I keep one in my games only G34 along with a titanium striker. I know people don't like Ti, but I can switch the strikers back to back from stock to Ti and the difference in feel of the trigger is ridiculous. With the reduced power striker spring the extra inertia the steel striker will have will get you a slower lighter strike than the Ti. But for the carry gun, steel(polished) striker, full power spring. The biggest thing for trigger feel is polishing the contact areas and keeping them greased. I had one G17 that felt like garbage no matter what, after I cleaned all the manufacturing/finishing crud out of the striker bore the trigger was much improved.

Put some decent sights on the thing. Shoot it. A lot.

Edit. I forgot to add that modifying the trigger itself helps more than anything. I shave the front off of the triger safety so that it is flush when depressed, yet still fully functional. I also shave the tips off of the trigger, in effect flattening the face. Makes the entire gun feel different. Who says you can't be a gunsmith with naught but a pen knife?

 

[Rockstar]

You might never experience light strikes, but you MIGHT, considering the reduced-power firing pin spring. Sometimes the heavier trigger springs (competiton spring) will cause resetting problems. Don't worry about any problems that you don't have, but if you experience either of these problems, then you'll know where to look.

I despise the Glock 3.5# connector..way too mushy for me.