Trey Veston
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Ordered a cheap Wheeler trigger pull gauge off of Amazon and got it today.
I know it's not the most accurate, but I was able to get consistent results doing at least 3-5 pulls on every pistol.
First up was my deep carry pistol; an XDS 40. I always knew it was a heavier trigger, just had no idea how heavy. Maxxed out the gauge at 8lbs!
Next up was my regular carry pistol; M&P40c. I don't like the trigger at all, took a few pulls to get just under 6lbs.
Then did my Taurus G2c. Awful trigger due to the "catching" half-way through the pull. But it was relatively light at just under 5lbs.
Moved onto my two Glocks. First up was my GSSF match pistol which has all stock parts which have been polished and extensively dry-fired. Still not a great trigger, but it averaged 4.5lbs. Which is about what I figured.
Next up was my G29 Gen 4. It has the best out of the box Glock trigger I've ever felt. It breaks cleanly and I estimated it at around 4lbs. I was way, way off. It actually breaks at 6lbs, every time...
Done with my polymer striker-fired pistols, I moved on to my two single-actions, The Ruger Blackhawk Bisley in .45 Colt gave a nice consistent 3lb break. Perfect.
My Cimarron Arms 1873 Peacemaker was slightly better at just under 2lbs. That's about as light a trigger I can stand.
Did the lightest trigger I own, which is on my Uberti Silver Boy .22 lever action. It's just under 2lbs.
Overall, I am pretty pleased with the results. It's amazing just how bad the triggers are on the polymer striker-fired pistols compared to other pistols.
Could not believe the trigger on my XDS was that heavy.
Hopefully picking up the new Gen 5 G19 tomorrow, so will have to check it before and after I polish the internals.
I know it's not the most accurate, but I was able to get consistent results doing at least 3-5 pulls on every pistol.
First up was my deep carry pistol; an XDS 40. I always knew it was a heavier trigger, just had no idea how heavy. Maxxed out the gauge at 8lbs!
Next up was my regular carry pistol; M&P40c. I don't like the trigger at all, took a few pulls to get just under 6lbs.
Then did my Taurus G2c. Awful trigger due to the "catching" half-way through the pull. But it was relatively light at just under 5lbs.
Moved onto my two Glocks. First up was my GSSF match pistol which has all stock parts which have been polished and extensively dry-fired. Still not a great trigger, but it averaged 4.5lbs. Which is about what I figured.
Next up was my G29 Gen 4. It has the best out of the box Glock trigger I've ever felt. It breaks cleanly and I estimated it at around 4lbs. I was way, way off. It actually breaks at 6lbs, every time...
Done with my polymer striker-fired pistols, I moved on to my two single-actions, The Ruger Blackhawk Bisley in .45 Colt gave a nice consistent 3lb break. Perfect.
My Cimarron Arms 1873 Peacemaker was slightly better at just under 2lbs. That's about as light a trigger I can stand.
Did the lightest trigger I own, which is on my Uberti Silver Boy .22 lever action. It's just under 2lbs.
Overall, I am pretty pleased with the results. It's amazing just how bad the triggers are on the polymer striker-fired pistols compared to other pistols.
Could not believe the trigger on my XDS was that heavy.
Hopefully picking up the new Gen 5 G19 tomorrow, so will have to check it before and after I polish the internals.