Trigger weights

[jlwatts3]

I am thinking about having the trigger weight lightened on my new xd9 subcompact which I use as a carry pistol.

Springfield offers two options. One is the "carry" which is 4-4.5#s the other is the "competition" 3-3.5#s.

I would prefer the competition action job but Springfield says the competition is too light for carry. I know they are saying this to reduce their legal liability. But in practice is this really too light? You are supposed to have your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot anyways right?

Opinions?

 

[Ryder]

I think they are right. I've got 4.5lbs on one of my carry guns but it has a safety (1911). I'm happy with the pull weight on my XD9SC. I haven't felt the need to improve it's accuracy with a lighter trigger and that's the only reason I'd want to lighten a trigger.

Is it new? I didn't measure my pull weight but it pulls less now than when it was new. I dry fire my new guns with a drop of honing oil on the contact points and they smooth up considerably fast. You might try that.

These XDs have a rather large trigger reset. If they are going to fix that during the trigger job then it's probably worth your money.

 

[mete]

Shooting under combat conditions is very different. Under that stress you tend to loose control of fine muscle movement.Take their advice ,it's not just for liability.

 

[444]

I agree with them.
I have had a couple trigger jobs done by GOOD gunsmiths that allowed me to specify what weight I wanted. I chose 4-4.5 pounds and find it about perfect.

 

[jlwatts3]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I will probably get the 4# job. My gun is brand new and I have been dry firing a lot but it is still heavier than I would like and I want the overtravel shortened.Would you recommend having the pre-travel/reset shortened as well?

I should probably go ask on the XD forum but thanks.

 

[Standing Wolf]

...in practice is this really too light?

Nope. My main carry gun's trigger holds at two pounds single action, breaks at any weight above that. I have several .22 caliber match pistols with trigger weights below a pound.

Practice, practice, and more practice.

 

[Zach S]

My Kimber's trigger is about 3.5 lbs. Its carried daily.

 

[USP45usp]

My Kimber is set up the same as Zach's, 3.5lbs. It's the smoothest trigger that I have ever had the pleasure of pulling. But you do have to be careful because it can be too light for some.

I like it because it is crisp and has the "element of surprise" when it goes off. I don't jerk the trigger or have to think about the long "creep" that many have.

The only gun that I have less then a pound is the heritage .22. I don't use it for self defense or for hunting, it is my fun "cowboy" gun. I had the trigger set to under a pound and put a "fan" hammer on it (wide hammer). It is single action and I use it to "fan". I wouldn't recommend it on anything that you will be using alot or for defense.

Wayne

 

[bogie]

Be careful. I know a guy who had a custom trigger job done on a 1911-style pistol, and when he took it home, he loaded it before putting it in the bedside drawer.

Dropped the slide.

Good thing he no longer had the waterbed.

So he thinks that he may have had his finger on the trigger. So he does it again, being sure to keep the offending digit away from the trigger.

Yup. You guessed it.

Next time I go over to his place, I'm gonna bring a strong flashlight, and go poking in his basement until I find the slugs.

 

[waktasz]

Bad, bad gunsmithing work is clearly the problem there, your example has no merit in this case.