Wanted: Easier reach to trigger...So Hogue G10 grips and/or Sig "short trigger" mod?

[JT1JT1]

Folks,

I'm a few weeks and a few hundred rounds into ownership of my Sig 229 and I'm thinking I might be better off with a slightly easier reach to the trigger for those DA shots.

I've heard that Hogue makes grips (e.g., G10 ones) that are a bit thinner than the stock Sig polymer ones and, of course, there's the Sig "short trigger" option, which I understand is basically a thinned down stock trigger.

Can any of you provide me with anectdotal experience of how much difference either or both of these two mods made in terms of trigger reach? I hope that by summer I may be able to see these products in person.

Yes, I rented double-stack Sigs before I bought one, but primarily shot them in SA mode. Now that I own the gun, I've started paying more attention to the DA/SA transition and realize there's perhaps a suboptimal shift in my grip and/or trigger finger placement when transitioning.

To be sure, I realize another option may be to add a single stack 239 and/or 220 to the arsenal, but I don't think I'll be able to get away with that...at least for now! Thanks!

 

[Noxx]

I put a short trigger on the wife's 226. Despite what seems like a very minor difference in dimension, it makes quite a difference in feel. she's happy with it, and it's a pretty minor cost (about $30) to try one out.

 

[gb6491]

I put a short trigger on the wife's 226. Despite what seems like a very minor difference in dimension, it makes quite a difference in feel....

+1 on that
When I had my 229, I went with the short trigger plus the Hogue grips and was well pleased with that setup. The only thing negative I could say about it was that, for some reason, I started riding the slide stop when using the Hogues; a little practice cleared that up.

FWIW; here are some shot comparing the stock and short trigger:




Regards,
Greg

 

[JT1JT1]

Thanks for the replies and the comparison pics in particular. They give me a good idea of the benefits of the short trigger...should work. Is the swap out very invovled?

Cheers,

JT1

 

[gb6491]

The swap took me a little bit of time, but is not all that difficult.

Here is a page that details the task:
http://www.gunsmoke.com/guns/sig_trigger.html

...or you can do what I did:
Download the SIG P226 Armorer's Manual or SIG Sauer Autoloading Pistol Armorers Manual from http://www.biggerhammer.net/manuals/
Then follow the instructions in the trigger assembly section.

I took digital photos as I did the disassembly; I've found doing this very useful

The SIG P220 P225 P226 P228 P229 P239 P245 manual on that page has a very good illustrated parts breakdown diagram.

If you have trouble reinstalling the the locking insert check that the trigger pivot is not 180 degrees out of position.

Regards,
Greg

 

[1KPerDay]

I dig the short trigger on my 226. But I really like the short reset.

I guess mine came (used) with it because I've shot my brother's 229 with the standard trigger and reset, and holy cow... that's a long reset.

 

[mizzurah]

I have a Sig p229 .40 S&W with Hogue grips, I would like to trade them for original grips.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Now that I own the gun, I've started paying more attention to the DA/SA transition and realize there's perhaps a suboptimal shift in my grip and/or trigger finger placement when transitioning.

A couple of things, the Hogue G-10 grips may not be thinner than the grips you have on your 229. You really should feel them to be sure. It is generally accepted by folks over on the Sigforum that the thinnest grips available are the stock plastic ones.

You shouldn't be shifting your finger between where you have it for either the DA or SA trigger pulls. The greatest fault of the Short Trigger is that it cramps your trigger finger when is the SA position and does not allow a straight back trigger press

 

[toocool]

I practically live on the Sigforum and the consensus seems to be the G10s or Hogue aluminum grips are thinner than the factory stock ones. I'd have to look up some of the posts there, but it has something to do with the "hump" by the decocker.

Currently my only Sigs are a P220 Carry DAK and a P239, both of which have the short trigger. I find the short trigger is better for the DAK pull, and on the P239 with DA/SA it's better for the longer DA pull, but doesn't cause any problems with the SA pull...doesn't cramp my finger, and have no problem with a straight-back press. Then again, I don't have really large hands anyway, so for me slim grips/short trigger is the best way to go...