Posted: 10/29/2013 6:08:02 PM EDT
| Does anyone here have experience or feedback on this system from glocktriggers.com? |
| I looked into it for a while but after reading a bit, it turns out to be Glock factory parts that are polished to a mirror finish. So basically it's a $160 version of the 25 cent trigger job. A can of Mother's magnesium polish and some q-tips did the job for me. |
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I looked into it for a while but after reading a bit, it turns out to be Glock factory parts that are polished to a mirror finish. So basically it's a $160 version of the 25 cent trigger job. A can of Mother's magnesium polish and some q-tips did the job for me. I believe the geometry of the trigger bar is also changed. A simple polish would not change the pre travel, over travel, or reset. |
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I believe the geometry of the trigger bar is also changed. A simple polish would not change the pre travel, over travel, or reset. Quoted:
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I looked into it for a while but after reading a bit, it turns out to be Glock factory parts that are polished to a mirror finish. So basically it's a $160 version of the 25 cent trigger job. A can of Mother's magnesium polish and some q-tips did the job for me. I believe the geometry of the trigger bar is also changed. A simple polish would not change the pre travel, over travel, or reset. My 25 cent trigger job did all of those things and I didn't change the geometry of the trigger bar. I have heard that taking some sandpaper and smoothing out the roughness in the trigger bar helps tremendously, but there is a serious risk of making a full auto or at least some double taps if you don;t know what you;re doing. But as I recall, the Skimmer does change the trigger bar geometry. This guy changes the geometry in his trigger job so it's probably closer to the Haley version: http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=103781 |
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Yea I was just curious if anyone here had actually run one...Haley says it isa trigger that feels comparable to that of a 1911 as far as smoothness, trigger travel, reset etc... Sounds really nice but I know how those stories end sometimes. I love my Glocks, but I've yet to see a Glock trigger that felt anything like a good 1911 trigger. It's pretty much impossible for a striker fired gun to have the same kind of trigger pull as a single action. |
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From what I gather/suspect, the change in the geometry of the trigger bar is because the range of motion is less (PROVEN by disable drop safety video) and it needed to get out of the way of the FPS (otherwise it might deactivate this too??). I say this not ever having held a skimmer trigger, but only after studying images online and having done multiple .25 trigger jobs and re-profiling my FPS plunger.
*the rounded profile of the skimmer trigger MAY help with a smoother transition on factory the FPS plunger. |
| i like it, the best thing it does is take away 90% of the take up slack in a standard glock trigger... it also creates a nice wall and a super clean and low poundage break... i can't vouch for disabling the drop safety of a glock, but i really like the trigger, salient arms has a 2 pound trigger that also eliminates all take up, it's not glock factory parts though.... |
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The Skimmer doesn't let the trigger reset all the way forward. There's a small screw put through the trigger to stop it. So the takeup is much reduced. Also everything's polished.
I made the videos being referred to demonstrating the drop safety failure. I still have the Skimmer in two pistols (somewhat special purpose guns.) I did not test it for the videos but I think the firing pin safety is still intact. |
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Not a fan of aftermarket triggers in pistols that serve a defensive role (i.e. not competition). I certainly see the temptation and draw to them though as an avid shooter. I'd like to lighten my trigger pull and reduce or eliminate reset for my wife especially who I know does struggle more with the 5.5 lbs pull on the factory trigger. However, the reason I don't do aftermarket triggers is concerns over safety and the ability for someone to use the existence of that aftermarket trigger in a civil lawsuit against me should something unfortunate happen. I could also see it as a factor in a criminal case about whether you fired because you truly believed at that second you were threatened or if the person had started to surrender and you fired due to the "hair trigger," which suddenly puts you in the manslaughter realm.
Flame suit on, everyone will curse me for saying the above, because they carry aftermarket triggers. However, too each their own and I only post this so that it's something folks at least briefly consider. Not trying to make it gospel. Definitely one of those topics where people get offended and worked up about it. Kind of like religion or politics. |
| Glock pistols are defensive tools. They ain't pretty, don't have icycle breaking triggers or any other "fine pistol" qualities. They are very very good at what they were designed for. If you want something else then don't buy a Glock. If you want a simple to operate, very reliable gun, that can double or triple tap very fast, then a Glock is your gun. You are trying to make an orange into an apple. Forget it!!!! |