Posted: 2/17/2005 7:01:40 PM EDT
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Let me start by saying, I love Glocks. Wow, that was hard. I'm a 1911 man, and it took me 15 years to come to admit Glocks are awesome guns. Has anyone tried an aluminum trigger in their Glock? Since they are a bit pricey, I thought I better see if anyone had any experience with them before I order one. I really wanted to know if they were effective getting rid of the spongey feel of the plastic trigger. |
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Have not tried one, but have never heard anything good about them either. If you really want a slick trigger job, you might try Matt at Custom Glock Racing. Custom Glock Racing |
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I haven't tried the aluminum Lightning Strike trigger, but there was a recall on them and a warning about them on Glock's website. They defeated the firing pin safety mechanism. Maybe that's been straightened out now. It's not the plastic trigger that causes the spongy feel; it's the geometry of the steel trigger parts. Can be vastly improved by replacing factory connector with either a Scherer connector or a Ghost Ultimate connector. Also, I polish every contact surface in the firing mechanism, using Simichrome and a Dremel. My Glocks' triggers pull crisply @ just over 3# to just under 4#. |
I've tried all that stuff, and it's still not as crisp as I would like. Doesn't have a bad effect on my shooting. It would just be nice to get that last little bit of softness out. Thanks for the advice though. 
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If you're willing to pay $150-$200, you can have a trigger job done by Custom Glock Racing, Vanek, etc., etc., and vastly improve your trigger. I'm also using the Lonewolf trigger housing with the adjustable trigger stop. My Glocks aren't bullseye guns, nor would I want them to be. However, I can hit relatively small targets @ 100 yds. |
why would anyone pay $120 for a trigger job.. That's a rip off... all the parts are under $50 the rest of it is metal polish, a brass wheel, a cloth buffing wheel and a dremel. I have a crisp 2lb break on my 23 , change a few springs, new connector and polished it .I can't get over these guys who charge that. J |
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I didn't say I would pay somebody to work on one of my Glocks, but was just giving the guy a heads-up, if he wants to go that route. The guys who do "trigger jobs" do a lot more than polishing and changing springs and connectors. They also do some modifications that require cutting the firing pin, modifying the trigger bar, and changing some angles. |