Posted: 7/21/2006 10:02:21 AM EDT
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Alright guys I've been shooting my G22 for awhile and would like to make some changes. I would like the trigger to be lighter...more crisps. I use this primarily as a defense weapon. I will be carring this on me at times. So, whats a good manufacturer and at what wieght? I also think the feed ramp could use some polishing. Can i do this with a dremal tool? Is there anything else that anyone would suggest which would make this gun more reliable and easier to shoot and operate. Thanks for any help! |
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DO NOT polish the feed ramp, except with thousands of rounds loaded thru it. To improve the trigger, buy a stock 3.5lb connector and do a 0.25$ trigger job on it. Also get a stock extended slide stop lever. If you want to make the gun more reliable, don't fuck with it save for the modifications stated above. |
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How many rounds have you shot through the pistol? If the pistol is quite new (less than 2K rounds), try shooting some more through it. If you really have to polish the feeding ramp, do it with a polishing compound and a piece of cloth. GLOCK chambers are already non fully supported and by polishing the feedramp with a Dremel you might make matters worse. After all, this is a GLOCK Fortay, and there's quite a pressure buildup in the chamber. FTFs may also be related to faulty magazines and ammunition. How many magazines were causing FTF? Was it the same magazine? What brand of ammunition? |
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If this is a carry gun, you probably don't want the trigger lighter unless you've already overcome the things that make us all bad shooters in the beginning. My recommendation would be to try a 3.5lb connector with a NY1 spring. The trigger will reset more crisply and will have much different feel to the break. Polishing anything that is designed with a tolerance requires careful, steady, and experienced hands. I would suspect shooter error, magazine issues, and weak recoil spring, in that order. FTF in a Glock are pretty rare. Make certain that your grip is strong and that you aren't soaking recoil with your hands, arms, and overall shooting stance. I would install an extended mag catch (and round the front corners slightly) along with the extended slide catch lever. If you're shooting FMJ rounds, that feed ramp shouldn't cause FTF unless it has a serious shoulder somewhere on it. |
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Don't know why people are making such a big deal out of polishing. I use a felt wheel on a dremel and finish by hand. You're not gonna hurt anything with a polish like Flitz. I always polish the feed ramp and chamber. It makes the feed ramp easier to clean, copper jacketed bullets riding up the ramp will embedd brass in the black finish on the ramp. My brothers gun did this and casued failures to chamber, sounds like you're getting the same thing. Polishing the chamber makes it easier to clean and aids extraction. As for the trigger, do some research and decide for yourself. If you keep your booger hook off the bang switch you're good to go, no matter how light the trigger. |
| BR, I make a big deal out of it because a lot of folks out there are very likely to ruin good parts if they haven't had a good bit of experience with polishing the internals on a pistol. Not saying it shouldn't be done (mine are) but folks should just be careful. |
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As I"ve painfully realized, though good advice is the norm around here, it's always entangled with mightier than thou condesending remarks. It's your gun, try what you want, make sure if it's a carry piece it's been very carefully range tested, than go get another one and do it all over again :) good luck. |
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You probably will not go wrong with the Glock OEM or Scherer 3.5 lb connector and the a.m. 25 cent polishing job. The feed ramp does not really need a polishing job but careful polishing without removing too much material will not really hurt it, either. I personally stay away from extended controls as my large hands have more than once pushed the slide stop up involuntarily. |