Best article I've seen on triggers

[Questor]

http://www.airgun-express.com/pages/techarticles/triggers.asp

[rbwillnj]

So is your concern take-up or creep.   If its creep, I'd get a trigger job like 44 man suggested.  You can replace parts (even with match grade) and still have creep.

[Questor]

Creep. I took it apart yesterday and found that there are a lot of contact points between the trigger bow and the very rough frame. I greased the sides of the trigger bow and the problem goes away. In any case, I'm convinced that the problem isn't in the sear and hammer. Also, the noticed that there's a slight bend in the trigger bow where it contacts that little up-and-down jibby-doo (disconnector?) Not sure if that bend should be there, but it seems like it ought to be flat. Can't remember whether that bend has always been there.  I'll have to check another 1911.

[rbwillnj]

Creep can come from many different places, including the trigger bow and the disconnector.   I use a special stone from Brownells to polish up the slots in the frame where the trigger bow rides, and I use a dremmel with a polishing wheel to polish the top and bottom edges of the trigger bow.  Sometimes the trigger itself binds on the frame, but this is unusual in a factory gun.   

Here is a link to an article at Brownells on how to do a trigger job.   It's a good article, and I use the same proceedure, but do a few other things as well.   To get the jig, plus all fo the stones you would need, it would probably cost in excess of $300, so its not worth it unless you plan to do a bunch of them, or you just like tinkering.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/NewsletterArchive.aspx?p=0&t=1&i=349

[Questor]

Thanks. I think I may want to perform that kind of surgery on this gun. It's a stainless Kimber gold match and the channels for the trigger bow are very rough, like sandpaper. The scoring on the trigger bow looks like it was made with a coarse abrasive.  I'll see how long the grease job lasts, and if it's tolerable, then I'll just keep doing it. If not, I'll try the surgery.