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Offline valkrod

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.25 cent trigger job?????
« on: March 16, 2010, 07:26:22 AM »
ok guys, what is the .25 cent trigger job I have read about on the post. Have a model 21SF, how can I improve the trigger?
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2010, 06:31:42 PM »
i dont know about a 25 cent trigger job, but i do know the more i shot mine, the more i got used to it.  i think that with these pistols that is 90% of the battle.  i shoot mine very accurately now and i will tell you i did NOT like the trigger the first time i shot a glock. 
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 04:41:57 PM »
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 05:40:14 PM »
I just did a few modifications to my Glock 23.   

If your glock is a duty weapon........ I would leave it alone because of liability.

I installed the 3.5 lb connector, extended slide release and extended magazine catch.  I then did the 25 cent job and the gun is a whole new gun to play with.  I highly recommend the changes and I am very happy with the results.

Check out you tube there are a few videos on the detail stripping and you will feel more comfortable taking on the task.
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010, 07:22:27 PM »
I dunno about a trigger job on my G 21! I had a trigger job on my model 29 S&W and I loved it, but it was a hunting pistol. Now i use my 21 for home defense, The trigger works good for that, I'm not sure that a lighter trigger pull is a good idee for a crisis situation. If you thought about it my 44 mag would go off, not acceptable for a defense gun fo me.
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 10:16:08 AM »
It really does not make that much difference where you should be concerned about it going off w/o warning. 

If you change the firing pin (Striker) spring to a 4lb one then you will have an even lighter trigger.  There have been reports of non-firing if the weapon is limp wristed however I have no first hand knowledge of it.

The nice part is that if you do not like the trigger that light you can always put the stock connector back in and reverse it.

If you do the 25 cent job I do not think polishing the firing pin safety is all that effective.
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2010, 02:55:55 PM »
The Glock trigger "As Is" is fine for it's intended use as a service pistol. A lighter trigger sure won't make a target pistol out of it. The lighter trigger with a short reset does help a little, reducing split times. The .25 cent trigger job done by it's self doesn't make a huge difference in the trigger pull. Done in addition to a lighter/polished connector, a reduced power striker/trigger spring, and an over travel stop you can get a half way decent trigger for a striker fired pistol. Noooo where in the same league as Oldshooter's mdl 29 Smith!!!
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2010, 03:17:03 PM »
I disagree all though my glock is 22 years old the trigger breaks very clean after the take up, its like the 2 stage millitary take up. Stock gun except for some polishing. I know a good trigger when i shoot one as i have old model contenders, its right up there with them as though not as light. No creep what's so ever. Enjoying a good trigger is one of lifes small pleasures. Be safe and enformed Mtn Jack
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2010, 03:45:09 PM »
Guys I have been pondering this since this thread began. The trigger on my 21 is not the best i have seen...............but When i took the CCL class We shot at three distances from 3 yds to about ten I think. After the 30 or so shots at the varied distances my target had a 3 inch jagged hole in the "center mass" section. Now we did not shoot rapid fire but we were instructed to shoot five or so at a time and as fast as we could aquire the target.  I appreciate a nice crisp light trigger pull. I just dont think that i could do much better than i did in a combat situation with any better of a trigger on my 21 so I think I'll save my .25 cents.
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2010, 03:48:57 PM »
Jack,
A "Good" trigger means different things to different people. Don't know about contenders but you can easily spend $300 on Glock aftermarket fire control parts, polish till you're blue in the face,  and still not have a trigger that can compare to a good target tuned single action trigger.
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« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2010, 04:07:31 PM »
Oldshooter,
The Glock trigger is fine just the way it comes for it's intended purpose. I carried both the mdl 21 and mdl 22 Glocks as duty guns. I was easily able to qualify in the 470/500 range with both. Needless to say they were both stock. I shot better scores with 1911s, but it was as much the ergonomics of the pistol as much as the trigger.
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2010, 04:15:09 PM »
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The Glock trigger is fine just the way it comes for it's intended purpose.

Thats purdy much what I'm figgering. A Glock aint no silk purse, but it will do what it was intended to do outa the box. I trust mine with my life.
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2010, 10:12:34 AM »
Savage maybe i got lucky didn't polish till i was blue, and this trigger is as good as my old model rugers, after the take up. My range is 20 yards from the front door, and i will not keep a gun with a bad trigger. Or one that would not shoot. No after market stuff on my glock, gimmicks are not my thing. I know what a good single action feels like, i have shot most of them. I could shoot bench rest with this glock trigger on a  rifle. Thanks for the discussion.  Mtn Jack
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2010, 01:28:17 PM »
Jack,
You are indeed a lucky man! Don't change a thing!!
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2010, 07:39:56 AM »
Savage i might try a 3.5 for the heck of it but in may even be to light for IDPA. Its a great trigger for hunting as i centersd and old stinky tom cat at 40 yards after church out the truck window. Gave him a third eye right dead center. Not a meow out of him. Cant stand cat pi.. in my barn.
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #15 on: April 06, 2010, 05:13:15 PM »
you mean to say you "meowch-ed" him?  lol.   i got one myself here yesterday. 
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« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2010, 05:31:16 AM »
Way to go Myron i bet we have a few more of those city cats that get left on our road, i should have kept count over the years. One time we were flushing them from the barn when one got out to 90 yards and started up a tree, i asked my oldest girl what she thought? I got him with a s.s.single six with leopould 2 power 15 years before ruger made the hunter model, That gun would shoot 5 eights inch groups all day at 25 yards. To bad it was stolen from my motor cabin, i have replaced it with a 3 screw old model no scope. Cats are fun and destructive to the small game in my area. Be safe and informed.   Mtn Jack   P.s. What did you meowcish him with?
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2010, 06:59:59 AM »
  i used my grandpa's old remington single shot bolt that he bought when he was a kid.  that thing is still a tack driver.   bullet wise, aguila's super quite bullets.  i have kept the feral critter population in check quite well with that combination. 
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2010, 10:46:20 AM »
new here, but the .25 trigger job helps and if you want even better, put a Ghost Rocket Connector in that will reduce the travel by about 60%. You don't even hafta get a 3.5 lb one b/c they sell heavier versions for carry guns. The polishing allows the parts to move a lot smoother or if you don't polish, you'll get about the same effect after 500 + rounds. I will say that the connector should be taken out after a few hundred rounds and cleaned due to powder and general debris build up from shooting.
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« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2010, 11:13:04 AM »
Quote from: G1D on April 08, 2010, 10:46:20 AM
new here, but the .25 trigger job helps and if you want even better, put a Ghost Rocket Connector in that will reduce the travel by about 60%. You don't even hafta get a 3.5 lb one b/c they sell heavier versions for carry guns. The polishing allows the parts to move a lot smoother or if you don't polish, you'll get about the same effect after 500 + rounds. I will say that the connector should be taken out after a few hundred rounds and cleaned due to powder and general debris build up from shooting.


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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2010, 11:16:37 AM »
Thanks, I am a serious Glock shooter and they always shoot. no work needed, but a little tweeking does help sometimes.
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Re: .25 cent trigger job?????
« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2010, 06:31:11 AM »
I recently picked up my first Glock. It's a 21 3rd gen.
I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet.
The guy I bought it off said he'd had some work done on it.
But I was looking ofr this info just in case.
Appreciate you sharing it with us.
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