What are y’all’s thoughts on installing aftermarket triggers on carry pistols?

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Originally posted by techguy:
What are y’all’s thoughts on installing aftermarket triggers on carry pistols?

My daily carry and nightstand guns have aftermarket triggers.

Go for it

Glock triggers often sting my fingers, the safety tab is not flush with the trigger surface and I hate the serrations. I replace them with Polydat triggers.

Just had this conversation yesterday, aquaintance feels trigger upgrades, dot sights etc etc are all unneeded, since if you need to use your CCW it's be up close point shooting.

My reply is I have several "carry guns", and I've fired many many thousands of rounds through them, none of which were fired in a CCW situation. So I want my guns to work as well as possible how I actually use them, rather than dwell on a situation that will in all likelihood never happen. If all you ever do with it is shoot for fun / practice / training, then that's what its real job is, you can't argue with the numbers.

If its does happen, I'll shoot better with my better trigger. I'll shoot "safer"(hitting the intended target and not bystanders) with my better trigger.

(My only addendum would be yeah, if you have a gun with a 2lb trigger pull and you accidentally shoot someone, or shoot someone you shouldn't have and claim the gun made you do it, then yeah, you're in trouble.)

I put a Harrison Design short trigger in my DW Vbob. I carry that piece often.

If you feel that the factory trigger can and/or should be better, then why not upgrade?

I have changed out most triggers or at least spring kits on my pistols and revolvers. If it makes me a better shooter on a gun I’ll try it.

One cautionary note is that I was shooting at a range today and a guy shooting a highly modded AR 10 had a very obvious doulbe tap. I heard it, but didn’t see it happen. Had that been in the middle of an incident on the street, that second round could have been major trouble. The key is knowing your resets on your triggers and training to them. You could easily snap a round off before you intended to pull the trigger if you’re riding the reset on a light trigger.

Glocks were our duty guns, so I got used to those over the years. I've always loved 1911 triggers, and never had a problem with most Sig DA/SA triggers.

The only trigger I changed was the short reach on the M11-A1. It seemed OK in the gun shop, but I absolutely could not live with that thing, and replaced it after the first range trip with a Bruce Grey adjustable.

If using top quality products like grayguns, heck yeah

Depends:

1) I would not put in a competition trigger/spring kit. Besides legal liability and potential ND under stress I have never liked overly light trigger pulls for any purpose.

2) There are a number of good duty style triggers out there for many guns. My experience has been they may slightly (1/4-1/2lb) lighten the pull but it is more a function of geometry than lighter springs. Example is the original P320 GGI PELT trigger that came with a lighter trigger return spring. I chose to use it with the stock spring.

3) Sometimes there are benefits to an aftermarket trigger other than pull weight. The Overwatch Polydat is installed on my G19 carry guns. I always had an issue with Glocks due to the trigger shape. Only pistol in 50 years I had the problem with. The Overwatch corrected it.

4) Even with a mediocre trigger, I will first try to adjust to it with good/better fundamentals. Many SD shooters get too hung up on the "perfect" trigger. While my Wilson 1911 has the "perfect" trigger, I don't demand it on my other pistols.

Bottom line is I have no issues with aftermarket generally. However, I stay away for overly light competition style triggers. Having said that, it's a personal choice. No skin off my nose if somebody else carries a gun with a 2 1/2 lb trigger.

Apex is on my SW Shield.
I very rarely like any factory trigger and almost always do something to them.
Sometimes a minor polishing and sometimes complete replacement.
A couple exceptions: my Sig P226S X5 and my CS Shadow 2.
Also some of my HK USP's already have a Match Trigger (Expert, Elite, Tac).
Holy shit the CZ is spectacular.
I am one that scrutinizes a trigger.

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Originally posted by cas:
My reply is I have several "carry guns", and I've fired many many thousands of rounds through them, none of which were fired in a CCW situation. So I want my guns to work as well as possible how I actually use them, rather than dwell on a situation that will in all likelihood never happen.

I agree with that, except it is wise to invest some training to the most likely defense situations like draw from concealment, use of cover etc. That said, "A fight will never go as you planed" which as I recall was said or used as a tag line by a member here some years ago and it stuck with me.

My carry is currently a P320 with a Grayguns hybrid trigger.

I have a couple but I won't use any that change the length or weight of the pull. Sometimes all you need is the right trigger shoe. They can make a world of difference.