Glock triggers

[fullautovalmet76]

Trigger pull and cycle time (your cycle time more so than the guns) will have every bit as much to do with your performance no matter if your shooting at a humming bird or a raving lunatic with an AK47 pointed at you.  How much you happen to notice their effect is irrelevant to end result.

Regardless of the skill level of the shooter, a firearm that’s more efficient and easier to operate is just that.  You'll reap the benefits whether you notice them (realize it) or not.

The best driver in the world is at a disadvantage if he's in an inferior car.

From an engineering standpoint (I'm mechanical engineer), the polished parts will by all reason I can see add to the consistant opperation, and reliability the machine as well.

Thanks Badger!
I haven't looked at it that way before.

A concise and cogent answer; which I would expect from a PE..... 

As an aside I worked with PEs for about 9 years (civil engineering). You guys earn that designation (PE) the hard way....

[PegLeg45]

I guess I'm the type of guy (having worked nearly 20 years in the mechanical/electrical field with some machine shop thrown in) who would fabricate my own parts when possible. I've been a "tinkerer" since childhood and always fascinated by mechanical things and trying to get the best performance (without detriment to reliability) possible.

[Badgersmilk]

Never seems to be anything "professional" about the situations we get put in.  

Peg, Any hardware store is going to have an adequate set screw.  Drill bit you likely have, tap, you can get at any tool store.  WALLA!  

Just watch out for cheap taps!  I opened a couple different sets at Harbor Freight and other "tool stores" before and OMG!  The threads were so rough you could do a better job with a butter knife!  It's possible Lowes has the screw and a good quality tap.     I do know they've got bronze washers...  Shim the side to side play of the trigger blade maybe...  Hmmmm.  

[tombogan03884]

You probably already thought of this, but, on the bronze washers, get several of the thinnest ones you can find so you can build up to where you minimize slop with out binding.
It's a lot easier to add a couple more thin washers than it is to file down thick ones. 

On the Tap's, Greenfield is a  pretty good brand.

[Timothy]

You probably already thought of this, but, on the bronze washers, get several of the thinnest ones you can find so you can build up to where you minimize slop with out binding.
It's a lot easier to add a couple more thin washers than it is to file down thick ones. 

On the Tap's, Greenfield is a  pretty good brand.

I'd agree...don't waste your time at Lowes unless it's a name brand.  Their store brand of tools is junk for the most part.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/taps/machine-cutting-tools/machining/ecatalog/N-c8yZ1z13d2e?op=search&sst=subset

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[tombogan03884]

Surprisingly, ( or maybe not ) the stuff the Israeli's are turning out is pretty darn good.

[Badgersmilk]

I was just trying to think of where the average Joe can get stuff.  Grainger won't give you the time of day without a commercial account.  I luckily have access to one, but not everybody is going to.  I agree 100% on "Greenfields".  It's what the company bench stock uses, and they've done well by me anyway.  

I personally would never shim a Glock.  But have done it to plenty of 10/22's (PIA!).  You don't notice how much little things like that slop matter until you eliminate them and feel the difference!  

I think my "Glock tampering" is officially complete!  





Well, once the extended mag release comes in!   

[Badgersmilk]

Ahhhhh!  All done, ready for the range. 


Yeah, yeah, yeah.  It's ninja, but I couldn't resist the "Puninsher".   









New IWB holster that won't hit the mag release on the way.     We'll see how that works out.    Worth trying imo.

[PegLeg45]

Cool Badger, very cool....the silver pins and slide stop really draw the eye......and I kinda like the contrast.


I'm good to go on taps, anything from 3-56 shotgun beads up to 1 1/2"-NC (   ). I have one entire drawer of a Craftsman tool box dedicated just to taps.....and another to drill bits.....and another to....well, you get the picture.  

We have a Grainger retail store about 35 miles away and they will sell to us because we have an LLC farm business. I used to prefer McMaster-Carr, but the Grainger gives us a good discount through our farm insurance company (go figure).

[Ping]

Very nice job Badgersmilk.

The Punisher is one of my favorite comic book characters. Unfortunately, Hollywood cannot make a decent "Punisher" movie to save their life...   I have a collection of Punisher comic books that I bought while serving in Italy. Cool stuff.