I recently purchased a police trade in G19 w/ NY2 trigger for my first handgun. I changed the spring back to the OEM 5.5 and polished up the parts with the help of this video. Your straight talk no nonsense approach was a big help... Thanks!
So, to answer all of the comments... Use a buffing wheel NOT a grinding wheel A qtip will work instead of a Dremel Yes, dry firing will work too but it takes longer Yes, it's still safe when you are done Be gentle with your parts or yes you will been and break them Use fine metal polish, not things like turtle wax Part number for the buffing wheel? Idk, it's a fckin buffing wheel!
I just did this on a gen 3 19 with probably 4k rounds through it. I got much better results than expected since the trigger was well broken in. The firing pin safety was horrible from firing it dirty in training classes and cleaning it up as well as the connector and trigger bar made an already good broken in glock trigger great. Glass smooth take up and a very defined wall with a crisp break. It could have been in My head but I found I could make 60 percent hits on an 8" steel plate at 50 yards with big dot sights. Amazing improvement on an already broken in trigger
That's wild! I can't imagine how rough those surfaces must have been to lower the pull by a pound. Was it gritty before polishing, or already broken in?
Thank you for the great video! Did the polish for the first time. Fun short project. It was also the first time removing the large pin and it fought. No idea why. Went back in easily. Taking my time, about an hour or six times your effort. Also took the opportunity to polish the feed ramp and the rail guides. Everything is smoother.
It's worth 15 minutes; that's for sure. Also, on your Gen4 ensure you have the "." connector. Some Gen4s shipped with standard Gen3 connectors resulting in a slightly heavier pull.
Hey great video as always! You could also polish the shaft of the safety plunger. When the trigger bar presses the plunger it will ride in and out of the slide. If you polish that it will also help your trigger pull.
I agree with the grease, it's THE area that affects the feel/weight of the trigger when oil dries up.....One thing I'd point out is the trigger spring, it's the 'weak link'. I replace it ROTB with a heavier one. Breaking the trigger down often, in polishing or cleaning, can weaken it, IF IT'S HANDLED ROUGHLY. The polish job will handle the extra tension, which is light, and the trigger will feel more crisp. I don't like lighter connectors & use a heavier spring on some guns. Just my.02, thanks.
Thanks for the video. Just did a full strip of my G19 and used your video to give it a quick $0.25 trigger job along the way. Really enjoy your channel and flow of your vids.
Thank you very much for the detail in your video. I am doing this to my Glock 30 today. I have no doubt that mine will turn out just as well as yours did thanks to this helpful tutorial. I have been a subscriber for a while now and I like all your videos. Thank you again.
You're my go to gun guy on the interweb.. You and the usual suspects... I needed this.. I went through a dozen high view channels and most didn't offer specific polish areas nor could they say why.. To a new glock owner I want to know why I'm doing a specific task, not just do this and do that.. Thanks
Excellent video and I enjoyed your emphasis on the parts that run against one another as a priority for polishing. The polishing made my Glock 21 trigger at least 50% smoother if not more. Great job and keep producing these videos!
Not everyone has a dremel tool, so I recommend an application of Glock Anti-friction copper colored bronze oilite lubricant applied to all friction points of the trigger bar and connector. The lubricant is available on many internet shopping market places at a responsible price when compared to buying moto tools for this one project.
Thanks for the informative video, I just finished my trigger job by following your video. Definitely smoothed the trigger out! I used a dremel and Nu finish car polish.
Good stuff😀!, you know what you're doing and more importantly you know how to show us you know what you're doing and what we should do👍Thank You very much and that's why I subscribe 🤝
did the same thing with the same dremel i know you got tired of charging,thanks for the help i was having trouble on which parts to polish on the connector
After performing your 25cent polishing job. Is it equivalent to a Skimmer Trigger? Reduced pre-travel and short reset? I hear alot of people say the Skimmer Trigger ain't nothing but a polished OEM glock trigger.
I used 2000 grit sandpaper to do this. I got pretty good results. It's a little better. Got the parts shinny, without taking off any material. What's your thoughts?
Mike, thanks for this video. I just did it for my G23 & G26 and I can feel that just about all the grit is gone in both. BTW - did you end up getting that BCM 1911 I saw you & LAV showcase? I could never afford one, but that piece looked super sexy! Thanks again dude
Thank you for the content! What model dremel are you using? I’m looking into one but there are so many models. I want to get one for all of my g*nsmithing needs.
Hey Mike, do you know what grit that wheel is? I have the same tool but my wheels are 60 grit and I’m afraid that’s going to remove way too much metal. I have 2,000 grit sandpaper I can do by hand or I can try the q-tip trick you recommend. I also ran out of mother’s but I do have Brasso 6 metal polish, I think that should work that same. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Sorry I’m a decade late to the video, been following you for years but I’m just now trying a Glock trigger job for the first time.
Does this actually lighten the pull a little bit? I'm looking at things I can do to lighten the trigger pull while keeping it factory in regards to internals.
Going to do the G19 tomorrow. Did the G42 today and noticed the trigger bar seems to ride along the frame (three vertical bars molded in) and drag a little. Am wondering if I should try removing the plastic, or just polish the bar?
Thank you for the information. Does the dremel and polishing wheel do anything here but save time versus a cuetip? I just ask because I don't have a dremel.
hey mike I don't know if you've ever had this issue with any of your glocks, but I have a gen 4 g17 and it never happened before I shot the gun. but I have about 1000 rounds through it and for some reason, I noticed that now when I dryfire the gun, the trigger pull gets progressively heavier and heavier. I haven't changed any internals and made sure everything is installed correctly and cleaned it thoroughly. but it still continues to happen when dryfiring as well as shooting live ammo. it actually got so heavy that I literally could not physically pull the trigger at all. do you have any idea what's happening?
okay I figured it out, it seems the factory lube lasts around 900ish rounds before being completely shot dry, at least on my pistol. just got back from walmart with some CLP and its like a whole new gun now. trigger feels like butter.
This is an old video so I doubt I get a response but this is for anyone with experience. What is the general consensus on ghost or lone wolf 3.5lb connectors? Do they make a difference and most importantly do they effect reliability?
yeah buddy! good info even 7+ years later! I bought some mothers for 9.99 and threw that baby on my dremel buff pad, and it made a nice difference. It is smooth and less gritty for sure. I need a different safety plunger spring and buff the plunger itself to finish my project.
I have a video comment - use something other than a white towel, and the local contrast will be better on the parts you're showing. Apart from that, excellent instructional video!
I know this comment is 5 years old, but what the hell... If you are still interested in gunsmithing and haven’t found a good school, Try SDI (sonoran desert institute).
Some might use ultra fine grit in certain areas to take down some tiny burs. Personally I'd rather not. Remember when you sand you're removing material that you won't get back. The process here is polishing with a compound and polishing tip. Not a grinder. The best way to go. Tried and true.
I read in a couple forums that this could possibly cause accidental burst firing. To me it sounds impossible if you're just polishing. Have you ever experienced any problems doing this?
+Muskogeee I don't see how this could cause accidental bursts any more than a lighter trigger bar could. This should just smooth out the action more than really making it lighter. Any lightening is just reduced friction.
I used Q-tips and it is a beautiful job-THANKS....Before I started this I noticed a bit of something going on with the cruciform, but didn't hink much of it...then I read GLOCK gets bent if you alter the gun and will void the warranty...looks like the plating is coming off my G43-only had it 2 weeks >150 rounds. any ideas? dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5501747/G43%20Defect/G4310.jpg
