Glock trigger system chasing grit,grind, and drag
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- čas přidán 23. 10. 2019
- In this educational video I explained how to singularly and comparatively diagnose components of the trigger system in order to find and eliminate grit, grind, and drag, AMENDMENT: I forgot to mention to inspect cruciform kick up/serr to firing pin lug face. That's usually feels like a hitch or click before the break. It will usually appear as a horizontal line cutting into the copper nickel plating of the firing pin lug face.
As a heavy truck tech the more experienced guys like to jump right to the worst case scenario a lot of times and they forget the basics leading up to worst case. Process of elimination is always your friend!
First of all, I want to say Thanks for what you are doing here, I know it means a lot to all of us out here in Glockland. I have always been an H&K guy but recently purchased my first Glock (Gen5 G34MOS) and since doing so, I have luckily found your awesome site. I have watched all your vids more than once and have learned the Glock handgun like no other. Safety First is the point that really turned me on to your work ethic and knowledge, not to mention the unique attention to detail that you stress in all you do. I work with many many Glock carriers and when they test my trigger, they all want me to do trigger jobs on their side arms. I never charge anyone for anything I do, I just love working on the Glock platform and I only do the basic frame cleanup, connector ledge face cleanup and complete polish work on all internals and all else, I send them to you. Thanks again brother and please keep up the awesome work you share will us all :-)
Just saw your video and it helped me fix a gritty/stiff trigger pull on my G19 Gen4. I measured 5 lbs 12 oz pull from the factory and have been living with that and a gritty trigger pull for the last few years. I decided to do a polish job and install a 4 lb trigger spring kit but the trigger pull was still gritty and only dropped to 5lbs 6 oz. A Google search pulled up your video and your tip about the connector pushing the trigger bar against the frame was my issue. I bent the connector back a bit and now the trigger pull is smooth and measure 4 lbs 3 oz. Thanks for the video!!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of the awesomeness that is Glock ! This kind of content sure helps the little guys like me out here. 🙏🏼
Great Video. I always watch, and watch again Your Videos. Each Time I catch something I missed. Thanks for the work you put in to them.
Johnny, “you’re simply the best”!!! 😂
Love your vids brother!!! Thumb up!
This is one of the best videos on this channel. There is a ton of useful troubleshooting info packed into this one. Thanks for making this available!
Just found your videos today through a friend of mine. I learned more in a couple of hours of watching your videos than I learned in months of watching other videos. You know your stuff and you explain it thoroughly and clearly. Thanks for your insight! You rock!
Very very informative. Details details details, it's all in the details! Thank you Johnny for giving us the opportunity to learn. Hat tip.
Thanks again Johny for the knowledge The more I watch the more I learn thanks
Great video, thanks for walking through all the steps. Always enjoy the content,!!!
Amazing what you can do with some super fine sand paper and some patience. My trigger was great before...now it's unbelievable. As always..You rock Johnny G!
Got referred to this video by a buddy of mine, you are awesome man, thanks for the information!
Great troubleshooting tips. Subscribed. Thanks Johnny!
Sei il migliore ottime spiegazioni e anche non conoscendo L inglese ti capisco perfettamente....ti seguo dall Italia
Love to see the pros at work.
Thanks for all the videos
Great video, very helpful!
Excellent treatise!
Great info, thanks Jonny!
Thank you, thank you!!! Solved my problem in the first 3 min!!! SUBBED!!!
Johnny you are always awesome in giving great information to diagnose problems and how to resolve them. I have been a subscriber for a long while and watched every video then had the confidence to hone, eliminate drag, and refine all aspects of my trigger assemblies. WoW... what a difference it made so smooth, no grit, or spongy feel, with just stock components and countless testes for the number one priority, SAFETY.
Thank you,
Thank you not only for the free education but for not being like so many other YTers & throwing your hands around like a mental patient on meth. Seriously.
As usual, you knocked it out of the park. This is an extremely educational video that even one who is not very knowledgeable in Glocks can understand and follow easily while it also gives tips for experienced to use. Again, great video.
Very good video Johnny, thanks... I've got a Taurus G2C and find the gun may be based off the Glock... very similar inside parts.. Please keep them coming...
MOST modern striker-fired pistols are based off the Glock.
Damn ! The commitment
Thanks my guy
I can't thank you enough Johnny...
I swear you should have some affiliate links to Glock parts! With your help I was able to diagnose the problem with my trigger grind. Turns out it wasn’t the trigger, but the firing pin safety plunger spring! I purchased it asap.
Great video....
Great information!
Johnny is the man
All the first time p80 dorks should watch this!!! Great video
Awesome content! Bro, you're LEGIT. SUB'd!
Another good video from your collection! Thanks Johnny!
Thanks dude.
Always love the info.
Hey Johnny, have you ever considered polishing the channel liner after installing it, and or just polishing just everything that goes into the build. Just building several Polymer 80's, it just seems to make sense on all AWESOME Glock guns.
I wonder what you recommend for the type of grease/lube for the trigger bar-connector contact. I actually use loctite copper anti-seize like what Glock uses at the factory. I find it to be the most consistent over time. I've tried them all from White lithium grease to high pressure grease, to ask other kinds of grease red and green, to just plain oil and found that due to the pressure between the trigger bar and connector, galling is likely to happen since both metals are the same and are sliding under high pressure. This leads to gritty feel later on even if both surfaces were polished initially. So, in my own experience, I've found that the copper creates a barrier between the two same metals that is strong enough to handle the pressure, yet softer than the Glock metal. Just wondering what you think Johnny. Thanks bro.
Great Video / really knows what he is talking about !!!
great video!!! Took me years to realize that most trigger issues, in my experience, were caused by drag in the slide/ striker cups/ channel liner. First place I look now if a gun starts to get draggy.
Thank you sir for the selfless sharing...great tips
Thank you...very good video...glock rookie here...its all starting to make sense now...have done a few 1911s but this will be my first glock...its for ccarry so i dont want lighter just smoother...its a PSA dagger and slightly gritty and dragging..Shoots great but not nice trigger feel..gotta nuke it and polish some spots..thanks again..
Thanks for your videos. I'm having a trigger issue. Gun goes into full battery each time, but if you rack it lightly trigger resets fine. If I shoot a round or rack it really heavy and let go trigger won't reset. Any ideas?
Always dropping awesome knowledge. Is that digital download series you've talked about done?
Johnny, have you tried using Dry Graphite Lubricant where the disconnector and trigger bar engage?
Good stuff
Awesome info as always, Johnny G, Taking fools to school! hahaha. I always appreciate these gems of info.
what about if the slide it doesnt go into a full battery once there its bullets in the mag? when it doesnt have the mag the slide goes into a full battery but still slide is like to hard even with out ammo
Hello Sir, I just bought a second hand Glock 19 gen 3. When I pull the trigger back and push the gun forward and backwards, I am not hearing the tink of this firing pin or rattling noise. However multiple times I have cleaned the gun by myself and I am sure inside the slid is free of oil, however when I purchased, it was oiled and dirty.
Is it necessary to hear the tink sound for all the Glock pistol when we move the gun forwards and backwards?!
If it is necessary, then what is the problem of my Glock?
FYI, I didn't test and fired yet, but I checked by putting a pen inside the barrel and pull back the trigger, then the pen comes out. I mean it looks the gun functioning well!
Quick question for you. Hopefully you can help me identify my issue. My slide is fully assembled with a channel liner in it. I have tested this with three different upper slide part kits including a OEM Glock one. No matter what I do the striker doesn't retract and the firing pin safety doesn't pop up. I have to manually push the striker towards the back plate to release the firing pin safety. Any ideas?
Thanks! Amber approves!
I am experiencing slide drag. So when I rack the slide with the trigger pressed, the slide will remain back slightly until I release the trigger, only then it will come forward. I believe my shark fin is getting caught in the plunger. All my parts are mirror polished.
Quick question- at around 2:45 you talk about the connector being too far laterally “pinning” the trigger bar, what’s the fix? Is it as simple as bending it a little? What’s the best method to bend it? If I were to bend it too far; what would the result be?
Troubleshooting my second timney alpha trigger at the moment. The first one got sent back for defects. The second one has burs and more defects that keep the trigger from resetting smoothly. It's barely resetting at all. Timney has garbage qc.
Johnny your work is amazing! may I ask how you got that gnarly scar on your Forearm?
Rattlesnake bite
Just purchased a Glock 44 brand new and having trigger issues not resetting and getting stuck what do you suggest thank you
@johnnyglocks Hey Johnny, I have a question regarding my Gen3 G-34 trigger. In the firearm I have: Polished Angel 3.0 3.5lb Ghost Inc. connector, OEM polished trigger bar and shoe, OEM competition 6lb trigger spring, OEM polished firing pin, 6lb ghost inc firing pin spring and a polished zev tech safety plunger and spring. My trigger shoe safety spring was getting old so I bought polished and put in a new OEM trigger which made the trigger pull long and insanely light (different geometry at the point where it meets the connector). So I then decided change out the 6lb firing pin spring with a 4lb spring and load a 3rd clip the trigger won't break.. 6lb spring works. 4lb no click. Is it due to the complete lack of tension?.
That sounds pretty spot-on I do have a videoon how to fix that trigger safety tab spring so you can keep the same bar.you definitely should browse my content and find it if you still have the trigger bar w/shoe
@@johnnyglocks Thank you. Your videos are hands down the best.
U da man!
Do u recommend brass Chanel liners?
Johnny Glocks - I have an issue I can't resolve. Can you help? My barrel is not going into the slide all the way when I try to test resetting the trigger. I can even show you via a call.
Great information but I'll leave trigger work to the exports (meaning I will by buying your trigger upgrade shortly).
The right side of my vertical extension is scraping but I see no scratches or wear on adjacent surfaces. What might be the cause and could this be related to the slide’s hesitation to lock forward when sliding by hand?
Hey Johnny what would happen if you don’t fix this issue is it just on the more annoying end of things or can it cause actual issues? Please reply 😅
Flat out the best glock info,how to,attitude,and trigger system's on the milky way galaxy and you have got the video taping down now Johnny!!😁 serisouly bud ill give credit where it's deserved NOBODY can hand fit and mod a trigger like you bar none!
Awesome
Great information! Thanks!
Thank you !!!! You are awesome :)
Another great video Johnny. Should cover all angles of trigger grit troubleshooting.
@Noneya I believe so.
Johnny my man! Long time no see!
I installed an apex trigger and it seems to be grinding against the slide stop lever. What should I do about that?
Is it normal for it to be loud
I really wish they made metal spring cups, channel liners and spacer sleeves. Think it would smooth out the trigger and get rid of the terrible plastic feel.
They make brass channel liners already a lot of people said it worked pretty good
@@mikeyeyes7 One company makes aluminum firing pin spacer sleeves for the 44... but they don't make them for any other model for some reason.
@@deucedeuce1572 I’ll rather have plastic cause I little burr or nick in metal or brass can cause problems & with plastic it will smooth itself out
@@mikeyeyes7 Wish I could see the sense in that, but I haven't been able to. A metal one would be far less likely to get a burr or nick in the metal in the first place... and I could always file/sand or polish away anything like that before installing it. Once installed, it would be nearly impossible for the part to get damaged.
Of course after finally writing this^^^, I remembered that you have to push down on the spacer sleeve with a punch to take the back plate off the slide (which does get nicked and damaged after several times). I guess if I got a metal spacer sleeve, I would also want to have one of the back plates that don't require you to have to push down on the spacer sleeve (or be careful not to damage it, but being metal it would be more durable). In the end though, I still think I'd much prefer metal/steel parts (if anything, just for the experiment). Sorry for the rant.
can someone tell me what does a gritty trigger feels like?? i'am imagining like sand is in the trigger assembly, but thats probably a wrong description... thanks
Your correct
Sandy
When you guys are sanding or stoning theses Glock parts are you breaking through the nickel plating? I have used 1500 grit and it breaks through the plating then you see and edge of it. I imagine you guys are sanding this off and getting down to the metal. I have since been scared to mess with it that much so I use 2000 grit with oil and do light swipes then by hand flitz. This gets me shiny and clean but not anything as extreme as what I think I could be.
Only the Striker lug face has that copper nickel plating as for the trigger bars that's some type of galvanization over top of what I believe to be Moline Steel
Thank you. I finally went ahead and cleaned that striker up. That plating always broke through with use and created an edge. Now it’s perfectly smooth and clean. I did the sear as well and that took a lot of time. Maintaining the angle and swiping down only and not back and forth took a while. I didn’t see a vid on this but that method seemed logical. It was full of pits and machine marks and now is as smooth as my striker face.
hi Johnny which G Generation would you prefer? Gen 3, 4 or 5? regards
Each has pros and cons. As far as trigger work gen 3
@@johnnyglocks thank you
What grit sandpaper do you use to knock of the burrs
Successively from 1200 to 5000
@@johnnyglocks Thanks for the reply
What happened to your arm?
Id be intrested to hear what gen you think is all around the best,i really like the gen 5 saftey plunger,and no trigger spring,i think gen 5 internals are by far the best mechanically,but im no Johnny glocks lol let us know!!!
What would cause a click just before reset, you don't notice it if your shooting or just checking reset with out ammo, but if you slow it down, I'm getting a false reset just before the actual reset, it sounds like the shoe saftey springing back in place but it's not that.
PS. I grew up running around in Venice, was born in Sarasota memorial. Wished I still lived in Florida, I'd love to come by your shop and pick your brain while picking up a trigger system from ya.
check that your trigger spring is seated correctly sometimes it pops out and wraps around the leg of the trigger bar
@@johnnyglocks thanks for the reply sir, I'll check it out when I get home.
Johnny you've said d.o.t connector a couple times. What does d.o.t mean? Ok I found out.
Clicked on this video faster than Johnny Glocks resets
Thanks Johnny
The radius on my trigger bar was ragged. I bought another and it's smooth.
This is just a check on better trigger consistency rather then reliability correct? We all know glocks triggers out the box aren’t the best on the market.
Great video, but a little too advanced for me. You take things apart faster than I even knew they came apart. And then suddenly you introduce a tool. And you have spare parts hanging around. Do you have a better place to start for people about 14 levels of knowledge less than yours? I am trying to diagnose a problem on a G44 trigger, on the very first mm or two pulling it, that sound like grit/spring sound. And I have no such similar sound on my G19 or G26. Thanks for any advice.
You leave no stone unturned
Hi there,
Video of my issue:
czcams.com/video/Y6o7-E3cl8g/video.html
Got a click in my trigger pull. New gun, bone stock G45 MOS, 60rds plus dry fire. Click is after the wall, before the break. Detail stripped, cleaned, no apparent burrs and checked all points mentioned in Johnny's video. Can you help diagnose?
Mr.Johnny do you have a contact number?? Having some problems with a p80 glock 19 build.. thanks
ever had a glock or otherwise shoot left, right, up down while holding center
Hi Johnny I need your contact to see if u can help me on my glock I need u to identify what is causing to jam my bullets
Johnny@johnnyglocks.com
True grit
Nice thank. You should explain how to remove the slide without barrel your so fast removing and installing its blinding quick.
If its not gridy and draggy, then its not a Glock. Put 3000 or more rounds thru it and it will smooth out. And you will be a better shooter.