I am relatively new to 1911s and was just wondering how hard is it to lighten a 1911 trigger? Is this a gunsmith job or is it something a fairly competent learner can figure out? I would also like to change the physical trigger on the gun, so same question for that. Thanks always helpful cgners!
1911 trigger job question
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some parts are dead easy to lighten ie: bending the sear spring. check it out on google. also, on youtube, terry g's trigger job. easy to find and informative.
to do a proper job you need the right equipment. but i am very satisfied with how my norc turned out by polishing and using a ceramic stone and by bending the sear spring. you want to lighten and smooth-en. i kept all stock norc parts.
biggest benefit is that it allows you to know your 1911 inside out.
to do a proper job you need the right equipment. but i am very satisfied with how my norc turned out by polishing and using a ceramic stone and by bending the sear spring. you want to lighten and smooth-en. i kept all stock norc parts.
biggest benefit is that it allows you to know your 1911 inside out.
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If the hammer is forward when you pull the slide back, that will make it harder as you are compressing the recoil spring & also cocking the hammer.
As far as the hammer being hard to pull back, you are compressing the spring that is contained in the backstrap. Going to a lighter spring will probably cure this.
....well i have trouble with the fact that the stock setup is sooo hard to pull back. if possible have someone else who has a norc try it....or try someone else's.....
is this your first 1911? what are you comparing it to when you say it is hard to pull back?
is this your first 1911? what are you comparing it to when you say it is hard to pull back?
My Norinco 1911 isn't bad.
The best way to do it is polish up the contact points of everything. Including using a jig on the sear. Here is a video if you can stand Nutnfancy's ramblings and cutting the gunsmith off throughout the video it shows the work they do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCF2u3K743A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-uHeePP1CY
The best way to do it is polish up the contact points of everything. Including using a jig on the sear. Here is a video if you can stand Nutnfancy's ramblings and cutting the gunsmith off throughout the video it shows the work they do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCF2u3K743A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-uHeePP1CY
My norc commander was very stiff to pull back when it was new, it has loosened up considerably after firing approx 500 rounds through it, once you break it in you should notice a big difference. This is very noticeable if pulling the slide back while cocking the hammer at the same time. My best guess if the springs lose a little tension and other parts are smoothed out a little bit by friction if they were a little rough from the factory as norcs are known to sometimes (often) be. Don't worry about it too much, it will get better. The trigger remains heavier than I like and I will likely try fiddling with it at some point.
