Gen 4 Glock triggers!

Yes, minor fitting of the connector is needed on the tab that acts as the trigger stop, but again there are plenty of youtube videos on how to install the connector. It isn't difficult.

What I would do is start with the 25 cent trigger job, polish all the necessary bits and get a feel for stripping the gun apart. All of this is not hard.
 
The other route to go is to spend a couple of hundred bucks on one of the many drop in trigger groups that are available.
 
FWIW I have not been able to get the same quality of trigger pull in my Gen 4 trigger as I have with the Gen 3 Glocks. Using the same parts and still feels better in the Gen 3.

The Lone Wolf 3.5 lb connector helps as does the lighter Wolff striker spring, but it is not as light.
 
tobin said:
FWIW I have not been able to get the same quality of trigger pull in my Gen 4 trigger as I have with the Gen 3 Glocks. Using the same parts and still feels better in the Gen 3.

The Lone Wolf 3.5 lb connector helps as does the lighter Wolff striker spring, but it is not as light.
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I've been put off the Gen 4s. I went out of the way to buy a Gen 3 17. The 19 I'm going to buy will be a Gen 3.
 
I had a 3.5# trigger kit in my Glock 17 Gen 3. I wasn't a fan. The trigger was just too light. With my Gen 4 I felt the trigger was about the same as my Gen 3 in stock configuration, so I just decided to keep the Gen 4 stock and practice more. Would I shoot tighter with a crisper trigger? Yeah, probably, but 3-4 inches at 25 yards is ok for a newer pistol shooter like myself. For now, mastering the fundamentals are going to shrink my group, not an expensive or elaborate trigger.

Sititunga, I gotta say man 2.5" groupings of that volume of rounds (I'm guessing about 30?) are frankly stunning with a Glock. Most people couldn't do that with a tuned 1911. That said, the holes look small, are they 9mm or 22LR?
 
cancer said:
I had a 3.5# trigger kit in my Glock 17 Gen 3. I wasn't a fan. The trigger was just too light. With my Gen 4 I felt the trigger was about the same as my Gen 3 in stock configuration, so I just decided to keep the Gen 4 stock and practice more. Would I shoot tighter with a crisper trigger? Yeah, probably, but 3-4 inches at 25 yards is ok for a newer pistol shooter like myself. For now, mastering the fundamentals are going to shrink my group, not an expensive or elaborate trigger.

Sititunga, I gotta say man 2.5" groupings of that volume of rounds (I'm guessing about 30?) are frankly stunning with a Glock. Most people couldn't do that with a tuned 1911. That said, the holes look small, are they 9mm or 22LR?
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25 rounds, 9mm. It was raining the target got wet hence the holes look a little smaller.
 
Read through an explanation of disassembly and the .25 cent trigger job and it seems incredibly simple. I will be doing that and most likely installing a 3.5 lb LW connector in the process.

Tobin,

Whats the benefit of using a different striker spring?
 
Rock Out w/ Ur Glock Out said:
Read through an explanation of disassembly and the .25 cent trigger job and it seems incredibly simple. I will be doing that and most likely installing a 3.5 lb LW connector in the process.

Tobin,

Whats the benefit of using a different striker spring?
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Nothing really. They recommend a 6lb spring for carry to ensure ignition of the primer, but if you are primarily using it as a range gun or for competition you can get away with a 4lb. The Glock's trigger is just a series of levers and springs.
 
Rock Out w/ Ur Glock Out said:
ill most likely keep the striker spring as is and just throw in a connector. Lots of people have said the 3.5 feels "mushy" though.
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Anything has got to be better than the stock Glock trigger. Try the 25 cent trigger job to start with and see how you get along with that.

I'm very happy with the Ghost Rocket connector the added trigger stop feature really does stop over travel (the travel that happens to the trigger once the trigger breaks the shot) This helps accuracy quite a bit. And also the Rocket has one of the fastest resets which is great for speed.

At the end of the day all Glock triggers are mushy.
 
One more thing to remember, place a little oil on the firing pin safety button on the underside of the slide, and down between where the connector contacts the trigger lever. Also on the striker tab that protrudes through the underside of the slide, and the corresponding release plate on the trigger group in the frame. Keeping it very lightly lobbed at these contact points will also help to smooth things up.
 
I haven't had a chance to shoot a glock with a modified trigger, that being said, i've never had any gripes with the stock glock triggers is any of the glocks i've fired.
 
Tobin,

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It lightens the trigger also but doesn't really change the "mushiness".

Keep making changes till you find a combination you like. Some people like the NY1 trigger spring with a 3.5 connector which some feel is "crisper". The NY spring is more like a leaf spring than the standard Glock coil trigger spring,

This is all pretty subjective stuff. I just pick up a Ruger SR9 with the latest trigger which is much better tha the earlier SR9 trigger. It is heavier than the Glock overall, but crisper and so far I am liking it.
 
I'll second (or third) the 25 cent trigger job. I learned a lot about how the trigger system operates, and the difference between stock and a little polish made more of a difference than I thought it would.
I have tried a couple combinations of disconnectors and springs, but I still go back to the polished stock parts.
 
My Gen 3 - G17 is running a NY1, 3.5lb connector, 4lb striker spring combo. It is a WORLD of difference. (I recently installed a titanium safety plunger and reduced power plunger spring but have not range tested it yet)
Trigger travel is consistent with no creep and a smooth break.
For around $35 in parts it is def. worth it.
 
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