Ruger SR9 trigger fix?

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My lady has and loves her Ruger SR9 and shes a good shot with it...probably can shoot pistols better then I can. But she does not like the trigger very much and it throws off her shots from time to time. Is there anyway to fix/improve this? And no she does not want another pistol so answer like sell it for a ____ will not work.

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I too have an SR9. I find the trigger heavy as well (compared to others). There is a company called "ghost triggers" http://www.ghostinc.com/ that make replacement trigger connectors. I ordered one (the 3.5 Rocket which requires fitting, the others are drop in) and have it sitting on my desk in front of me but have yet to install it as then I can't shoot production in IPSC. Unfortunatly Ghost does not ship to Canada (I had it shipped to a relative who brought it up for me, but you could have someone mail it to you). I think it was around $35 u.s. I have also read to cut a half coil at a time off the firing pin spring (to a max of 2 coils) which will lighten the pull and still have enough to fire the primer (I haven't been brave enough to try this yet with out a replacement on hand). Also taking the dremel and polishing every part of the trigger mechanism helps loads but more to get rid of the "gritty" feeling not the heavy trigger.
 
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Go to you tube. enter sr9 trigger job.You will find half a dozen or so. I used the one that you cut off two rings of a spring. It was very easy and it works excellant. The trigger pull is very light and you will get much tighter groups.
 
I went with the ghost ultimate from this company. It is a drop in connector made for the SR9. It comes pre fit and polished. It turns the SR9 trigger from 5 to 6 lbs to 3.5 lbs and smooth as silk. It is well worth the $30.00.

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I too have an SR9. I find the trigger heavy as well (compared to others). There is a company called "ghost triggers" http://www.ghostinc.com/ that make replacement trigger connectors. I ordered one (the 3.5 Rocket which requires fitting, the others are drop in) and have it sitting on my desk in front of me but have yet to install it as then I can't shoot production in IPSC. Unfortunatly Ghost does not ship to Canada (I had it shipped to a relative who brought it up for me, but you could have someone mail it to you). I think it was around $35 u.s. I have also read to cut a half coil at a time off the firing pin spring (to a max of 2 coils) which will lighten the pull and still have enough to fire the primer (I haven't been brave enough to try this yet with out a replacement on hand). Also taking the dremel and polishing every part of the trigger mechanism helps loads but more to get rid of the "gritty" feeling not the heavy trigger.
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I've put some effort into improving my SR9 trigger - and find some things common to other striker fired pistols to be causing trouble with the SR9.

First, I find that the hole that the striker slides in is rough - needing to be polished out smooth - and the striker needs buffing too. This isn't a problem with a rifle, but on these half-cocked pistols, the trigger must finish pulling the striker back before releasing it - so any roughness causes a gritty trigger.

The second problem that I noticed was the distance that the sear has to slide on the striker before letting go - it slides maybe more than an eighth of an inch down, then finally drops the striker. Lapping these surfaces does help, but really, if the sear hooked onto the striker by half that, it will still be safely hooked. I made a little rubber stop to prevent the sear from going so deep into the striker.

The third little improvement has been mentioned - shortening the striker spring - or replacing it with a lighter one is another cheap fix. I think that overdoing it - causing light strikes, has an effect on bullet velocity - a good strong smack on the primer causing more constant ignition - even before going so light as to fail-to-fire.

I recently had my SR9 out - running warm FMJs, and it impressed me for accuracy - far better than it did with cast - which gave terrible accuracy and keyholes. The trigger pull is acceptable now - my biggest issue now is with the shape of the trigger - it just aint right for a human finger.

One last little tip which can help guns that have trigger issues - hold it tighter - try dry firing and watching the sights as it snaps, then try holding tighter - and I find a real improvement while snapping, and on the target.
 
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