Best Drop-In Method For Hi-Power Trigger?

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Martowski

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What's the best "drop-in/do it yourself" method of lightening the trigger pull on a Hi-Power?

I've already removed the mag safety, which has helped quite a bit. Some other things I've seen, from Cylinder & Slide, are:

1. Wide Trigger to reduce felt trigger pull.
2. Trigger pull reduction spring set.
3. Redesigned trigger sear to reduce pull.

What is the best choice of these options? I've heard the sear might require some smithing, such as drilling and suchk, which I am not prepared to do. The trigger and spring kits are both suppossed to be drop in, but I'm not sure if the spring kits are just suppossed to help with the mag safety spring (which, in that case, wouldn't do me any good since I have removed the mag safety).

Any insight is very much appreciated.
 
I put in the wide trigger (which means the mag safety went bye bye too) and the spring kit. The wide trigger was very easy to install and feels pretty good. The spring kit was a bitch. The new firing pin spring was easy enough but the mainspring was hell putting on as working with spring compression can get frustrating. It can be done by a non-smith though. All in all my trigger pull is about 4.5 pounds down from 9 pounds with slight bit of creep.

What also helped with the creep was tightening the slide to frame fit. Not a trick for the faint of heart though.


[This message has been edited by AndABeer (edited July 12, 2000).]
 
Trigger and sear for sure, but the best way to lighten the pull is with a trigger bar. It requires drilling a hole in the slide, but they give you the bit and template so you don't screw it up. This gives you the same internal geometry of the GP Comp pistol. Drops the pull weight 1.5 lbs with no other changes.
 
Robert,

I checked on that sear as I am happy with my pull weight but I despise having any creep on the trigger. On the website, they recommend going to the commander hammer, but I really prefer the spur style. Can I use that sear with the spur hammer to the same effect? Does it require fitting and stoning?
 
Martowski, why not use the gunsmith I use? His trigger jobs are about $35.00 and they are good. If you are interested let me know. Regards, Richard.
 
AndABeer,

The only reason they would recommend a commander hammer is the material it is made of. It is the same as the sear. When two dissimilar materials rub one another the weaker of the two gives. If you don't change the hammer, the sear eventually scratch and notch the hammer. And there went your trigger job. How long will that take? Who knows.

The sear I got from Cylinder & Slide dropped right in. It just needed stoning. Had a smith do the hammer, all the springs and the bar. The gun's trigger is about 1 1/2 pounds, maybe less.

I primarily use the gun to embarrass my friends. See it's a FEG HP. An older one, it actually has a better finish than any Browning or FN HP I've seen. It is not as tight, but sure is accurate. At least more than me. And it eats anything I feed it. My friends hate it when I bring the gun to the range.

Robert
 
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