Can't improve Glock trigger

Not true. The 11 pound plus trigger pull on a G43 has been reported by a number of people. I looked at two of them at the gun dealer (the display model and the one I purchased) and they both had the same trigger pull.

But, I suppose the two I looked at plus a number of others reported in forums by other people could all be defective. In which case, Glock has a real quality control problem.

Instead of making excuses for Glock, just accept the fact that the G43 trigger is awful.
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When the G43 was introduced, it did have a heavier trigger pull. I don't have a trigger pull gauge, but my early model was easily 8 plus pounds.

They modified the G43 connector on later and current production, so the trigger pulls on these should be in the same range as the other models. I replaced the connector on mine with the updated one, it is good to go now. Which is to say, just because you got one with a heavy pull doesn't mean they are all like that. Maybe yours is one of the early production examples.
 
Check to be certain that the trigger bar is not rubbing the inside of the frame, or anywhere it should not.

I've seen a couple of Gen. 4 Glocks with a trigger bar rub, including my EDC G17. (A little sandpaper on the inside of the frame fixed the problem easily.) Sometimes the frames, when popped out of the mold, warp a bit as they cool.
 
IIRC, you need a lighter striker spring to lighten the trigger, which leaves me wondering too much about reliability. For me a Glock will never have a good trigger. I prefer a trigger that has little to no take-up and a light, clean crisp break. I don't know of any striker-fired gun where this is possible - perhaps HK, but I've never shot an HK, so I don't really know.

I can tolerate the Glock trigger - it's a trade-off for reliability and ruggedness. Likewise, I can tolerate a DAO trigger on my carry gun - not the trigger I would choose for target shooting, but it works well enough for carry.
 
Last night I stripped the gun apart. I looked at the trigger bar and noticed there was a ripple where it faces the striker. It felt smooth to my finger but this raised area was in fact changing the geometry of the part and since this is how the glock trigger breaks I decided to polish it smooth.

Using 1500 grit I got rid of the ripple after a few minutes.
I also noticed some scratches on the crucifix but didn't polish it anymore.
I also confirmed the connector is a lone wolf.

The trigger feel is now much better and feels more like my other glocks.
 
The only thing that seems weird about that to me is didn't you already try swapping for a Gen 3 trigger bar and didn't see any impact on the feel? If so, does that mean both your Gen 4 and Gen 3 trigger bars had this ripple? Did you check to see if that ripple was present on the trigger bars of your other Glocks?
 
Good catch. I just looked at it and the gen 3 has a ledge on it that is more pronounced than the gen4. It also has a lot of scratching on the crucifix. Again, more than the 4.
 
I polished the ledge out of gen 3 trigger bar and noticed there are wear marks all over this thing. Pronounced scratches on the crucifix, inside of the ear where it contacts connector and even on the outside of this same ear.

I went ahead and polished it all up and noticed pits underneath the ledge. Thought that was strange.

All is well that ends well I guess.
 
Right, but part of my question was if this ledge that you're polishing out is actually normal. You mentioned owning other Glocks, so did you check those as well?
 
The ledge I was referring to was in the middle of the face, like a ripple that acted like a speed bump. I didn't alter the angle or round any corners.

I tried to take pictures but my phone won't focus on that small of a piece.
I also have not seen it this pronounced on my other glocks. Both this glock 17 and the trigger bar were purchased in late 2013 or very early 2014. I'm not sure if the buying frenzy and shortages at that time caused qc to slip a bit. Yes the gun functioned but the trigger was much worse than any other glock I have shot.

This gun also has some minor pits in a couple of slide rails from the factory. It should still offer a long serviceable life but my older gen 3 looks and feels like a better gun all around.
 
Okay thanks for the info! As for the pitting, in my experience it wasn't so much pitting as the finish actually sort of flaking off (to me pitting implies some sort of corrosion but that's just my own interpretation). I have a 2012 Gen 3 where this happened on the trigger bar and the firing pin block. The older Gen 3s I have never did this. I swapped the trigger bar and it's better but still over thousands of rounds it appears like the finish at the rear of the trigger bar sort of flakes off on one spot. The firing pin block I swapped for an APEX machined part and there's no finish to come off. The older parts seem less susceptible to this.


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My HK has an awesome trigger but honestly I don't have a problem with my 19 trigger. My problem with my Glock is that it's just ugly when it's next to my HK in the safe.
 
I put the Ghost 3.5 connector in my 2nd Gen Glock 19. It improved the trigger a fair amount. I've never measured the wt of the pull, it is lighter and good enough for me to hit silhouettes in the head or center chest with double taps at up to 25 yds.
 
Well, I do love Glock. They shoot bullets and they shoot bullets well. Not better nor worse than most other highly reputable manufacturer.

That said, I feel that striker fired guns in general are "light" and leave little room for accidents. They're far less forgiving. But training helps with that.

But to say they're "heavy"? Wowzers. lol. To me they're just right. Any lighter and I would not carry them. I had an Agency Arms trigger in my 19 and I didn't carry it much cause of that trigger. It completely removes the take-up.

I think what you should do, shoot it. Shoot it a lot.
That is all.
 
It has occurred to me through this thread that most people either won't read or don't understand the op let alone actually reading the progress of the thread.
A lot of these responses are neither here nor there.
 
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