stock assembly question and short reset technique
Tom B, when you replaced the stock assembly, did you use the steel rod and a heavier spring? Was it a captive or non-captive assembly? Any reason to prefer one or the other? I am thinking about going with a stronger spring when I get a 357 Sig bbl, but am not quite sure if I want to go with the noncaptive assembly.
Splorer Tom, in a nutshell, this is how it was explained to me. On a verified empty pistol, remove the magazine and cock the action. Now pull the trigger, but do not let it travel forward after pulling (keep trigger depressed). Using your weak hand, rack the slide again to reset the action. Now SLIGHTLY release pressure on the trigger until you feel that little click. At this point, the trigger is ready to release the striker again.
I was told the following: doing this over time will develop muscle memory in your finger and you will become more efficient in your trigger stroke so you do not have to wait for the slide to return to full battery before waiting to move your finger forward to hear that click. It will naturally return to the same general area, eliminating much of the "squishiness" that is felt if you let the trigger return to the full distance before firing each shot.
Keep in mind, this is only what I was told, but so far it has served me well at the range. Rapid fire is very quick and I feel my accuracy improved as well do to the shortened pull. Obviously, I have not yet come to the point where I have the learned muscle memory for the reset, but at no time in 200+ did I short stroke the trigger. The relative snappiness of the .40 resets the action very quickly.
I welcome any input or insight if I described the technique wrong... I heard described only once when I was filling out the paperwork.
(BTW, it is my understanding that the magazines of the G27 use G23 magazine springs, so you might have trouble fitting that last round in. I opted for the +1 extension has I have wide hands... no new spring was needed and 10 rounds go relatively easily into the magazine. I do have the original floorplates for optimal concealed carry, however and do practice with them even though the +1 extension feels much better.)