Trigger shoe question..

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RH Factor

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I put a trigger shoe on my Kel-Tec P11 and really like the feel. I got the aluminum version without grooves..then polished it to a high gloss very smooth. Does anyone know where I could buy them for other guns..I'd like to have on on my Sig239. I haven't tried to see if this one will fit my Sig..mainly because I used locktight to put it on and it's nice and secure...got 500 rounds through it with the shoe on and no problems. Thanks
RH Factor
 
Although I had one on my P-11, now sold, I've never tried to get them on other guns.

Generally speaking, trigger shoes are frowned on when used with self-defense guns -- simply because they can (in theory, at least) come off at the most inappropriate times, complicating use of the weapon if not causing a jam or preventing the trigger stroke.

I've seen trigger shoes for Pythons and S&W, but generally speaking, shooters just like to get different triggers, or have their existing triggers built up.
 
I never thought of that....I'll talk to some local gunsmiths and see if any have an idea...I just noticed I like the feel of that wider trigger than I do the standard width on my Sig.
 
A good way to make sure the trigger shoe stays on is to remove it, and note where the indentations are that are made by the screws. Use a 1/16 drill bit and HAND turn it to make some little holes, this will help set the screws more securely. You can put some loctite on the screws also.

More detailed instructions are at http://www.ktog.org at the "Tec Werks" link. There is a link there called "Trigger shoe installation.
 
You also want to make sure that the shoe does not extend beyond the sides of the trigger guard, some may. The shoe could catch on the holster and "trip your trigger", so to speak.
 
Had a trigger shoe on my P11. It made the factory trigger more tolerable. However, I did a trigger job to reduce the pull to 6.5# and the travel to 0.55" from the middle of the guard. No more reason for the shoe so it's gone....
 
Originally posted by Jim V:
You also want to make sure that the shoe does not extend beyond the sides of the trigger guard, some may. The shoe could catch on the holster and "trip your trigger", so to speak.
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I had a friend who had an *&* Model 66 with a trigger shoe. He also had a Bianchi clamshell (Burns-Martin type) upside down shoulder holster. While replacing the revolver in the holster, it fired, singing his armpit hair. Needless to say, the gun and holster were history. The trigger shoe ended up in the trash.
Maybe a plus for the funky Glock trigger.
ML
 
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