Posted this on the other site, but I like you guys better.
Installed an Apex Gen 5 "enhancement" kit in my Gen 5 19 last night and now I'm wondering what I spent $100 on. I actually wanted an Overwatch kit, but they weren't available on Brownells yet and I had a gift card, so...
First, the bottom of the trigger shoe rides maybe 1/8" above the inside of the trigger guard. I actually thought I'd installed something wrong, which after taking apart the new trigger mechanism seemed nearly impossible in retrospect, then I found a video on YouTube from a guy who installed one in his Gen 5 17 and noted how close it rides to the trigger guard. If that's how it's designed, okay, but it seems odd.
Next, I dry-fired it about 50 times. It seemed to smooth out a little, but I did not notice the pull being any lighter (advertised as -1 pound w/ Apex connector installed). Pre-travel reduced, perhaps, but the stock trigger was already better than previous Gens. Overall, I just wasn't very impressed with the new trigger pull and I'm struggling to figure out why I paid $100 for it. I won't have a chance to shoot it until this weekend, but unless that changes anything, I'll probably just put a factory "-" connector in it and call it good.
I also had the smaller beavertail grip installed prior to the Apex unit. I found that with the Apex trigger shoe's geometry, I had to swap the beavertail for the regular small backstrap to pull the trigger more comfortably.
Anyone else have one installed? If so, what are your thoughts?
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