Patrin
08-26-23, 16:42
I'll get a pic up some time of the gun, ya know, for the records...but it's a stock Glock 17 Gen 4 w/ night sights save a fitted Wilson Combat barrel (fitted by WC). The barrel is superb and the accuracy difference from stock is noticeable, evident, absolutely worth the investment.
That said, after running the gun w/ the stock trigger for a minute, the next logical step was to upgrade it. I usually run a pair of VP9SK's w/ 10-8 sights and triggers smoothed up by Bruce Gray. I know what a good striker trigger is. After alot of research, I settled on the JG-CT to try, as I wanted to stay as close to factory, but with grit taken out, just like my HK's.
I went with the JG striker as well that comes with the orange spring (3.5# pull) and the yellow spring (4.5# pull), setting me back 295$ shipped.
The trigger - the break is not glass rod as described in the literature, but it is an improvement. After adjusting the pre-travel to my liking (1/2 turn on set screw per directions) it was closish to factory, which I like. The pre-travel as it comes from JG is to short, and for my purposes, interferes with the expectation my trigger finger has had for a long time to 'prep the trigger' to the wall.
On the range, the orange and yellow springs are no-go's. They are not reliable and light strikes were common. In the JG literature is states either spring will provide "100%" ignition. Now, I'll qualify that it was with Armscor brass ammo, but I don't care, the springs are either 100% or they're not. Contacting JG and the reply was that "it was the ammo" - yeah ok.
The factory striker spring went back in and it has functioned with 3 types of ammo no problem, as expected; Federal, Winchester, Armscor. I expect the reliability to remain as it always has been - perfect.
Is the trigger an improvement? Yes, it is smoother. Is the trigger weight reduced? No, and not if you want 100% reliability, so the factory striker stays with a factory weight pull. Would I purchase again? Yes, but not with the upgraded striker and go with the trigger only @ 200$.
Final verdict is I think the trigger is not worth it @ 200$, maybe 150ish, nonetheless, the smoothness of it warrants consideration. Know that what is advertised in the literature of the trigger is not accurate and it's something JG should adjust. He has my findings in an email exchange and can do so.
That said, after running the gun w/ the stock trigger for a minute, the next logical step was to upgrade it. I usually run a pair of VP9SK's w/ 10-8 sights and triggers smoothed up by Bruce Gray. I know what a good striker trigger is. After alot of research, I settled on the JG-CT to try, as I wanted to stay as close to factory, but with grit taken out, just like my HK's.
I went with the JG striker as well that comes with the orange spring (3.5# pull) and the yellow spring (4.5# pull), setting me back 295$ shipped.
The trigger - the break is not glass rod as described in the literature, but it is an improvement. After adjusting the pre-travel to my liking (1/2 turn on set screw per directions) it was closish to factory, which I like. The pre-travel as it comes from JG is to short, and for my purposes, interferes with the expectation my trigger finger has had for a long time to 'prep the trigger' to the wall.
On the range, the orange and yellow springs are no-go's. They are not reliable and light strikes were common. In the JG literature is states either spring will provide "100%" ignition. Now, I'll qualify that it was with Armscor brass ammo, but I don't care, the springs are either 100% or they're not. Contacting JG and the reply was that "it was the ammo" - yeah ok.
The factory striker spring went back in and it has functioned with 3 types of ammo no problem, as expected; Federal, Winchester, Armscor. I expect the reliability to remain as it always has been - perfect.
Is the trigger an improvement? Yes, it is smoother. Is the trigger weight reduced? No, and not if you want 100% reliability, so the factory striker stays with a factory weight pull. Would I purchase again? Yes, but not with the upgraded striker and go with the trigger only @ 200$.
Final verdict is I think the trigger is not worth it @ 200$, maybe 150ish, nonetheless, the smoothness of it warrants consideration. Know that what is advertised in the literature of the trigger is not accurate and it's something JG should adjust. He has my findings in an email exchange and can do so.