Carrying a glock 17 with 3.5 lb connector

[Collin223]

I have had my glock 17 gen 4 for about 2 months now and I can not hit crap with it. I have shot around 500 rounds through it. I had the same problem with my xd 9 then I installed a new 4.5 lb trigger in the xd and I now shoot great with it. I want to start carrying my glock, but I need to get the trigger fixed before I can. I was thinking about putting a ghost ultimate connector with a 6 lb ghost trigger spring in the gun. Would this bring the pull down to the 4-4.5 lb area? How are the ghost brand connectors/ ghost trigger springs also?

Sorry for the long post thanks for all the help!!!

[PatrioticDisorder]

I'd go with the "-" connector. I run my glocks (all gen4) with "-" connector, Gen3 trigger bar, Apex safety plunger & I give it a .25 cent trigger job.... Makes the Glock trigger very Walther PPQish in quality.

[JHC]

Standard connector was never 5.5. The minus connector was never 3.5. I have a minus in a bunch of Glocks and they all scale 5-5.25 lbs measured down near the lower quarter of the trigger.

[MStarmer]

I think Ghost products are "ok" for those people that may shoot a few hundred rounds a year. But if you're on here you probably are a shooter or training junky that will put more thru your gun in a year that some of the "couch operator's" will in their lifetime. With that I'd stick with the factory Glock minus connector. I've never felt the need to change out a connector personally until my newest G19 and previously a G23 (both Gen4). The triggers in both bordered on unusable, the 23 I sold. The G19 had been modded up with an RMR from ATEi so dropping another couple of bucks on a minus connector wasn't really an issue at that point. I wouldn't change any springs, period.

As has been stated on her many times the stock Glock parts are vastly more reliable than most of the others (you'll see a lot of threads where people change back) plus it's still "stock" for GSSF, or whatever game you're playing. A factory Glock part is probably more defensible if it's a carry gun. Odd how different the pulls can be on virtually the same gun. My 19 was horrible, but soon after I bought a new G26 (gen 4 too) and the trigger is on par with a well worn old gen 3 G35 I used have.

[BillBond]

http://www.glockmeister.com/GLOCK-45...info/G721COMP/

Go with the minus connector and the heavy Wolff trigger spring and end up with a 4-4.25 pound trigger pull.

[William B.]

Odd how different the pulls can be on virtually the same gun. My 19 was horrible, but soon after I bought a new G26 (gen 4 too) and the trigger is on par with a well worn old gen 3 G35 I used have.

This. I've got two Gen 3 Glock 19's with factory internals. One of the "5.5 lb" triggers weighs 7.5 lbs and the other is 6.5 lbs. I've done some training with Bob Vogel and he mentioned that he actually keeps a lot of spare factory Glock trigger parts on hand and will try different combinations of factory parts until he finds a trigger pull that he likes. That's how much variation there is in Glock triggers!

That being said, OP, be sure that you're not trying to buy a gear solution to a problem that could be overcome through good practice.

[okie john]

I have had my glock 17 gen 4 for about 2 months now and I can not hit crap with it.

How do you define this?


Okie John

[C4IGrant]

I have had my glock 17 gen 4 for about 2 months now and I can not hit crap with it. I have shot around 500 rounds through it. I had the same problem with my xd 9 then I installed a new 4.5 lb trigger in the xd and I now shoot great with it. I want to start carrying my glock, but I need to get the trigger fixed before I can. I was thinking about putting a ghost ultimate connector with a 6 lb ghost trigger spring in the gun. Would this bring the pull down to the 4-4.5 lb area? How are the ghost brand connectors/ ghost trigger springs also?

Sorry for the long post thanks for all the help!!!

A GEN 4 Glock has a (or can have) a 6.5-7LBS trigger pull. While I much prefer my trigger pull weights to be between 4.5-5LBS, you are more than likely trying to fix a software problem with a hardware fix. Have you ever taken any pistol classes from a qualified instructor??

C4

[Collin223]

How do you define this?



Okie John

I can only get a 12 inch group at 21 feet, compared to my XD-9 which I can get 5 1/2 inch group at 30 feet.

[Collin223]

A GEN 4 Glock has a (or can have) a 6.5-7LBS trigger pull. While I much prefer my trigger pull weights to be between 4.5-5LBS, you are more than likely trying to fix a software problem with a hardware fix. Have you ever taken any pistol classes from a qualified instructor??

C4

Yes I have at a local range (rapid fire pistol and holster draw/weapons retention)