Home Trigger Job

[Mr.Goodtimes]

Any pics of her shooting it?

na no pics and i coulda kicked my self in the butt at the range for not bringin a camera, im sure yall could too lol... the range masters deff had some nice eye candy to look at that day lol... and not just my gf either, for some reason that range is full of good lookin girls!

[MH64]

Can you cite some court cases backing up your point?

No and I never mentioned that there are any. Though if researched, wouldn't be suprised to find more than several cases.

However, in the current times where people love to sue and prosecutors love to prosecute, a home/do-it-yourself trigger job is something that the previous mentioned love to sue over and prosecute over.

[Littlelebowski]

No and I never mentioned that there are any. Though if researched, wouldn't be suprised to find more than several cases.

However, in the current times where people love to sue and prosecutors love to prosecute, a home/do-it-yourself trigger job is something that the previous mentioned love to sue over and prosecute over.

You mean "a home/do-it-yourself trigger job is something that the previous mentioned love to sue over and prosecute over" hypothetically since you don't have any evidence backing that up.

[Onepoint]

With that same reasoning, better not own a gun at all.

[AMMOTECH]

If Glock can be sued because someone thinks that their factory trigger is a "hair trigger" then I guess one could be sued for intentionally changing theirs.
Better safe then sorry.

http://www.browardcrime.com/gun_make...ntly_sued_.htm

"The .40-caliber, semiautomatic Glock 22, manufactured by Georgia-based Glock Inc., has been named in at least 50 lawsuits in the past eight years, said Josh Horwitz, acting director of the non-profit Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence."

"However, critics claim the Glock handguns have a hair trigger that leads to accidental discharges and lament its lack of external safeties."

Good luck with your project....

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[MH64]

Lets see, something those of us here may have heard about.

US v. Olofson

Seems that Olofson was convicted of knowingly transferring a machinegun. Seems he loaned someone his semi-auto AR and that individual took it to a range to do some shooting. The AR malfunctioned, fired more than one round with a single pull of the trigger. Long story short, the ATF charged him with illegally transferring a machinegun. They would not accept that this was an accident and not something that Olofson intentionally made and a federal prosecutor charged him, and he was found guilty.

I understand this case is in appeal and hope the conviction gets overturned. However, it doesn't take too much of a leap for me to make my statement regarding the liability of a do it yourself trigger job with a case like the above or the Glock lawsuits that have been mentioned.

I also realize that by being a gun owner I open myself up to rediculous lawsuits should I use one of my firearms in self defense or sport because of the nature of our society. That is a risk I choose to take.

To each his own. However, my statement is still valid whether everyone agrees with me or not.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Lets see, something those of us here may have heard about.

US v. Olofson

Seems that Olofson was convicted of knowingly transferring a machinegun. Seems he loaned someone his semi-auto AR and that individual took it to a range to do some shooting. The AR malfunctioned, fired more than one round with a single pull of the trigger. Long story short, the ATF charged him with illegally transferring a machinegun. They would not accept that this was an accident and not something that Olofson intentionally made and a federal prosecutor charged him, and he was found guilty.

I understand this case is in appeal and hope the conviction gets overturned. However, it doesn't take too much of a leap for me to make my statement regarding the liability of a do it yourself trigger job with a case like the above or the Glock lawsuits that have been mentioned.

I also realize that by being a gun owner I open myself up to rediculous lawsuits should I use one of my firearms in self defense or sport because of the nature of our society. That is a risk I choose to take.

To each his own. However, my statement is still valid whether everyone agrees with me or not.

Not an expert on that case, but have read about it. The story is a bit odd he is definately not as white as the drive snow, maybe as white as the driven on snow.

IIUC, the trigger cases all resolve around the idea that you actually didn't mean to shoot, but the hair trigger went off and now you have to say that you wanted to shoot.

Cool article

[Littlelebowski]

IIUC, the trigger cases all resolve around the idea that you actually didn't mean to shoot, but the hair trigger went off and now you have to say that you wanted to shoot.

Precisely. Only if it was unintended or if the shooters later claims it was unintended.

[Mr.Goodtimes]

i didnt modify the trigger in a way that it could turn into a full auto gun? i didnt file anything down, add any selector switches. i simply lightened the springs and polished the surfaces... the WORST that COULD happen is the gun would fail to fire. However, it does fire, and as for the hair trigger? its not that light... and i think if theres hair trigger lawsuits floating around then people like timney, alexander arms etc. who manufacture light triggers have alot more to worry about then the company that manufactured my lower parts group. besides, im not the kinda retard to accidently discharge my weapon and then blame someone else for it. especially if i modified it.

[Kaos]

The point that is trying to be made is that maybe you drop your gun and now because you did the home trigger mod it goes off and someone gets hit.

FYI - I've been running this trigger mod (did 1/2" as well on mine) for well over a year. I've been through about...1k-1500 rounds in my gun and only ran into one primer that didn't go bang.

I recorded the incident in my log book for the gun, and moved on.

I've had no "bursts" or "slamfires" etc.

I even tested it by pulling the round and powder out of a case and then proceeded to abuse the gun a bit and the hammer didn't drop at all.