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Glock Trigger?

glockkid40glockkid40 Member Posts: 9 ✭✭
edited February 2002 in General Discussion
I am considering modifying my Glock 23. A friend suggested putting in a New York trigger with a 3.5 lb. connector. Any opinions on this set up would be appreciated.
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  • Richie RichRichie Rich Member Posts: 439 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    not sure what that is but I would recomend a trigger job, had my done and love it.
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  • concealedG36concealedG36 Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I wouldn't recommend it for a concealed carry pistol. Of course, if used for target shooting or competition go for it!
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  • smokepolesmokepole Member Posts: 34 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I thought the New York trigger was the very heavy trigger designed for the oops-I-guess-I-let-one-fly NYPD. They were making the transition from revolvers to Glocks and they were unused to the Glock's comparatively light trigger pull and were touching off rounds by accident.I have a 19 and a Sigma .40 (really pretty much the same as a Glock) and I've thought about the same modification. I understand it's a very simple job for a gunsmith to do. Takes under five minutes or something like that. From time to time a Glock armorer comes to the local gunshop to answer questions and do free light maintenance for customers--sort of a drum up some business visit. Maybe they do the same thing where you live. You might want to buy the parts and show up with a smile on your face. Good luck.
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  • pikeal1pikeal1 Member Posts: 2,707
    edited November -1
    I went to my gunshop a few weeks back and the guy basically gave me and the guy next to me the complete glock armorers course. Id go with the "take the part and a smile" and see how it goes
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  • daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
    edited November -1
    I thought the NY trigger was 12 lb.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gosh, wouldn't you loose that swell "safety" on the trigger?
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  • niklasalniklasal Member Posts: 776 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Actually I have that exact combo on my Glock 22 - The New York Trigger and #3.5 Connector.I gotta say I like it a lot. It doesn't feel TOO light, and the two stage pull is greatly reduced. I say go for it.
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  • Josey1Josey1 Member Posts: 9,598 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I absolutely agree with Richie,NEVER AND THE ROCK MEANS NEVER (sorry I had to do that),do a trigger job on a defensive carry pistol.If you ever have to use your carry arm,even though you are 100% in the right,some bloodsucking ambulance chaser will make your life miserable with that fact.They will accuse you of being a vigilante who raced up their gun in hopes of shooting a poor,unfortunate criminal.For target shooting a NY trigger IMO is way to heavy a pull.
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The New York trigger replaces Glock's spring with a stamped metal connector that is more sturdy. Originally the ONLY trigger called a New York trigger had an eight-pound pull with enough take-up feel that you knew clearly when you were about to fire. This was to avoid claims of accidental discharge during a struggle. The trigger was requested by and manufactured for the NYPD. There is no way they would have requested a 3.5# replacement trigger, as it would have had the opposite effect they were trying to achieve. While Glock makes more than one spring, generally Glocks delivered to dealers are equipped with a crisp 5.5 lb. trigger pull with very little "take-up" feel. A New York trigger with the 8-lb. pull enables a civilian to maintain in court that you installed a safer trigger, like the one many cops use. It may be that Glock or someone else is now offering the "connector" type trigger in a 3.5 lb. pull, but that is NOT a safer trigger, per se, since the standard Glock trigger spring affords a 5.5 lb. pull. I now have a New York trigger (with 8lb. pull) on my G27. I like it fine. I sure wish they wouldn't call a lighter-than-standard trigger "New York" because it will confuse those desiring to install a heavier trigger pull. Does anybody have the gospel from Glock on this?
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