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penguinpenguin Member Posts: 596
edited September 2017 in Ask the Experts
Browning Hi Power Drop In Trigger Pull Sets

The Cylinder & Slide Browning Hi Power Hammers and Sears are CNC Wire EDM cut from Billet Alloy Steel Plate Stock, finish machined on a CNC machining center, and heat treated to RC 50-54 completely through the part. The tolerances held are +-.0005?. All parts are 100% inspected and checked for proper hardness. Each part will have the dimple made by the diamond point on the Rockwell Testing Machine and there will be a certification sheet showing the exact hardness with each part.

The stock Browning Hi Power sear is an investment cast part. This is fine for stock use. However, the cast sear is not hard enough to last when a trigger job is done and they tend to begin to wear in stock form after 3000 to 4000 rounds. The Cylinder & Slide hammer and sear trigger pull sets will last indefinitely. The Cylinder & Slide Target Spring Trigger Pull Set will reduce the stock trigger pull approximately 3 to 4 lb. The Cylinder & Slide Duty Carry Trigger Pull Set will reduce the stock trigger pull approximately 2 lb. The actual reduction in trigger pull will vary from pistol to pistol due to the manufacturing tolerances in the pistols. The Cylinder & Slide Trigger Pull Sets will give you the perfect parts platform to have a professional trigger job done on. The Browning Hi Power is a very difficult pistol to do a trigger job on due to the mechanical linkage required to transfer the trigger motion to the sear. We highly recommend that you do not attempt to lighten the trigger pull further than our kits provide unless you have a professional pistolsmith who really knows how to do a trigger job on a Browning Hi Power do it. Our limited lifetime warranty on our parts is voided if they are improperly modified or installed. The MKIII Browning Hi Power requires the use of our Improved Sear Lever to safely reduce the trigger pull below 5.5 lb.

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    rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Check the trigger pull of your Browning, with the magazine safety removed. If it's 7 lbs or more? I would seriously consider, the C & S sear and trigger. They have been in business a long time, and have a good rep.

    Do a GOOGLE search first. The C & S parts likely are quite expensive. To find out if their are any reviews, of the C & S triggers. To many negative ones, would cause me to rethink getting their trigger and sear.
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    dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,162 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by penguin

    Browning Hi Power Drop In Trigger Pull Sets

    The Cylinder & Slide Browning Hi Power Hammers and Sears are CNC Wire EDM cut from Billet Alloy Steel Plate Stock, finish machined on a CNC machining center, and heat treated to RC 50-54 completely through the part. The tolerances held are +-.0005?. All parts are 100% inspected and checked for proper hardness. Each part will have the dimple made by the diamond point on the Rockwell Testing Machine and there will be a certification sheet showing the exact hardness with each part.

    The stock Browning Hi Power sear is an investment cast part. This is fine for stock use. However, the cast sear is not hard enough to last when a trigger job is done and they tend to begin to wear in stock form after 3000 to 4000 rounds. The Cylinder & Slide hammer and sear trigger pull sets will last indefinitely. The Cylinder & Slide Target Spring Trigger Pull Set will reduce the stock trigger pull approximately 3 to 4 lb. The Cylinder & Slide Duty Carry Trigger Pull Set will reduce the stock trigger pull approximately 2 lb. The actual reduction in trigger pull will vary from pistol to pistol due to the manufacturing tolerances in the pistols. The Cylinder & Slide Trigger Pull Sets will give you the perfect parts platform to have a professional trigger job done on. The Browning Hi Power is a very difficult pistol to do a trigger job on due to the mechanical linkage required to transfer the trigger motion to the sear. We highly recommend that you do not attempt to lighten the trigger pull further than our kits provide unless you have a professional pistolsmith who really knows how to do a trigger job on a Browning Hi Power do it. Our limited lifetime warranty on our parts is voided if they are improperly modified or installed. The MKIII Browning Hi Power requires the use of our Improved Sear Lever to safely reduce the trigger pull below 5.5 lb.


    Cylinder and Slide makes excellent quality parts. Having said that, switching out a part such as the hammer, sear or safety may require you to replace the "other two" parts for safe function. I bought a C&S ambi safety and the stud on it that interacted with the sear was too short. It allowed just enough sear travel for a little "click" if the trigger was pressed with the safety engaged, and the hammer moved just a tad. Not quite enough to drop the hammer, but it shouldn't be there at all.

    If I bought a hammer and sear I'd be inclined (or prepared) to buy a safety too. If the existing one fit, that's great.
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    beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cylinder and Slide has a good reputation. I'd personally give this a try. Assuming the price meets your requirements, if you had a problem, I'm sure they'd fix it or give you a refund.

    Incidentally, I think the description has the two labels flipped around. "Duty" trigger is probably 4lbs, with "match" trigger 2lbs.

    Edit: No my brain is flipped around. "Duty" trigger reduces BY 2 lbs, "match" trigger reduces TO 4lbs.

    I'd stick to that. Would definitely NOT go less than a 4 - 5 lb trigger on any defensive gun. That's potentially asking for "negligent discharge" trouble.

    4 or less lb trigger is good for target shooting, but for match shooting, there may be a minimum trigger weight pull requirement.
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