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Bought an S & W M & P, 4" barrel, no manual safety version. Installed an Apex trigger, striker block and striker spring. I've installed a few for friends previously and am fairly familiar with the gun's internals, my question concerns the "candy cane" trigger bar and the striker block - I'm supposing the only folks interested are those who have experimented a bit.
The loop or "candy cane" on the trigger bar moves the sear and one method of dropping the sear sooner in the trigger pull is to open the loop a bit. The Apex website demonstrates how this is done, occasionally on a trigger change the new trigger can "bottom out" before the sear drops the striker.
The trigger bar also moves the striker block out of the way allowing the striker/firing pin to hit the primer. So my question is ...
Can the loop be opened up too far, allowing the striker to drop before the striker block is engaged and moved out of the blocking position?
I realize opening the loop increases over travel and reset. But it also reduces take up and I can see from the mechanics take up could be eliminated. I like the trigger as I have it set up, with the loop opened just a bit, a touch of take up and some overtravel. But I'm wondering at what point, if any, the loop drops the sear before the striker is moved and how that limits the trigger being adjusted.
The loop or "candy cane" on the trigger bar moves the sear and one method of dropping the sear sooner in the trigger pull is to open the loop a bit. The Apex website demonstrates how this is done, occasionally on a trigger change the new trigger can "bottom out" before the sear drops the striker.
The trigger bar also moves the striker block out of the way allowing the striker/firing pin to hit the primer. So my question is ...
Can the loop be opened up too far, allowing the striker to drop before the striker block is engaged and moved out of the blocking position?
I realize opening the loop increases over travel and reset. But it also reduces take up and I can see from the mechanics take up could be eliminated. I like the trigger as I have it set up, with the loop opened just a bit, a touch of take up and some overtravel. But I'm wondering at what point, if any, the loop drops the sear before the striker is moved and how that limits the trigger being adjusted.
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