Glock 26 Gen 3 Stiff Trigger Issue

[artb]

Shot Sunday at Prado and towards the end of the match my trigger became very stiff and difficult to pull.
When I cleaned it afterwards, I used lots of Hoppe's #9 in the trigger mechanism and give it a very light oiling.
It still seems a little stiffer than normal.
Prado is very dusty, so I it may have been an accumulation of dirt.
Is there a mechanical issue that may have caused this stiff trigger?
Thanks!

[NorCalGlock9]

There should be no oil in a glock other than the slide rails and the barrel hood. I would completely disassemble, remove all oil and dirt and re-assemble

[artb]

There should be no oil in a glock other than the slide rails and the barrel hood. I would completely disassemble, remove all oil and dirt and re-assemble

Makes sense.
Thanks!

[Carcassonne]

Shot Sunday at Prado and towards the end of the match my trigger became very stiff and difficult to pull.
When I cleaned it afterwards, I used lots of Hoppe's #9 in the trigger mechanism and give it a very light oiling.
It still seems a little stiffer than normal.
Prado is very dusty, so I it may have been an accumulation of dirt.
Is there a mechanical issue that may have caused this stiff trigger?
Thanks!

The firing pin safety plunger in the slide is a common culprit in sticky Glock triggers.

Take apart the slide and clean everything - especially the plunger.

You could just remove the plunger (and spring), put the slide back on the frame without the plunger, and see if the sticky trigger stops. If it does, the dirty plunger is the problem.


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[artb]

The firing pin safety plunger in the slide is a common culprit in sticky Glock triggers.

Take apart the slide and clean everything - especially the plunger.

You could just remove the plunger (and spring), put the slide back on the frame without the plunger, and see if the sticky trigger stops. If it does, the dirty plunger is the problem.
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Aha!
I'll give it a try.
Thanks!

[Notpc]

There should be no oil in a glock other than the slide rails and the barrel hood. I would completely disassemble, remove all oil and dirt and re-assemble

[NorCalGlock9]

[MosinVirus]

Well, did the plunger cleaning solve the issue?

[G-forceJunkie]

Is the trigger spring broke? Its usually that or gunked up. And for gods sake, please don't use 2-4 drops of oil on a Glock. 1, maybe 1.5 drops, in the places noted, is all it takes. More just makes a bigger mess and gunks the gun up faster.

[MosinVirus]

The striker plunger could be resisting - cleaning should resolve as noted above.

The trigger spring hook (the end oN the trigger bar) could be kinked to the side - will affect trigger pull and even more so trigger reset.

Could also be gunk in the trigger housing preventing the trigger bar from lowering as guided by the connector.

Could be gunk between the connector and trigger housing...

But a lot of these would be associated with other symptoms. That is why I want to see if the plunger cleaning did the trick.

[96chevjumps]

Glock puts a small amount of copper anti seize on the connector at the factory between it and the trigger bar. If not cleaned or or a drop of oil added it will collect debris and eventually get very hard and sticky. And adding oil to this area will not get into the striker channel.

[artb]

Well, did the plunger cleaning solve the issue?

I found a good video for step-by-step disassembly and cleaning of the slide components and completed the cleaning and re-assembly.
It was dirty, and cleaning it was a good learning experience, but I'm not sure that was the trigger problem.

I used lots of Hoppe's #9 to thoroughly clean the trigger mechanism with patches between the trigger fingers and swabs to remove the trace of oil I previously applied.

I found another video "25 Cent Trigger Job" which explains the functions of all the parts affecting the trigger and advises polishing all the contacting parts.
I may attempt that in my next cleaning.

The trigger seems better now and my problem may have been a tired trigger finger.
I really appreciate all the posts giving advice and criticism.
Thanks guys! ...