Does an aftermarket Glock trigger a effect reliability?

[TacticalChihuahua]

I was going to put in a Glockworx duty trigger in my Glock 17. One of my favorite things about the Glock is it unsurpassed reliability. Do you guys have any experience with putting In aftermarket triggers and it negatively affecting the reliability of the Glock platform? Any vote for or against this kind of work on a Glock? Looking for opinions from people with real world experience, not just peoples thoughts on the matter. Thanks!

[appagohm]

I had a glock 21 with trigger work, it did fine, no reliability issues whats so ever. I never thought of glocks as unsurpassed reliability, I see glocks fail more often then sigs or beretta's.

[XDRoX]

I don't see how changing the trigger could affect reliability.
Have you considered doing the 25cent trigger job?

I changed my trigger to a smooth one, did the 25cent trigger job, and changed my disconnect to the factory "-" one.

The results were amazing.

[duc748bip]

Glockworx trigger has little tiny set screw to adjust take up and over travel, be sure to loctite it.

edit: just checked duty trigger have no set screw...

[Dhena81]

I was going to put in a Glockworx duty trigger in my Glock 17. One of my favorite things about the Glock is it unsurpassed reliability. Do you guys have any experience with putting In aftermarket triggers and it negatively affecting the reliability of the Glock platform? Any vote for or against this kind of work on a Glock? Looking for opinions from people with real world experience, not just peoples thoughts on the matter. Thanks!

That's a very loaded question and one that would have to be answered by each specific trigger modification performed.

Since you asking about reliability you should leave it stock. I think instead of trying to buy a part to maybe make you shoot better your money would be better spent doing your best to achieve the results your after by training.

[Lifeon2whls]

I didnt swap out the trigger but I did change out the springs and connector on my G17. I did all of the work myself (very straighforward) and have had zero issues. Just like my motorcycles, I dont like anyone but myself working on something that my life depends on the quality of work performed.

Try it and run it through its paces, if you dont like it and/or have issues swap back to the stock trigger and sell the glockworx trigger to someone else.

[tal3nt]

3.5 connector is as far as I would go.

[Dannicus]

I've tried aftermarket springs and disconnectors and I still love and prefer the feel of a well broken-in stock setup.

That said, try it out. These parts are cheap. I can only speak for myself, and if you don't get to feel the difference, you may always wonder.

[Sam]

I was going to put in a Glockworx duty trigger in my Glock 17. One of my favorite things about the Glock is it unsurpassed reliability. Do you guys have any experience with putting In aftermarket triggers and it negatively affecting the reliability of the Glock platform? Any vote for or against this kind of work on a Glock? Looking for opinions from people with real world experience, not just peoples thoughts on the matter. Thanks!

I think a blanket statement such as "All aftermarket modifications decrease the reliability of the Glock" is a false one. It really boils down to what modifications you are talking about and to a large extent what kind of parts you are installing and who makes that part. For reliability I like to stick with modifications that are deemed for "duty" or "carry" use, as they are designed with reliability in mind. Of course, you should always verify the modifications you make to your gun are reliable.

[CrippledPidgeon]

He's exaggerating things a little. If the gun didn't slamfire under recoil, I don't know why he thought that things would change when racking the slide...

But yes, any modification to any gun that involves internal parts will affect reliability.

It's just a question if the modification affects reliability in a good way or in a bad way. I did the full glockworx fulcrum lighten everything for my Glock, and the result was that it started slamfiring, and firing on trigger reset. Luckily, I caught it before going to the range (I could hear the striker go off during the function test), and besides, I didn't really care for how the trigger felt anyway, so I started swapping factory parts back in different combinations until I got the feel that I wanted, and the gun wasn't misbehaving (it turned out that the best combination for me was all stock parts and springs except for the fulcrum trigger itself).

The trick with any modification is to test it thoroughly before relying on it. I did the modifications, but didn't start carrying with them until I'd run 200-300 rounds through it with no failures. To date, I've shot well over 4000 rounds on the trigger with no failures attributed to it, so that modification not only helped me do what I wanted to do with it better (under rapid fire, I was pushing left on a stock trigger because my fingers are stubby and not getting a straight pull, and the fulcrum put the trigger in the right spot for me), but has proved to be reliable.

[Oceanbob]

Are you going to make your Glock 17 a Race Gun for weekend Gun Games or just defense (home and self) and range shooting?

Gun games, go ahead. Defense and range shooting just do a connector/.25 cent polish and be done with it.

The last thing you want on a self defense weapon is a really light trigger. Who cares about the reset position when defending your home against a couple of intruders? Not me.

[Haplo]

If you install it backward, it might...

[Jason25]

I have the complete fulcrum trigger on the G27. Also the stainless steel recoil spring in factory weight. I have adjusted nothing with the trigger and it fires flawlessly. i really enjoy the feel of the trigger, but to each his own.

[Jaybird]

Glock

I also went with the full Fulcrum trigger kit in my G26 and it feels great. Much better than stock. Really surprised how well it performed right out of the box(the glock that is).Probably didn't even need any upgrades but I got fancy anyway. Also went with the KKM barrel, tungsten guide rod, 3.5 lb. connector. Put about 500 rds. through before upgrades and about 500 rds. since upgrades. My groupings were actually just as good if not better with the stock setup. Like I said I just got fancy but don't think all the upgrades necessarily improved performance of the glock. I plan on getting a G19 and leaving it stock, maybe 3.5 connector and steel guide rod but that's it. Love them Glocks!!

[hambam105]

Why not let the Glock engineer or technician land that 787 just one time; let him do just alittle ajustment on your new crown or filling with a high speed drill; let him just change one little itsy-bitsy note on a Grammy Award winning song? How much damage can a 4th grader do with a hatchet? He is just kid.