Nasty CZ SPO1 trigger....

[Onlyincali]

I've always heard of people describing triggers as "gritty" and now I know what they are talking about. Got a CZ SP01 that has one of the worst triggers I've ever felt.

The double action on this thing is horrendously stiff and "gritty" as can be. It feels like there is sand in the trigger mechanism.

The single action is obviously lighter, but still feels like garbage. Factory glocks literally have a nicer trigger, and I HATE glocks. What gives? Does this thing just need to be fired more? Are there cheap trigger jobs/upgrades that you'd trust your life to?

[Cool Custard]

Shoot it a lot! After the first 2-300 rounds it will get better and from then on out it just keeps smoothing out.

[Garand1911]

you can dump the FPS (like a 1911 series 80), and install a lighter weight hammer spring.

[munkeeboi]

get the cajungunworks hammer, sear and spring kit.

[gigglemonkee]

you are right it is junk, just sell it to me. seriously take out the firing pin and put a spacer and put in a cow spring kit and it will be one of the best you ever used.

[king kong]

Pick mine up from my ffl tomorrow, and already placed my order for a full CGW SAO conversion treatment

[pc_load_letter]

Different strokes for different folks. I think the stock trigger on the SP01 (and even the clones) to be fine. I shot it very accurately.

[Brave Sir Robin]

My SP-01 Phantom started out somewhat the same, but after about the 300 rd mark it smoothed out a lot. I also oil the trigger group contact points with Mpro7 (it seems to stay better than most other oils) and that helped a lot too. I don't agree with changing springs and other trigger group parts unless its a Glock. I believe a gun is engineered a certain way for a reason and you should keep them as OEM as possible. Seeing how dependent the Glocks are on connectors and various springs, they seem to take best to aftermarket trigger parts without affecting reliability or safety unless you go too far.

These are very popular with competition shooters though, and you know how comp shooters like to trick out their gear. Just run the gun and see if you feel the same way later on down the road. I love my SP-01 trigger now and it is not a competition gun for me. It is the most reliable handgun I have ever owned though, and it's the one bedside if and when my life should depend on any of my handguns. Just like any SA/DA trigger system, there isn't a whole lot you can do to better them. The most reliable method is to wear in the parts and lube them ever so often.

[smittty]

take out the firing pin and put a spacer and put in a cow spring kit and it will be one of the best you ever used.

I have not heard if this before...can you direct us to a tutorial please?

[kyo216]

The trigger on my 75bd was terrible too. It smoothed out after a few range sessions.

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[yokron]

CZ Custom Shop hammer and trigger job, well worth it.

[munkeeboi]

what he meant is to remove the Firing pin block, which involves replacing the lifter arm with a spacer. Cajungunworks has the spacer you need for this.

http://www.cajungunworks.com/cgw_race_hammer.html

I haven't done this for any of my cz's. I'm quite happy with just the CGW hammer/sear/ spring upgrade (and SA trigger for my SP-01)

[monk]

You can use it as an excuse to get that cool looking flat trigger.

[railroader]

If you want a really good trigger pull I would go with a CGW hammer and sear. Just removing the lifter and the fpb isn't going to fix a crappy trigger, but it will shorten the reset. You can polish the lifter and fpb which can't hurt. I would also go with a 16lb. hammer spring which will lighten the DA pull some and still be reliable.

[CAGLS]

I've always heard of people describing triggers as "gritty" and now I know what they are talking about. Got a CZ SP01 that has one of the worst triggers I've ever felt.

The double action on this thing is horrendously stiff and "gritty" as can be. It feels like there is sand in the trigger mechanism.

The single action is obviously lighter, but still feels like garbage. Factory glocks literally have a nicer trigger, and I HATE glocks. What gives? Does this thing just need to be fired more? Are there cheap trigger jobs/upgrades that you'd trust your life to?

I've had some CZ SP-01 with a pretty smooth triggers and some with alot of felt grit. The CZ tooling from the factory probably needs some of the cutting tools serviced or replaced. I have seen some pretty grooved machining marks on the sear, underside of the sear cage, trigger bars, hammers, hammer struts and disconnectors, but I always smooth them out. Even both my Shadow Targets had machining marks which translated into felt grit on the trigger pull which were to have been smoothed out from CZ Customs. I've still smoothed them out and after is a night and day difference.

When you do incrementally sand those contact surfaces from 400 to 800 grit aluminum oxide sand paper on a smooth flat surface and follow up with some Flitz and a Dremel polishing wheel it transforms it to one of the best triggers that rival other guns. The potential is there and it's just another secret to CZs which unfortunately unless the owner does the work or has it done will never experience the full potential of the CZ trigger. Shooting the gun can smooth it to a point but really polishing up every contact point will make the biggest difference, along with lighter fpb springs, fp plunger, lighter trigger return spring, hammer springs, replacing stock hammers with comp hammers, CGW smooth surface hammer pins, stock disconnectors with CGW adjustable billet sears. I also like to spray the trigger control group with some Eezox.

I recently did this to my new SP-01 Tactical. Polished all the contact surfaces, installed a CZ comp hammer but the last piece was the stock disconnector was still causing the felt grit. After it was replaced with his EDM cut and polished disconnector, the pull feels like it's on ball bearings.