Gunsmith help in north la county? Trigger install

[SoCalGunny]

Does anyone know a fello shooter or smith able to do the job? Can pay with cash or ammo. Even 22 ammo. Triggers are flat faced 10-8 going into single stack STI 1911s. Located near oak tree gun club.

[ar15barrels]

If you JUST want the triggers swapped and setup for overtravel, I can do it.
There should not be any need to screw with the sear/hammer/disconnector if only swapping triggers.

[SoCalGunny]

I got some help from a pretty knowledgeable fellow Calguns member and the 10-8 trigger swap on the STI Range Master was easy and smooth. When we got to my STI Trojan it wouldn't take. There is a very odd and audible "CLICK" when pulling the trigger every couple pulls not letting the hammer drop fully which was very strange. We ended up putting the original trigger in and all was good? Very weird. I think the Trojan will just have to stay as is. I used to live close to STI and would of loved to just bring it to them since they are 1911 professionals and built it but oh well.

[ar15barrels]

When we got to my STI Trojan it wouldn't take. There is a very odd and audible "CLICK" when pulling the trigger every couple pulls not letting the hammer drop fully which was very strange.

Probably not enough reset to let the disconnector release the sear.

[SoCalGunny]

If you would like to take a look at it I'd be very interested in what you can figure out

[ar15barrels]

Does the new trigger have little wings to set the reset length with?

[SoCalGunny]

No. If you are talking the 1/8th inch or so tabs near the trigger itself.

[ojisan]

10-8 trigger
no tabs type

[SoCalGunny]

Yeah, that's the trigger. The trigger I'm taking out has two little notch tabs at the top and to be honest I don't know why some do, some don't.?

10-8 trigger
no tabs type

[ar15barrels]

Yeah, that's the trigger. The trigger I'm taking out has two little notch tabs at the top and to be honest I don't know why some do, some don't.?

Better triggers have those little tabs.
The tabs are so you can shorten the total trigger travel by removing most of the take-up.

[Limited-Ten]

I got some help from a pretty knowledgeable fellow Calguns member and the 10-8 trigger swap on the STI Range Master was easy and smooth. When we got to my STI Trojan it wouldn't take. There is a very odd and audible "CLICK" when pulling the trigger every couple pulls not letting the hammer drop fully which was very strange. We ended up putting the original trigger in and all was good? Very weird. I think the Trojan will just have to stay as is. I used to live close to STI and would of loved to just bring it to them since they are 1911 professionals and built it but oh well.

The 10-8 trigger has a steel over travel stop on the back of the shoe. This stop must be fit to allow the sear to clear the half-cock notch on your hammer.

Was yours fit? Or did you drop it in?

The pre-travel tabs are good for adjusting takeup (which is not the issue here), which are missing on this trigger because it is a "tactical" trigger.

P.S. Might want to recheck your sear primary. It only takes a few slams against the half cock notch to ruin an excellent trigger job.

[ar15barrels]

The 10-8 trigger has a steel over travel stop on the back of the shoe. This stop must be fit to allow the sear to clear the half-cock notch on your hammer.

Was yours fit? Or did you drop it in?

I'll hazard a guess that he just dropped it in and that overtravel stop is the problem.

[ojisan]

^ Yup.