Petrol & Powder
Well-Known Member
There are people that Love to HATE Glock triggers. If you hate Glock triggers, that’s fine, I don’t care.
If you want to hate all things Glock, stop reading right here.
I want to discuss a change in Glock triggers, specifically the GEN 5.
Prior to the GEN 5, most Glock triggers had a trigger spring that worked under tension. The exception to this was the New York Triggers known as NY-1 and NY-2. The NY-1 and NY-2 trigger springs worked under compression, not tension. The NY-1 and NY-2 trigger springs, when used with standard original parts, yielded an approximately 8 pound or 12-pound trigger pull respectively. Now, there were ALL kinds of variations of springs and connectors that could yield different pull weights with NY springs but that’s a different discussion. The issue is, prior to the GEN 5 models your choices were pretty much some type of trigger spring that worked under tension or one of the two New York Trigger Springs that worked under compression. Hard core Glock devotees learned that the New York trigger springs were incredibly reliable. This isn’t to say the stock springs were weak, but it did mean the NY springs were incredibly tough.
So, some people would put NY-1 or NY-2 springs in and play with different connector setups to get the trigger action they wanted (or at least could live with). The GEN 5 pistols utilize a trigger spring that works under compression, similar to the New York trigger springs. However, they don’t have the high pull weights of the old NY triggers.
I think Glock has combined the best traits of the durability of the old NY trigger springs with the lower pull weights of the old tension style springs. NO, it isn’t the crisp trigger break of a finely tuned single action. Nor is it the smooth DA pull of an old S&W revolver – But it’s a pretty good compromise in that system. I seldom like change, but Glock may have gone in the right direction on this one.
If you want to hate all things Glock, stop reading right here.
I want to discuss a change in Glock triggers, specifically the GEN 5.
Prior to the GEN 5, most Glock triggers had a trigger spring that worked under tension. The exception to this was the New York Triggers known as NY-1 and NY-2. The NY-1 and NY-2 trigger springs worked under compression, not tension. The NY-1 and NY-2 trigger springs, when used with standard original parts, yielded an approximately 8 pound or 12-pound trigger pull respectively. Now, there were ALL kinds of variations of springs and connectors that could yield different pull weights with NY springs but that’s a different discussion. The issue is, prior to the GEN 5 models your choices were pretty much some type of trigger spring that worked under tension or one of the two New York Trigger Springs that worked under compression. Hard core Glock devotees learned that the New York trigger springs were incredibly reliable. This isn’t to say the stock springs were weak, but it did mean the NY springs were incredibly tough.
So, some people would put NY-1 or NY-2 springs in and play with different connector setups to get the trigger action they wanted (or at least could live with). The GEN 5 pistols utilize a trigger spring that works under compression, similar to the New York trigger springs. However, they don’t have the high pull weights of the old NY triggers.
I think Glock has combined the best traits of the durability of the old NY trigger springs with the lower pull weights of the old tension style springs. NO, it isn’t the crisp trigger break of a finely tuned single action. Nor is it the smooth DA pull of an old S&W revolver – But it’s a pretty good compromise in that system. I seldom like change, but Glock may have gone in the right direction on this one.