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[Will]

In my opinion a good 1911 trigger should be in the 3-4lb range.
many prefer them much lighter. The whole advantage to the 1911 is the great single action trigger.

 

[462]

A Cylinder and Slide sear spring reduced my Randall's trigger from 6 to 3 pounds.

 

[CZ93X62]

You lose nothing by shooting the pistol, and both of the mentioned "ailments" are easily refined by local talent, even here in Kalifornistan. New York City PD's Glocks use an 8# trigger bar, known not-so-lovingly as The New York Trigger.

 

[Rick H]

Glock officially called it a 5 pound New York Trigger and the one I was issued suffered from metric confusion, was closer to 5 kilo trigger pull. Gritty lurching creeping thing. Ugh. Fixed it, smoothed is out some, got it down to about 6.5 pounds.

I was very happy with my 1911 Series 70. Worked it to a crisp creep free 5#. The difference is night and day, and more to do with the crispness and smoothness than actual weight. For me, 3lbs is too light on a 1911, I like 4-5 lbs on a carry gun. Oh, the single best 25yds. slowfire target I ever fired was with that 5# trigger and that Series70 Colt with Novak high profile sights. I cleaned it.

I can easily live with a 12 lb. double action pull as long as it is smooth, no hitches, hangups, or stacking.

 

[Will]

I use glock for carry work. This pistol was purchased as a range toy for shooting steel at longer range. I really enjoy shooting steel silhouettes out at 75-100 yards.

Maybe I’m wrong but I expect a 1911 trigger to be better than my Glocks. I can shoot a heavy double action trigger on my revolvers I just don’t think a 1911 should be that heavy.

Dads 2 Rugers break right at 5lbs out of the box and they feel great.

 

[462]

I do not carry the Randall, but if that were to change the original sear spring would be re-installed.
I carry a Glock 27 with its factory trigger.

 

[Ian]

A 1911 has many advantages over a revolver. It holds one more round in a standard magazine and is much faster to reload. Magazines pack easier and are less fiddly than speed loaders, and 1911s are easily made ambidextrous. The SA-only mode should have no more than 5# trigger and have a short reset with little overtravel, says me. Even my Springfield Armory has a decent trigger, and so have the several Norincos I've had the pleasure of firing.

Some people never cotton to the 1911 and that's perfectly OK. I've TRIED to like DA Smith & Wesson revolvers and put several buckets of wheelweight metal through a K-38 copy trying to fall in love with it. I gained competence (mostly lost now) with it, and some degree of respect, but no love. Such is life.

 

[Brad]

The long, narrow, rectangular grip frame on the 1911 and I took a while to develop a worthwhile relationship. It violated all I held dear. I needed to learn to stop putting it in my hand where I wanted it and instead place it where the gun and recoil dictated it was going to end up.

I don’t think we pay enough attention to hand sizes, shapes, and girth. I have reasonable sized hands but they are slender. Another guy with similar sized hands but much meatier will have very different likes and dislikes in handgun grip shapes and sizes.

 

[Ian]

The 1911 grip does take some getting used to and operating the trigger is a big part of consistency. I find it particularly difficult to shoot a 1911 accurately if it has a hard or gritty trigger.

 

[Brad]

My Colt 1911 seems to have a decent trigger. I would say it is in the 3.5-4# range with very little creep.
I find almost any gun with a gritty trigger to be a bear to shoot well. I don’t mind a long or heavy pull as long as it is smooth. The stops and starts are what kills me.

A trigger must always have a smooth break. It needs to break the same every shot and I want to be able to feel when it is going to break.

 

[StrawHat]

A 1911 has many advantages over a revolver. It holds one more round in a standard magazine and is much faster to reload. Magazines pack easier and are less fiddly than speed loaders, and 1911s are easily made ambidextrous. The SA-only mode should have no more than 5# trigger and have a short reset with little overtravel, says me. Even my Springfield Armory has a decent trigger, and so have the several Norincos I've had the pleasure of firing.

Some people never cotton to the 1911 and that's perfectly OK. I've TRIED to like DA Smith & Wesson revolvers and put several buckets of wheelweight metal through a K-38 copy trying to fall in love with it. I gained competence (mostly lost now) with it, and some degree of respect, but no love. Such is life.

And I have several thousand rounds down range with 1911s. Funny thing with the ACP revolver is I can get 6 solid hits. Not so with the 1911. It is just me, I know.

Let me know when you have a S&W that has lost your interest. Maybe we can work something out.

Kevin