Product Overview
In stock with build time of 15 to 20 business days before shipping.
This trigger set includes a modified OEM curved polymer trigger shoe or a short reach flat faced aluminum trigger shoe with over-travel adjustment, OEM tuned trigger bar, optional OEM housing with trigger spring (gen 1-4 without housing includes increased power trigger spring), reduced power firing pin safety spring, and either our patent pending enhanced minus connector for defined wall/crisp break or our normal minus connector for a non-defined wall/rolling break tuned setup.
The set comes in a either in a complete drop-in configuration or with drop-in ready parts for your gunsmith to install. Installation and safety checks are provided with the kit. Typical installation is 5 to 10 minutes. Check out the install and safety check page to get an idea of what to expect. To help with installation and safety checks, we also recommend purchasing our Armorer's Kit for Glocks (select the gen 1-5 compatible armorer's plate). A typical installation usually does not require any adjustments, however, due to wide tolerance variations between guns, occasionally adjustments may be needed or can better optimize performance for a particular gun.
Pre-travel/take-up travel reduction on the polymer curved shoe is about 50% reduced compared to stock and the aluminum shoe is about 25-30% reduced compared to stock. Including overtravel reduction, the total travel is reduced by close to half compared to a stock trigger with both options.
Pull weight for this kit is 3.5 pounds as measured at the bottom of the trigger shoe and should be within half a pound. This setup can be configured heavier (half to a full pound) by using combinations of your OEM trigger and safety plunger spring instead of the provided springs.
Notes: The 9mm options listed exclude Glock 43/43x/48 (see listing here for Glock 43/43x/48). Order 9mm/gen 5 for unmarked 19x, 45 and 47 models otherwise order gen 6 if marked gen 6. Due to parts limitations, gen 6/V compete drop-ins with the housing are not currently an option as Glock has not yet released the new housing to distributors which is why they are only offered without the housing. Drop-ins using your stock housing perform the same as our complete drop-ins with housing (our triggers use unmodified OEM housings).
Zev OZ9 and Polymer 80 frames are not compatible with the enhanced minus connector but are compatible with the normal minus connector (non-defined wall/rolling break) option. For a defined wall/crisp break option with the Zev OZ9 or P80, our older grail pin approach needs to be used, which can be ordered as a custom trigger.
Our complete drop-ins use all gen 5 parts optimized for each platform. The Gen 1-4 without housing option use a gen 3 trigger bar (this option is compatible with the Ruger RXM). Contact us for options for Timberwolf® frames and other models/generations not listed.
If a stock level of pretravel/take-up is desired with the polymer shoe to keep the most stock like trigger with just the wall/break/reset/pull weight upgrades, you can request in the order notes "no pretravel reduction".
Disclaimer: This kit should be installed by a certified and knowledgeable gunsmith. Due to tolerance variations between guns, safety and reliability margins should be inspected during installation and periodically thereafter during maintenance. Proper trigger safety function should be verified after installation. Engagement of the trigger bar to firing pin should be inspected to verify greater than 2/3 coverage of the trigger bar interfacing surface. Although it is unlikely that installation of the parts in this kit will result in inadequate margins, a parts configuration should be used or adjustments should be performed to achieve necessary margins. Tactical Trigger, LLC assumes no liability for installation or use of this product.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Are these triggers safe and reliable because they use Glock OEM parts?
A: Glocks have wide tolerance variations from gun to gun which is part of what makes them affordable, simple, and reliable. However, even stock parts directly from the factory can be put into a gun and have issues based on tolerance stack-up.
What makes our triggers safe and reliable is that we maintain safety margins equivalent to the OEM intended design margins, we have designed the enhancements to minimize the probability of causing a stoppage or a safety issue if the enhancements fail, and we provide safety and reliability checks to provide confidence that your particular gun is functioning correctly.
Q: What is the difference between the trigger shoe options?
A: The triggers perform the same wall/break/reset and pull weight. The polymer are modified stock shoe with the same length of pull as the stock curved triggers. The aluminum shoe is reduced reach and flat faced. The polymer OEM straight safety is the same safety as has been stock from gen 3 on which some don't like the feel of as it can dig into your finger. The flush fit can feel better for some as the safety is curved to match the contour of the curved shoe. Gen 1-2 glocks used to have a flush safety and gen 3 introduced the straight safety to be more reliable to disengage the safety particularly when wearing gloves. The trigger shoe comes down to preference as the underlying performance is the same with the exception of pretravel can be slightly shorter with the polymer than the aluminum. The longevity is better on the polymer than the aluminum but the aluminum should still last through the 20-40k round or beyond. Aluminum isn't the best material for a glock safety as there are many aftermarket aluminum triggers where the safety breaks as early as 10k rounds. We do not manufacture our aluminum trigger shoes but they were selected for their safety design which exceeds the life of most other aluminum shoes and their short reach flat face.
Q: Can you sell just the aluminum trigger shoe?
A: Our trigger shoes are fit together with the trigger bar so we don't sell them individually. If you want the shoe and bar together, get the drop-in with minus connector without the housing. The cost would be nearly the same based on our labor rate pricing approach. We do not manufacture our Aluminum trigger shoes and we modify them heavily. If you buy the shoe from direct from the same manufacturer, it is unlikely you will be satisfied with what you receive without the work we put into them.
Q: What is the difference between the Short Travel Performance Trigger and The Drop-in Trigger for Glocks?
A: The Short Travel Performance Trigger is a modified Glock Performance Trigger and the Drop-in Trigger is based on the standard glock design with our enhancements. The primary reason we offer a modified Glock Performance Trigger is to provide a safer and more reliable option than the other aftermarket triggers in this pre-cocked striker design category and to raise awareness of the limitations and alternatives of this type of design. The Short Travel Performance trigger is best for those that want as light of a pull weight as possible and accept its limitations of proper maintenance to keep it reliable. Travel between the two is about the same with the pull weight and being able find a wall when staging quickly being the primary differences. The GPT and other pre-cocked striker designs have angled sear designs which can make their pull weight vary depending how quickly the trigger is pulled. Glock representatives described the GPT as not having a "wall" when it was first released at Shot Show compared to the standard glock trigger as having one. We think this has become a confusing point and is what contributes to some liking the GPT and others not so much as far as how it performs without really being able to describe why. When dry fire demonstrating a GPT the wall seems very defined but when live firing it is difficult to find if staging quickly.
Q: How do your triggers maintain safety and reliability?
A: First our triggers use the 3 glock safeties without compromise and for you to gain confidence we provided safety checks so you can verify. Our Drop-in triggers based on the standard glock design use a minus connector to achieve a lower pull weight without compromising safety or reliability. A normal minus connector typically produces a non-defined wall with a rolling break. To achieve a defined wall without compromising reliability, our enhanced minus connector has a welded tab that is fit in a way to eliminate the stacking behavior in standard glock trigger which makes a normal minus connector feel rolling. The enhanced minus connector when functioning in the system optimally provides a better wall and break feel than the typical alternative approach of using a heavier connector and lighter striker spring (compromised reliability) to get a defined wall/crisp break. The welded tab is also designed such that if it fails, it continues to operate just like a normal minus connector with a rolling break which maintains reliability. We have similarly designed our overtravel set screw such that if it fails, it does not result in a stoppage, just increased overtravel. Across the board, we use this type of approach to build enhancements within the bounds of uncompromised safety as well designing such the any failure has a low probability of causing and unsafe or unreliable condition.
Q: Why do you use all gen 5 parts for previous generations drop-in triggers?
A: We used to use gen 3/4 parts with our older grail pin approach based on how we manufactured the triggers, configuration options, and glock parts availability. We moved to the enhanced minus connector as an evolution in improved design at which point parts availability became the remaining challenge. Now that glock is focused on gen V and gen 6, the parts are more readily available. With all that background aside, the gen 5, V, and 6 trigger spring design has better longevity and minimizes the possibility of getting the trigger spring seated incorrectly. A trigger spring twisted of to the side with the older S spring design can cause a variety of safety and reliability issues where the trigger won't return forward enough to engage the trigger safety, missed resets, sticky reset, or burst fire. It is fairly common that the S spring doesn't get seated in the notch of the trigger bar down inside the housing after taking apart and reassembling. The newer compression spring design greatly eliminates this possibility. Another benefit to this approach is the performance is even more consistent now between generations.
Q: What if the trigger doesn't work as well as I was expecting in my gun after installation?
A: Glocks have wide tolerance variations so its possible your gun may be a tolerance outlier. The term "drop-in" in AR triggers is actually patented and means that a trigger assembly performs identically between guns. In ARs this is possible with all parts of the trigger system completely contained in one unit. Unfortunately, this isn't quite the case with Glocks. We set and verify margins and performance for "nominal" guns before shipping. With our concepts and this approach, typically our triggers are a drop-in installation meaning without any adjustment needed around 90% of the time. In the remaining 10%, typically a simple overtravel adjustment turning counterclockwise is all that is needed to get it functioning within normal performance bounds. In some guns however, there can be trigger bar to firing pin engagement issues that results in poor performance typically excessive creep in the break. For the enhanced minus connector to function optimally, the engagement should be in the 70 to 90% range and usually even 100% engagement works well where most wouldn’t notice excessive creep or lack of wall definition. If your trigger is not performing well we can help you through the adjustment process for a gun that is a tolerance outlier. For this reason, we recommend getting an armorer’s plate to view engagement on assembly as well as help with safety and reliability checks. If this is not something you want to work through, you can use the trigger in another gun with nominal tolerances. One thing to note, is that if you are dry firing checking for creep, you will want upward pressure on the slide when checking as the slide will pull down into the frame as the trigger is pulled slowly feeling like creep that doesn’t exist in live fire with upward pressure on the slide. You can simulate this in dry fire by holding the slide up near the rear sight or with and mag and dummy rounds.
Q: Can I use a light striker spring with the trigger?
A: Yes, you can use light striker springs. However, we absolutely do not recommend them without you acknowledging the compromises that you are taking on. First, light striker springs degrade primer strike reliability. The main issue I see with light striker springs, is that most gain confidence in the reliability of their gun the more they use it. With light striker springs, they break in (not even wear out) and you start to see light strikes. So just after you’ve fired a few thousand rounds and you’ve gained confidence, the light strikes start to show up. So if you can’t help yourself, at least give yourself the best chance at reliability and use only a slightly lighter spring and plan on changing it out after 2 to 3 thousand rounds to keep ahead of the curve. The stock spring lasts much longer and most ignore any recommended change out intervals and still see them functioning without light strikes with some at insane high round counts. Beyond that there are other potential inefficiencies in the Glock firing system that can show up randomly related to firing pin safety interference, debris in channel, spring cup issues, etc. These aren't things that can be fixed with "proprietary geometry changes", they are inherent limitions of the glock design. So if you value reliability and don’t want to see random light strikes, use a stock striker/firing pin spring. So in other words, Glocks use the striker spring weight they do for a reason (reliability and longevity).
Q: What do you recommend for cleaning?
A: Cleaning and maintenance can become a “religious” debate so we will give our recommendations with justification and you can decide what you think is best. We do not typically recommend removing the trigger for cleaning. We have found that the potential for issues arise when constantly pulling everything down to the lowest levels for cleaning. You can create abnormal wear and tear this way and possibly reassembly incorrectly (trigger spring twisted of to side or installed incorrectly). The only reason it might be needed is to get excessive debris build-up out of the gun. For this reason, we do not recommend grease. Grease and oil both get power residue and other debris buildup that becomes abrasive and can start to wear parts. The issue with grease is that you’ll need to pull everything apart to remove it properly. Instead, we recommend a two part solvent and oil type cleaning approach. Spray down the lower with a solvent and wipe as much away as possible, then re-oil the recommended metal to metal contact areas and between the trigger bar and frame near the connector. On the slide avoid oil in the striker channel. This approach is simple and easy and we noticed recently Glock has recommended a similar approach for the GPT.
