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Ivan A. Makarova · 11-24-2005, 03:38 PM

I'm thinking about a trigger job but want to avoid light hammer strikes. What weight trigger pull is recommended as minimum to avoid light strikes with most ammo? I use Blazer mostly, by the way.

j2fast · 11-24-2005, 05:41 PM

I had Rich at Canyon-Creek set mine at 3lbs and have never had a problem. There are guys running near 2lbs with no problems, I think just over 2 or 2.5 lbs is the low end of the scale that Rich offers. His email address is on his web site ( http://www.canyon-creek.com ), shoot him a message and he'll give you some first hand info on this topic.

Bobby Lee · 11-24-2005, 07:05 PM

Trigger pull weight has nothing to do with missfires.

03RangerXLT · 11-24-2005, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Lee

Trigger pull weight has nothing to do with missfires.

+1

the trigger mechanism is seperate from the firing mechanism. one activates the other, but doesn't affect the other in any way.

XD BACKUP GUN · 11-24-2005, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 03RangerXLT

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby Lee

Trigger pull weight has nothing to do with missfires.

+1

the trigger mechanism is seperate from the firing mechanism. one activates the other, but doesn't affect the other in any way.

+2
What he said.

Ivan A. Makarova · 11-25-2005, 06:26 AM

Thanks for the info! Sorry for the noob questions, but I want to understand this stuff before I decide to get a trigger job or not.

So you're saying that I wouldn't have to get a lighter hammer spring as part of getting the trigger pull down to 3 lbs or so?

If I understand correctly, it's the lighter hammer spring that is the main factor in people having probs with light strikes.

[TASF]Overkill · 11-25-2005, 07:12 AM

Doesn't this change in revolvers though, where the mainspring has more of an impact on everything?

R/T Performance · 11-25-2005, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Ivan A. Makarova

Thanks for the info! Sorry for the noob questions, but I want to understand this stuff before I decide to get a trigger job or not.

So you're saying that I wouldn't have to get a lighter hammer spring as part of getting the trigger pull down to 3 lbs or so?

If I understand correctly, it's the lighter hammer spring that is the main factor in people having probs with light strikes.

First of if we are talking XD there is no hammer bieng strike fired .
Simply a spring agianst the back off the firing pin pushes it foward.
Revolers are whole differnt story.
I have two 4# carry jobs and 2.5# comp and Rich(Canyon-creek) is the Xd trigger man

Ivan A. Makarova · 11-25-2005, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by R/T Performance

First of if we are talking XD there is no hammer bieng strike fired .
Simply a spring agianst the back off the firing pin pushes it foward.
Revolers are whole differnt story.
I have two 4# carry jobs and 2.5# comp and Rich(Canyon-creek) is the Xd trigger man

Thanks! The XD is my first striker-fired gun, so I wasn't thinking in terms of the striker mechanism not relying on hammer spring like 1911, etc. That clears up my confusion. The 20 watt bulb over my head is now beginning to light up.

11-24-2005, 03:38 PM	#1
Ivan A. Makarova XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 41	Trigger Jobs And Light Hammer Strikes I'm thinking about a trigger job but want to avoid light hammer strikes. What weight trigger pull is recommended as minimum to avoid light strikes with most ammo? I use Blazer mostly, by the way.

11-24-2005, 05:41 PM	#2
j2fast XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern WV Posts: 456	I had Rich at Canyon-Creek set mine at 3lbs and have never had a problem. There are guys running near 2lbs with no problems, I think just over 2 or 2.5 lbs is the low end of the scale that Rich offers. His email address is on his web site ( http://www.canyon-creek.com ), shoot him a message and he'll give you some first hand info on this topic. __________________ ----The trick lies in firing at the earliest moment in which the bullet will hit the target - not in trying to make the bullet hit the target in a specific place. Brian Enos

11-25-2005, 06:26 AM	#6
Ivan A. Makarova XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 41	more questions Thanks for the info! Sorry for the noob questions, but I want to understand this stuff before I decide to get a trigger job or not. So you're saying that I wouldn't have to get a lighter hammer spring as part of getting the trigger pull down to 3 lbs or so? If I understand correctly, it's the lighter hammer spring that is the main factor in people having probs with light strikes.

11-25-2005, 07:12 AM	#7
[TASF]Overkill XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 2,446	Doesn't this change in revolvers though, where the mainspring has more of an impact on everything? __________________ "Semper facere bonum, an a amare odium, vita mors." [Do good always, whether through life or death, love or hate.] "He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish." Photo thread is back! (Until next disaster)

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11-24-2005, 07:05 PM	#3
Bobby Lee XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 388	Trigger pull weight has nothing to do with missfires.