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pghjim · 01-31-2007, 02:13 PM

I have had my XD45 Compact for about a month with about 1,000 rounds through it. I had a very good trigger job on it, but there is not much that can be done with the creep as the sear pushes the striker slightly back and releases it. It is hard to remember back, but it seems as if this creep was smoother when the gun had fewer rounds though it. It seems like as the sear and striker wear in, there is more contact surface between them.

Not being able to get replacement parts I hesitate doing anything to the sear or striker, even polishing. Has anyone experienced the same deterioration that I think I'm feeling, and has anyone found a way of reducing the felt creep? The trigger is set at 4#, and I do not want to go any lower, in that I plan to carry it when my holster arrives.

AR-Doctor · 01-31-2007, 03:51 PM

Hmm, didn't even now that the compact 45's where even out. And that they have adj. triggers. But with that said, All of my XD's got better with more rounds shot.

Here is a guy that told me that they can do a lot with the XD's trigger.
www.springerprecision.com

pghjim · 01-31-2007, 04:39 PM

I did not mean to indicate they had adjustable triggers, although Springer or Canyon Creek could adjust them.

**PackerfanXD** · 01-31-2007, 06:13 PM

All of my XDs' triggers have smoothed out after a while. I'd say that was better and not worse.

XD45ACP · 01-31-2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PackerfanXD

All of my XDs' triggers have smoothed out after a while. I'd say that was better and not worse.

+1

Mine was pretty good when I got it, but it has gotten smoother the more I've shot it.

ZAT · 02-01-2007, 08:18 PM

1+ on the trigger getting smoother. Who did the trigger job for you to get it down to 4#?

pghjim · 02-01-2007, 08:42 PM

Actually the trigger weight is decieving, since the gunsmiths measure it from the tip of the trigger. I believe Springer or Caynon Creek will give you a carry trigger job at 4# at the tip of the trigger. I was a little disappointed in this matter, because I expected 4# at the center of the trigger. Mine is over 5# at the center. Since it is a carry gun, I will probably let it be.

chupacabrachus · 02-01-2007, 08:47 PM

If my guns start to feel like the trigger may not be what it used to I detail strip them and clean everything. Then I apply a grease or dry lubricant to the right parts and it's as good as new, or broken in new, or whatever.

pghjim · 02-01-2007, 08:53 PM

Thanks - I was actually thinking of doing that.

Mac45 · 02-02-2007, 02:24 PM

I've heard that if you play with it too much, it'll fall off.....or you'll go blind, so be careful.

01-31-2007, 02:13 PM	#1
pghjim XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southwestern, PA Posts: 116	Does Trigger Get Worse with Use? I have had my XD45 Compact for about a month with about 1,000 rounds through it. I had a very good trigger job on it, but there is not much that can be done with the creep as the sear pushes the striker slightly back and releases it. It is hard to remember back, but it seems as if this creep was smoother when the gun had fewer rounds though it. It seems like as the sear and striker wear in, there is more contact surface between them. Not being able to get replacement parts I hesitate doing anything to the sear or striker, even polishing. Has anyone experienced the same deterioration that I think I'm feeling, and has anyone found a way of reducing the felt creep? The trigger is set at 4#, and I do not want to go any lower, in that I plan to carry it when my holster arrives.

01-31-2007, 06:13 PM	#4
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ground zero of the invasion Posts: 7,038 Blog Entries: 1	All of my XDs' triggers have smoothed out after a while. I'd say that was better and not worse. __________________ The wealthiest nation in the world with the mightiest army man has ever assembled could not stop them. http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...00-358890.html PALIN/McCAIN '08 An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. -Author unknown.

02-01-2007, 08:18 PM	#6
ZAT XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 23	1+ on the trigger getting smoother. Who did the trigger job for you to get it down to 4#? __________________ "Liberty is never unalienable; it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always vanishes." -R.A. Heinlein

02-02-2007, 02:24 PM	#10
Mac45 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Stanwood, WA Posts: 264	I've heard that if you play with it too much, it'll fall off.....or you'll go blind, so be careful. __________________ XD .45ACP Compact Kimber Ultra Carry II

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01-31-2007, 03:51 PM	#2
AR-Doctor XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 53	Hmm, didn't even now that the compact 45's where even out. And that they have adj. triggers. But with that said, All of my XD's got better with more rounds shot. Here is a guy that told me that they can do a lot with the XD's trigger. www.springerprecision.com

01-31-2007, 04:39 PM	#3
pghjim XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southwestern, PA Posts: 116	I did not mean to indicate they had adjustable triggers, although Springer or Canyon Creek could adjust them.

02-01-2007, 08:42 PM	#7
pghjim XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southwestern, PA Posts: 116	Actually the trigger weight is decieving, since the gunsmiths measure it from the tip of the trigger. I believe Springer or Caynon Creek will give you a carry trigger job at 4# at the tip of the trigger. I was a little disappointed in this matter, because I expected 4# at the center of the trigger. Mine is over 5# at the center. Since it is a carry gun, I will probably let it be.

02-01-2007, 08:47 PM	#8
chupacabrachus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,383	If my guns start to feel like the trigger may not be what it used to I detail strip them and clean everything. Then I apply a grease or dry lubricant to the right parts and it's as good as new, or broken in new, or whatever.

02-01-2007, 08:53 PM	#9
pghjim XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southwestern, PA Posts: 116	Thanks - I was actually thinking of doing that.