I broke my Glock!

[DK Custom Products]

I have been shooting Glocks for over 25 years. Never had one break. They are the most trouble-free firearm I ever owned...until a couple of days ago.

I shot my first mag, dropped it, and went to shoot the next mag and nothing. No trigger. Took me a minute to see what was going on. The trigger spring had broken.

I've owned 13-14 Glocks over the years (currently have 4) and never had a failure, nor have I ever observed anyone else have a problem. So this took me a bit by surprise.

All I've ever done with my Glocks (besides shoot & clean them) is to replace the plastic guide rod assembly with a steel one. Oh, and add a backstrap plug to them.

Did a search and found that they do indeed fail, and that the trigger spring is the most common failure.

I have a Ghost Edge 3.5 trigger kit on the way, along with some other goodies.

Anyone else have Glock failures that you've experienced/observed?

Kevin

 

[W3JNP]

I'm retired Law Enforcement and a Glock armorer. We carried Glock 22's & 27's and were a 100 man department. The most common failure we saw were pin failures. Most other issues were a direct result of the failure of the nut behind the trigger and the result of neglect.

 

[Blueline]

Older Glock trigger bars have a straight leg where the spring attaches. Newer trigger bars have a little jog in that leg to relieve stress on the spring. A common failure. NY plastic trigger springs eliminate that entirely.

A 6 lb. trigger spring will help the trigger pull along with your new connector.

 

[DK Custom Products]

I'm retired Law Enforcement and a Glock armorer. We carried Glock 22's & 27's and were a 100 man department. The most common failure we saw were pin failures. Most other issues were a direct result of the failure of the nut behind the trigger and the result of neglect.

This is a 21. Pretty sure it was not the nut behind the trigger. lol

Older Glock trigger bars have a straight leg where the spring attaches. Newer trigger bars have a little jog in that leg to relieve stress on the spring. A common failure. NY plastic trigger springs eliminate that entirely.

A 6 lb. trigger spring will help the trigger pull along with your new connector.

Yeah, I just looked up the MFG date. November 1992.

Looking forward to the trigger kit.

Kevin

 

[Bronson512]

Gun shows around here have a Glock armor set up doing various jobs on customers pistols. I don't know if they have any connection with the company or just someone jumping on a business opportunity. They sure stay busy.

 

[DK Custom Products]

So...I installed the Ghost Edge 3.5 trigger kit. It is a thing of beauty.

BUT, it breaks far too easily for daily carry. Fun to shoot, but not what I want for an EDC.

Since I do not want to practice/target shoot with a different trigger pull than what I may need to use one day, I am going to make some changes.

Then there is the whole liability issue on top of that.

Have not decided yet what to do.

Any and all input/opinions welcomed on how to proceed.

What I am thinking about doing is going back to stock with just a polish job.

TIA

Kevin

 

[Blueline]

Here's my take on it. If you installed the whole Ghost kit, that's really intended for competition setups.

Do NOT use the reduced power striker spring. Possibility of light strikes on a defensive pistol.

Leave the trigger spring and the striker block safety spring.

Put the stock connector back in, polished, along with a polished trigger bar. That will get you where you want to be.

BTW, a 21 is BIG for an EDC. Just sayin'. Be safe out there!

 

[Gorilla]

I have a glock 23 and a 27 no issues ever. hundreds of rounds through them on the range. I depend on my Glock and have full faith in it. Stock and dependable

 

[DK Custom Products]

Here's my take on it. If you installed the whole Ghost kit, that's really intended for competition setups.

Do NOT use the reduced power striker spring. Possibility of light strikes on a defensive pistol.

Leave the trigger spring and the striker block safety spring.

Put the stock connector back in, polished, along with a polished trigger bar. That will get you where you want to be.

BTW, a 21 is BIG for an EDC. Just sayin'. Be safe out there!

I think you're right!

21 in the shoulder holster is quite comfortable for me.

I have a glock 23 and a 27 no issues ever. hundreds of rounds through them on the range. I depend on my Glock and have full faith in it. Stock and dependable

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I've put well over 150k rounds thru various Glocks over the years. I ran well over 20k rounds thru one of them, and many others saw 5k-15k rounds each.

This was my first failure...and a relatively minor one. Just surprised me.

Anyway, guess it was time.

I tried quite a few different variations...still going to give the Ghost 3.5 connector and NY trigger combo a go.

But I am back to the stock configuration now, with the 25 cent trigger polish job.

It's a bit smoother, and the same pull and break that I've been used to, and comfortable with, for the last couple of decades.

I'm a happy camper.

Now if I only had a range like this to shoot at.

Kevin