I recently purchased a police trade in G19 w/ NY2 trigger for my first handgun. I changed the spring back to the OEM 5.5 and polished up the parts with the help of this video. Your straight talk no nonsense approach was a big help... Thanks!
It's worth 15 minutes; that's for sure. Also, on your Gen4 ensure you have the "." connector. Some Gen4s shipped with standard Gen3 connectors resulting in a slightly heavier pull.
So, to answer all of the comments... Use a buffing wheel NOT a grinding wheel A qtip will work instead of a Dremel Yes, dry firing will work too but it takes longer Yes, it's still safe when you are done Be gentle with your parts or yes you will been and break them Use fine metal polish, not things like turtle wax Part number for the buffing wheel? Idk, it's a fckin buffing wheel!
I just did this on a gen 3 19 with probably 4k rounds through it. I got much better results than expected since the trigger was well broken in. The firing pin safety was horrible from firing it dirty in training classes and cleaning it up as well as the connector and trigger bar made an already good broken in glock trigger great. Glass smooth take up and a very defined wall with a crisp break. It could have been in My head but I found I could make 60 percent hits on an 8" steel plate at 50 yards with big dot sights. Amazing improvement on an already broken in trigger
That's wild! I can't imagine how rough those surfaces must have been to lower the pull by a pound. Was it gritty before polishing, or already broken in?
Thank you for the great video! Did the polish for the first time. Fun short project. It was also the first time removing the large pin and it fought. No idea why. Went back in easily. Taking my time, about an hour or six times your effort. Also took the opportunity to polish the feed ramp and the rail guides. Everything is smoother.
I agree with the grease, it's THE area that affects the feel/weight of the trigger when oil dries up.....One thing I'd point out is the trigger spring, it's the 'weak link'. I replace it ROTB with a heavier one. Breaking the trigger down often, in polishing or cleaning, can weaken it, IF IT'S HANDLED ROUGHLY. The polish job will handle the extra tension, which is light, and the trigger will feel more crisp. I don't like lighter connectors & use a heavier spring on some guns. Just my.02, thanks.
Hey great video as always! You could also polish the shaft of the safety plunger. When the trigger bar presses the plunger it will ride in and out of the slide. If you polish that it will also help your trigger pull.
Thanks for the video. Just did a full strip of my G19 and used your video to give it a quick $0.25 trigger job along the way. Really enjoy your channel and flow of your vids.
Thank you very much for the detail in your video. I am doing this to my Glock 30 today. I have no doubt that mine will turn out just as well as yours did thanks to this helpful tutorial. I have been a subscriber for a while now and I like all your videos. Thank you again.
Not everyone has a dremel tool, so I recommend an application of Glock Anti-friction copper colored bronze oilite lubricant applied to all friction points of the trigger bar and connector. The lubricant is available on many internet shopping market places at a responsible price when compared to buying moto tools for this one project.
You're my go to gun guy on the interweb.. You and the usual suspects... I needed this.. I went through a dozen high view channels and most didn't offer specific polish areas nor could they say why.. To a new glock owner I want to know why I'm doing a specific task, not just do this and do that.. Thanks
Excellent video and I enjoyed your emphasis on the parts that run against one another as a priority for polishing. The polishing made my Glock 21 trigger at least 50% smoother if not more. Great job and keep producing these videos!
did the same thing with the same dremel i know you got tired of charging,thanks for the help i was having trouble on which parts to polish on the connector
Thanks for the informative video, I just finished my trigger job by following your video. Definitely smoothed the trigger out! I used a dremel and Nu finish car polish.
Good stuff😀!, you know what you're doing and more importantly you know how to show us you know what you're doing and what we should do👍Thank You very much and that's why I subscribe 🤝
Some might use ultra fine grit in certain areas to take down some tiny burs. Personally I'd rather not. Remember when you sand you're removing material that you won't get back. The process here is polishing with a compound and polishing tip. Not a grinder. The best way to go. Tried and true.
Thank you for the information. Does the dremel and polishing wheel do anything here but save time versus a cuetip? I just ask because I don't have a dremel.
After performing your 25cent polishing job. Is it equivalent to a Skimmer Trigger? Reduced pre-travel and short reset? I hear alot of people say the Skimmer Trigger ain't nothing but a polished OEM glock trigger.
Sounds like you polished the tip of the cruciform sear and the face/top of the striker lug too much, unless you’re being facetious. Possibly may have even removed a thousandth of material. Doesn’t take much.
I used 2000 grit sandpaper to do this. I got pretty good results. It's a little better. Got the parts shinny, without taking off any material. What's your thoughts?
Going to do the G19 tomorrow. Did the G42 today and noticed the trigger bar seems to ride along the frame (three vertical bars molded in) and drag a little. Am wondering if I should try removing the plastic, or just polish the bar?
I know this comment is 5 years old, but what the hell... If you are still interested in gunsmithing and haven’t found a good school, Try SDI (sonoran desert institute).
Mike, thanks for this video. I just did it for my G23 & G26 and I can feel that just about all the grit is gone in both. BTW - did you end up getting that BCM 1911 I saw you & LAV showcase? I could never afford one, but that piece looked super sexy! Thanks again dude
Hey Mike, do you know what grit that wheel is? I have the same tool but my wheels are 60 grit and I’m afraid that’s going to remove way too much metal. I have 2,000 grit sandpaper I can do by hand or I can try the q-tip trick you recommend. I also ran out of mother’s but I do have Brasso 6 metal polish, I think that should work that same. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Sorry I’m a decade late to the video, been following you for years but I’m just now trying a Glock trigger job for the first time.
This is an old video so I doubt I get a response but this is for anyone with experience. What is the general consensus on ghost or lone wolf 3.5lb connectors? Do they make a difference and most importantly do they effect reliability?
Thank you for the content! What model dremel are you using? I’m looking into one but there are so many models. I want to get one for all of my g*nsmithing needs.
Does this actually lighten the pull a little bit? I'm looking at things I can do to lighten the trigger pull while keeping it factory in regards to internals.
I have a video comment - use something other than a white towel, and the local contrast will be better on the parts you're showing. Apart from that, excellent instructional video!
hey mike I don't know if you've ever had this issue with any of your glocks, but I have a gen 4 g17 and it never happened before I shot the gun. but I have about 1000 rounds through it and for some reason, I noticed that now when I dryfire the gun, the trigger pull gets progressively heavier and heavier. I haven't changed any internals and made sure everything is installed correctly and cleaned it thoroughly. but it still continues to happen when dryfiring as well as shooting live ammo. it actually got so heavy that I literally could not physically pull the trigger at all. do you have any idea what's happening?
okay I figured it out, it seems the factory lube lasts around 900ish rounds before being completely shot dry, at least on my pistol. just got back from walmart with some CLP and its like a whole new gun now. trigger feels like butter.
I used Q-tips and it is a beautiful job-THANKS....Before I started this I noticed a bit of something going on with the cruciform, but didn't hink much of it...then I read GLOCK gets bent if you alter the gun and will void the warranty...looks like the plating is coming off my G43-only had it 2 weeks >150 rounds. any ideas? dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5501747/G43%20Defect/G4310.jpg
yeah buddy! good info even 7+ years later! I bought some mothers for 9.99 and threw that baby on my dremel buff pad, and it made a nice difference. It is smooth and less gritty for sure. I need a different safety plunger spring and buff the plunger itself to finish my project.
I read in a couple forums that this could possibly cause accidental burst firing. To me it sounds impossible if you're just polishing. Have you ever experienced any problems doing this?
+Muskogeee I don't see how this could cause accidental bursts any more than a lighter trigger bar could. This should just smooth out the action more than really making it lighter. Any lightening is just reduced friction.
Quick tip. If you don't have any polishing wheels... Just break a Q-tip in half and shove it in your dremel, tighten, good to go.
interesting
Youre a hero
A decade later and you are still helping me out! Thanks for the video!!
I recently purchased a police trade in G19 w/ NY2 trigger for my first handgun. I changed the spring back to the OEM 5.5 and polished up the parts with the help of this video. Your straight talk no nonsense approach was a big help... Thanks!
+trump959 awesome.
You took that apart so quick! If I did that I would be taking a sandwich bag of parts to a gun smith... LOL
lots of practice!
It’s super easy actually. There’s very few parts in a Glock.
It's worth 15 minutes; that's for sure. Also, on your Gen4 ensure you have the "." connector. Some Gen4s shipped with standard Gen3 connectors resulting in a slightly heavier pull.
So, to answer all of the comments...
Use a buffing wheel NOT a grinding wheel
A qtip will work instead of a Dremel
Yes, dry firing will work too but it takes longer
Yes, it's still safe when you are done
Be gentle with your parts or yes you will been and break them
Use fine metal polish, not things like turtle wax
Part number for the buffing wheel? Idk, it's a fckin buffing wheel!
It appears common sense isn’t so common anymore.
@@OEF_Vet_0331gotta remind the dumb mfs the common sense because the. They gonna start blaming this guy😂
I just did this on a gen 3 19 with probably 4k rounds through it. I got much better results than expected since the trigger was well broken in. The firing pin safety was horrible from firing it dirty in training classes and cleaning it up as well as the connector and trigger bar made an already good broken in glock trigger great. Glass smooth take up and a very defined wall with a crisp break. It could have been in My head but I found I could make 60 percent hits on an 8" steel plate at 50 yards with big dot sights. Amazing improvement on an already broken in trigger
Great instructional video, I’m going to polish all the trigger parts on my Glock 43 tomorrow and probably watch this video again...Thank you
Very pleased with the results! Knocked a pound off the trigger pull and significantly smoother. 👍
That's wild! I can't imagine how rough those surfaces must have been to lower the pull by a pound. Was it gritty before polishing, or already broken in?
Thank you for the great video! Did the polish for the first time. Fun short project. It was also the first time removing the large pin and it fought. No idea why. Went back in easily. Taking my time, about an hour or six times your effort. Also took the opportunity to polish the feed ramp and the rail guides. Everything is smoother.
I agree with the grease, it's THE area that affects the feel/weight of the trigger when oil dries up.....One thing I'd point out is the trigger spring, it's the 'weak link'. I replace it ROTB with a heavier one. Breaking the trigger down often, in polishing or cleaning, can weaken it, IF IT'S HANDLED ROUGHLY. The polish job will handle the extra tension, which is light, and the trigger will feel more crisp. I don't like lighter connectors & use a heavier spring on some guns. Just my.02, thanks.
Hey great video as always! You could also polish the shaft of the safety plunger. When the trigger bar presses the plunger it will ride in and out of the slide. If you polish that it will also help your trigger pull.
thanks
Just did this process to my Gen 3 26. Im amazed at the difference. Thank you so much for this video.
The internals of my mossberg mc2c are identical to Glock except the extractor and plunger are held in by a roll pin. Thanks for another good video. 👍
Thanks for the video. Just did a full strip of my G19 and used your video to give it a quick $0.25 trigger job along the way. Really enjoy your channel and flow of your vids.
thanks
Thank you very much for the detail in your video. I am doing this to my Glock 30 today. I have no doubt that mine will turn out just as well as yours did thanks to this helpful tutorial. I have been a subscriber for a while now and I like all your videos. Thank you again.
Can't wait to do mine!
The trigger pull isn't bad, but it's a free upgrade
Thanks for the video, straight to the mod without any chit chat just information presented in a very understandable format. Thanks again!
You're welcome 👍🏽
Thanks for taking the time to make and share this video. Tried it on my G21 and I definitely feel a difference. It’s a lot smoother.
thats why im here 😆
Not everyone has a dremel tool, so I recommend an application of Glock Anti-friction copper colored bronze oilite lubricant applied to all friction points of the trigger bar and connector. The lubricant is available on many internet shopping market places at a responsible price when compared to buying moto tools for this one project.
Short & sweet. Very informative, very honest with no BS. You're great, thanks for posting.
Fantastic video, thank you for the help! I used some q-tips in a drill and some car polish and it worked amazingly!
You're quite welcome. Just saves time--lots of it. But, the q-tip will work.
You're my go to gun guy on the interweb.. You and the usual suspects... I needed this.. I went through a dozen high view channels and most didn't offer specific polish areas nor could they say why.. To a new glock owner I want to know why I'm doing a specific task, not just do this and do that.. Thanks
Brian Jewell Thanks.
Thanks my Glock 34 trigger feels better. Your disassemble video was also helpful.
+iyn1911 awesome
Another great video from Mr Guns and Gear and it only took me 11 years to find it.🤣
It looks like you've done this a time or two. Thanks for taking the time.
Excellent video and I enjoyed your emphasis on the parts that run against one another as a priority for polishing. The polishing made my Glock 21 trigger at least 50% smoother if not more. Great job and keep producing these videos!
did the same thing with the same dremel i know you got tired of charging,thanks for the help i was having trouble on which parts to polish on the connector
Good stuff
Thanks for the informative video, I just finished my trigger job by following your video. Definitely smoothed the trigger out! I used a dremel and Nu finish car polish.
Glad it helped!
Thanks Mike! Six year old video and it was still of great help!
You're welcome 👍🏽
Lol. He said "get up in there, make sure you get that lip pretty well...😂" @5:53
Indeed
Yeah I agree. I've remedied it going forward.
Make sure your spring is straight and not canted on the cruciform during reassembling . Easy to overlook
Good stuff😀!, you know what you're doing and more importantly you know how to show us you know what you're doing and what we should do👍Thank You very much and that's why I subscribe 🤝
Great video, short and to the point.
Thank you
Nice. My psa dagger is down to 4 lb pull. Smooth trigger as well.
never done this before but it seems to make more sense to use fine grit sandpaper then polish, i’m new to this
Some might use ultra fine grit in certain areas to take down some tiny burs. Personally I'd rather not. Remember when you sand you're removing material that you won't get back.
The process here is polishing with a compound and polishing tip. Not a grinder. The best way to go. Tried and true.
Love your videos. Keep up the good work.
+ruger fan thanks; will do
Just did this with Mother's mag polish and my glock 19 fires a 3 round burst about once per mag. Back to untouched factory parts for me.
1984mrdale . Respectfully, Did you reassemble it properly?
Do you have a video about polishing a feed ramp? My friend's Glock 42 is having trouble feeding 90 grain SIG V-Crown ammo.
would it possible for you to get your hands on a strike one and show how to polish it's components? I cannot find any information on this anywhere
are there any downsides to polishing all the metal? (considering for cosmetic reasons.)
Do you do this to all your Glocks? And how much better is the trigger afterwords?
Thanks for the video. Perfect.. Like the rtf fishgill also.
+route66IDPA you're welcome
Thank you for the information. Does the dremel and polishing wheel do anything here but save time versus a cuetip? I just ask because I don't have a dremel.
Another awesome video 👍
Not to just polising, at least in my opinion. Grinding is a different story
After performing your 25cent polishing job. Is it equivalent to a Skimmer Trigger? Reduced pre-travel and short reset? I hear alot of people say the Skimmer Trigger ain't nothing but a polished OEM glock trigger.
I polished mine too much, its now fully automatic if I leave the trigger pulled
Sounds like you polished the tip of the cruciform sear and the face/top of the striker lug too much, unless you’re being facetious. Possibly may have even removed a thousandth of material. Doesn’t take much.
Thank you.
Where can I buy the bundle of Dremel and polish paste for $25c ??
I used 2000 grit sandpaper to do this. I got pretty good results. It's a little better. Got the parts shinny, without taking off any material. What's your thoughts?
LOL. I did the same thing. My results were good.
can ya use green polish compound
What type of Glock 22 is that? It looks Unique.
Why isn't all this done at the factory?Quick question?
Are these parts nickel plated? I thought just staneless steel.
Just revisited this video and noticed your slight accent in this early video. Massachusetts, right?
Going to do the G19 tomorrow. Did the G42 today and noticed the trigger bar seems to ride along the frame (three vertical bars molded in) and drag a little. Am wondering if I should try removing the plastic, or just polish the bar?
polish
Can you suggest an armorer's course or school. I'm semi-retired and interested in gun smithing as a second career. Great channel.
Thanks!
TXGLOCK I can't, sorry. I've only gone to company specific courses outside of the military.
I know this comment is 5 years old, but what the hell... If you are still interested in gunsmithing and haven’t found a good school, Try SDI (sonoran desert institute).
A lot more than $.25 when you gotta buy the polish. :p
Thanks for the how to. Gonna look into doing this on mine.
phitausundown assuming you use polish on other things. The amount you use is less in money.
what kind of grease did you use and grit # for the one used on the dremel?
+Alexander Garcia Mag polish. Not sure on the rest
Not if you just polish and don't grind.
Mike, thanks for this video. I just did it for my G23 & G26 and I can feel that just about all the grit is gone in both. BTW - did you end up getting that BCM 1911 I saw you & LAV showcase? I could never afford one, but that piece looked super sexy! Thanks again dude
Hey man great vid! is that Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish or Mothers Billet metal polish? Thanks!
Juan C Aluminum
wow this helped me out allot thanks!
Hey Mike, do you know what grit that wheel is? I have the same tool but my wheels are 60 grit and I’m afraid that’s going to remove way too much metal. I have 2,000 grit sandpaper I can do by hand or I can try the q-tip trick you recommend. I also ran out of mother’s but I do have Brasso 6 metal polish, I think that should work that same. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Sorry I’m a decade late to the video, been following you for years but I’m just now trying a Glock trigger job for the first time.
Just use a paper towel and do it by hand.
Great video .
dude.. that's awesome! so happy i've subscribed!! u are so tempting me to get a glock19......
He does that alot. I bought a 19 and a waffen werks 74. If i hadnt decided to get a tp9 before him he probably would have sold me on that
This is an old video so I doubt I get a response but this is for anyone with experience. What is the general consensus on ghost or lone wolf 3.5lb connectors? Do they make a difference and most importantly do they effect reliability?
you're adding a variable into the system; might be fine but might not be
Thanks for the response. I'm just gonna leave the GLock alone. Throw some sights on it, extended slide lock and be done. Glock = Perfection :)
Ok thanks, I wouldn't think they're that expensive, I'll probably invest in one, I've got a couple Glocks I'd like to polish.
What tip was on the dremel?
Thank you for the content! What model dremel are you using? I’m looking into one but there are so many models. I want to get one for all of my g*nsmithing needs.
Nicely Done!
Does this actually lighten the pull a little bit? I'm looking at things I can do to lighten the trigger pull while keeping it factory in regards to internals.
+Joel K ever so slightly
So basically, if you dry practice with your Glock every single day, technically you are smoothing these parts down anyway?
justus005 Yes
is it ok to polish if i have the (-) connector (4.5lb)?
Juan C Sure
Damn, you get the big trigger housing pin out like a boss! I always have to futz with the slide stop to get that bitch to come out.
+DJEvilWayz Just do it a few thousand times :D
Right to the point
👍🏽
Is the dremel bit soft or sandy ?👀
Soft, felt polishing wheel
I have a video comment - use something other than a white towel, and the local contrast will be better on the parts you're showing. Apart from that, excellent instructional video!
Would turtle Wax polishing compound work?
hey mike I don't know if you've ever had this issue with any of your glocks, but I have a gen 4 g17 and it never happened before I shot the gun. but I have about 1000 rounds through it and for some reason, I noticed that now when I dryfire the gun, the trigger pull gets progressively heavier and heavier. I haven't changed any internals and made sure everything is installed correctly and cleaned it thoroughly. but it still continues to happen when dryfiring as well as shooting live ammo. it actually got so heavy that I literally could not physically pull the trigger at all. do you have any idea what's happening?
AK47andGlocklover I don't.
okay I figured it out, it seems the factory lube lasts around 900ish rounds before being completely shot dry, at least on my pistol. just got back from walmart with some CLP and its like a whole new gun now. trigger feels like butter.
AK47andGlocklover You left on the factory lube that came with the gun when you got it new?
Adding this to the mod list...
This also works well for the ruger SR series, thank you!
+geekometer96 thanks
How often should you polish it, or is it a one time deal?
Just once.
Lukeum hey great tips is this done with all factory parts thanks
What Dremel bit do you use? Do you have the #?
sorry but I don't remember
Enjoy your videos.
I used Q-tips and it is a beautiful job-THANKS....Before I started this I noticed a bit of something going on with the cruciform, but didn't hink much of it...then I read GLOCK gets bent if you alter the gun and will void the warranty...looks like the plating is coming off my G43-only had it 2 weeks >150 rounds. any ideas?
dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5501747/G43%20Defect/G4310.jpg
+vdotmatrix Shouldn't be chipping
+Mrgunsngear Channel i know...I called GLOCK...they love the images....and they have never seen that....they will take care of me......thanks man
+vdotmatrix Will polishing these parts VOID the GLOCK warranty?
Right to the point. Nice!
Thanks Mike good info Sir
Do you still polish your Glock triggers?
I will try it on my two glocks
🔥
yeah buddy! good info even 7+ years later! I bought some mothers for 9.99 and threw that baby on my dremel buff pad, and it made a nice difference. It is smooth and less gritty for sure. I need a different safety plunger spring and buff the plunger itself to finish my project.
Lots of ways to skin the cat I suppose.
How can you check that all the safety's still work after the polish?
if you only polish and don't grind there's no way to make them not work
great job Thank you
Thanks! My G26 trigger feels a little better.
Glock perfection
Does it void your warranty doing this?
I read in a couple forums that this could possibly cause accidental burst firing. To me it sounds impossible if you're just polishing. Have you ever experienced any problems doing this?
+Muskogeee no.
+Muskogeee I don't see how this could cause accidental bursts any more than a lighter trigger bar could. This should just smooth out the action more than really making it lighter. Any lightening is just reduced friction.