Johnny Glocks Trigger Review

[Revan]

I want to give a review of Johnny Glocks competition trigger in case there are any people on the fence about getting one. As a preface, I have had the .25 trigger job then upgraded to a Vanek Classic trigger in a Gen 3 G17. I watched Johnny’s videos on his new trigger geometry but I was a little skeptical so I called and left him a message. I received a return call a couple hours later and he was very pleasant on the phone in addition to going into great detail about his work.

It didn’t take me long to realize this is a guy that truly loves his work and is proud of it. If experience has taught me anything, this is the type of person’s products you want to buy. I ordered his competition trigger for a G34 Gen 4 which arrived about 2 days later. Installation was very straight forward but Johnny does have online videos for those first timers out there. I opted for the 4.5# striker spring that according to the sheet included should give a crisp wall break with a pull weight of 2.5 – 3 lbs.

This trigger also included springs with different pull weights for defensive carry (4.5 – 5lbs), Tactical (3.5 – 4lbs) and Target (3 – 3.5lbs) so you could always repurpose it if you needed to. The rest of the kit’s parts include a trigger bar with custom ground sear engagement, adjustable trigger housing (pre and over travel), 3.5# enhanced connector and safety plunger.

I have right around 2700 rounds through the trigger and the only 2 clicks I have had were both from high primers (I use Winchester SPP) that were obviously my fault. The trigger has performed flawlessly and I am extremely impressed by it. There was ZERO pre/post travel upon installation and no adjustments were necessary. Trigger break is excellent and honestly I cannot imagine a Glock trigger getting much better than this and all Glock safeties work to boot!

So I know the question you are asking is how does it compare to the Vanek Classic? The Vanek was installed in ’09 and has a slightly lighter trigger break however it has at least 28K rounds through it so that might make a difference. Reliability wise, the Vanek shot all my reloads with Winchester SSP with the exception of the occasional high primer. While my sampling with Johnny’s is only around 10% of the rounds shot through the Vanek, I would suspect to see the same reliability from what I have seen so far.

As far as trigger pull goes, Johnny has it hands down. The zero pre/post travel is absolutely phenomenal and I wouldn’t have believed you could get anywhere near this out of a Glock trigger. Even my diehard 1911 buddies were amazed by it. The trigger break and reset are outstanding and I honestly find it difficult to go back and shoot my Vanek after having used Johnny’s for about 2 months now and will probably wind up ordering another Johnny Glocks for my G17.

I did purchase this trigger in April when the price was still $140 which was a complete steal but I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it even consider it a bargain at its current $200 price tag. Once you try his new trigger geometry you will be hooked just like I am.

[3djedi]

ok, you have 1 post and your first post is an info-mercial. I'm a bit skeptical....... However, I've seen johhny's youtube video about his trigger and it does look very nice.

[jimreed1948]

+1

[bigtimelarry]

If I Act NOW do you throw in the 2nd Trigger for 1/2 Price..

[JBP55]

Why did the price of the trigger recently increase by 43%?

[JOHNNYBOSS]

Hey all Johnny here

I get your aprehension it being his RAVAN first post and all but what I dig he was enthused enought to actualy wright it. Thanks buddy you came through most people just say they will do things and you did!!!

This gentelmen called me to tell me how pleased he was so I simply asked him to spread the word. The reason the trigger price went up was it's a whole new evolution in my smithing process and is time comsuming. The $140 trigger is still avaible however it's called level I and it's not as refined as the level II or III but it still has my trademark geometry and smoothness.. I came up with some very specific geometries that are specific to each group. one example some target shooters don't love an aggressive poping reset it can break concentration some prefer it less pronounced. That's just one and there are many others. If your wanting to up your game my triggers can help serve the game changing. These are hand honed high refined designs specific to shooters needs. Feeling is beliving

[morpheus]

thanks for the review

[bowenbuilt]

I have close to 20k through mine and it has never had a hiccup. I purchased this one when they were $100.00, best money I ever spent.

[ES13Raven]

I have one of Johnny's Competition level triggers, and I can agree with everything Revan posted. You can really see and feel the additional stoning and polishing that Johnny does on his triggers.

[bigtimelarry]

Yeah, I'm definintely gonna step up and get one of his triggers.. The guy is so passionate about his work

which is why he does such good work..