Any reason not to run a 2.25# trigger?

[RGC]

I run all my 1911 styled guns with 1.5-1.7lbs. With 17# MS. Only issue was after 25k rounds was dropping to 1 lb and had to replace springs and sear.

[flyingrhino]

I'm no expert but I've done plenty of trigger jobs on 1911's. I've gotten mine down to the sub 2# range just to see if I could do it. For me that is just too touchy. All of my 1911's run right around 3 to 3.25 pounds. A proper trigger job starts with making sure the hammer hooks are proper height ( I use .020) and a perfect 90 degree face that is polished to a mirror finish. The sear should be properly stoned to a matching .020 and polished and the correct 45 degree relief stoned. That should remove all of the creep and make it break like glass. Polishing the trigger bow, disconnector surfaces, deburr the trigger channel. Now that 4# trigger will feel better than a 2.5# trigger that just had the springs tweaked. A small adjustment on the sear spring will get you down to the 3-3.25# range and it will be really sweet. I've never lightened main springs to get a trigger pull down. But to each his own. The nice thing about 1911's is that they are SO easy to tweak. But, be careful with too light of a trigger. Trigger bounce and hammer follow are a real thing and quite common when you get in the 2-3 pound range if all you do is lighten sear and main springs to get there. Those are just my observations.

[Philip Dedmon]

My Steel Gun trigger breaks on 18 ozs. It was done by the late Tommy Abernathy and my back up Steel Gun breaks on 20 ozs. it was done by Jeff Abernathy. Both have several rds. on them.

[pjb45]

Ok, a well done trigger with excellent parts will last more than 50K rounds.

Mine are done by Kodiak Precision, with NO ^Y%^@&&@%& issues whatsoever!