Flyin40 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 How is the best way to get rid of trigger take up??? I have quite a bit and would like to get rid of some of it. I just played around with the sear spring, the left arm I bent alittle to lighten the pull and right arm to make the grip safety disengage easier and also put a lighter mainspring in the gun. I have about 2 3/4 lbs pull compared to the 4lb I was shooting. What do I need to watch for since I bent the left sear spring??? I know just put 1 or 2 in the mag starting out but anything else? Flyin40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hangin' Chad Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 When setting sear spring tension, your pre travel tension should be about 1/3 of the total trigger weight. This can be measured by using your trigger spring scale and pulling on trigger and stopping just before the trigger/disconnector contact the sear, it is a little tricky but if you try it a couple of times you can figure it out. 2 3/4 = 44 oz...... so pre travel should be 14-15 oz., anywhere between 12 and 16 oz. will work, the lower the total trigger weight the more exact this needs to be, when get to 2 lb or below it needs to be exactly 1/3. Oh, and you adjust this tension with the center leaf. What kind of gun/trigger are we talking about, some triggers have a tab on the front left area of the bow that can be bent forward to reduce the pre travel, if yours doesn't have this you can (very carefully) make 2 vertical slits on the bow so that you now have a tab to bend, I've seen one done that worked just fine but didn't have alot of meat left on the bow. Another option is to drill a hole through the frame (or grip) and install a set screw that will contact the trigger bow in the left front area, very precise and easy adjustment compared to R&R trigger to bend tab. I wouldn't have a problem doing this to a plastic grip but I don't think I could do it to a metal frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin40 Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 I shoot an STI 2011 and have the SV Interlockng trigger that takes the inserts. I'm thinking of going with the tri-glide sear spring. Thks Flyin40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Trigger take-up is the amount it travels before contacting sear. It is adjusted with the tab on the front of the trigger bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin40 Posted April 30, 2005 Author Share Posted April 30, 2005 WoW, that was really simple to do, thks Benny Flyin40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hangin' Chad Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Sorry for being to technical, I'll use the KISS method next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin40 Posted May 6, 2005 Author Share Posted May 6, 2005 I adjusted the tab so I had no take up in the trigger. After I couple of days messing with it I found I like a little take up in the trigger and bent the tab back some. I really like the feel of the trigger now. Flyin40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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