vgdvc Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Hello. Asking for experienced opinions on the EGW trigger kits available and their installations. The options seem to be a lightened vs not hammer. I'm figuring the lightened has faster lock time but is strike force reduced. Also does anyone have opinions of the newer lightened hammer compared to the Koenig model. Same geometry,hook height, etc.? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 1 minute ago, vgdvc said: Hello. Asking for experienced opinions on the EGW trigger kits available and their installations. The options seem to be a lightened vs not hammer. I'm figuring the lightened has faster lock time but is strike force reduced. Also does anyone have opinions of the newer lightened hammer compared to the Koenig model. Same geometry,hook height, etc.? Thanks in advance. Ok, I'll be the first to comment and correct myself. Hammer kit is not the proper description. I meant ignition "hammer" kit. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcalplinker Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 I can only speak to the egw lightened hammer kit, I installed it as is on a stock sti and gave a nice 3# pull right of the box. The kit came on a custom Bedell and atlas I have and both have sub 2# smooth as butter pulls. I’m thinking if these builders are happy with them, who am I to argue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheers623 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Really no difference in the pull and geometry. The main difference is lighter hammers have faster lock time but possibly need heavier main spring to ensure proper primer ignition. Not always, but depends on primer. Also, the Koenig hammer makes an odd “tuning fork” ringing sound when dropped. The others don’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GringoBandito Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 19 minutes ago, cheers623 said: Really no difference in the pull and geometry. The main difference is lighter hammers have faster lock time but possibly need heavier main spring to ensure proper primer ignition. Not always, but depends on primer. Also, the Koenig hammer makes an odd “tuning fork” ringing sound when dropped. The others don’t. I noticed the tuning fork effect as well but I later fit a new firing pin stop and that seemed to reduce the noise quite a bit. The old FP stop was pretty loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy69 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 If you buy the trigger kit from EGW, drop in with maybe messing with the sear spring slightly and you have a crisp 2.5lb pull. And it gets better with some time of wearing in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 I appreciate everybody's input. I am running the EGW lightened hammer&sear which only needed minimal prepping. Sear spring is set with plenty of tension for proper reset and 15 lb mainspring is breaking at 2 lbs 4 oz and reliably lighting off Winchester rifle primers with no problem. I am also using the Dawson extended firing pin. I could reduce the secondary angle on the sear for and even lighter breakpoint but will most likely leave it alone for now and see how it wears is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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