1911jerry Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Does the over travel screw affect the trigger reset? I am not sure how this works. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adweisbe Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 The farther the trigger moves backwards after the sear clears the hammer the farther it must move forward to allow the disconnector to reset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff686 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 On my Tanfoglio, if the over travel is too little, the hammer drags on the sear, causing light hits. I'm not sure if the same thing can happen on a 1911. Do they even have an overtravel screw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911jerry Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 I am using a STI double stack grip with a long curve trigger. If I tighten it, that will reduce the over travel, and cause the trigger to not reset so quickly? I had the trigger stall out and not reset a couple of times. First time it has happened. All other function of the gun work perfectly. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adweisbe Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 If you tighten it so there is less overtravel then the reset should be shorter (faster) up until the point where the gun will not fire because the trigger cannot move far enough for the sear to clear the hammer hooks. You need to have it set so the sear clears the half-cock notch as well as the hammers hooks like Jeff686 pointed out. Is your problem that the trigger is not resetting after you fire or that the gun will not fire when you pull the trigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eerw Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 middle leaf of the sear spring puts pressure on your trigger..more pressure..more postive the trigger reset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I'm not sure if the same thing can happen on a 1911. Do they even have an overtravel screw? Sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 middle leaf of the sear spring puts pressure on your trigger..more pressure..more postive the trigger reset Also the heavier the trigger pulls. It's a balancing act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Biondi Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 You need to find the right overtravel balance. If its too much you get that the trigger need to move forward for long distnace so you have a long reset, if its too short the hammer half cock notch (safety tip) will not works and sometime the hammer will follow the slide with light misfire of primers. So for me not too much, not too less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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