I thought I'd throw this in here.
I'm taking a defensive pistol class at Sig in November so I figured I'd get serious at shooting my G26. It will be the only handgun I'll shoot between now and then. I figure a G34 is kind pointless since I rarely carry it and I carry the G26 all the time.
I'm not great with the 26. Part of the problem comes from the small grip and the gun's tendency to move when I squeeze the trigger. I'll be working on technique over the next couple of months, but I thought I'd try to optimize a totally stock gun.
I decided I'd do a mild tuning on the trigger. I disassembled the gun and polished all be bearing surfaces on the trigger.
I then installed the (gasp) factory glock 4.5 lb connector (marked "-").
I left the factory striker safety plunger spring, trigger spring, and striker spring in place.
With this work done the trigger measures 5.1 lbs on my Lyman digital trigger gauge. About where I expected.
Its nice and smooth and has a nice reset. This plus a 4 lb striker spring (stock is 5.5 lbs) is what I've done to my competition Glocks for about 15 years and its always worked well.
I'm happy with the trigger. Combined with a good holster (Safariland ALS) and some trigger discipline it should be a nice safe compromise. Also, in the hopefully unlikely event that I actually need to use it for serious work, the trigger is safely in "reasonable" territory since its still heavier than many factory triggers.
Don