Has anyone felt the need to upgrade the trigger on the 34? After 200 rds through it I cant say I noticed any problems, I was just wondering if its worth the money to go to a 3.5 lb.
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Glock 34 Trigger
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I thought the G34 had a 3.5 pound connector out of the box, unless they're not doing that anymore.... I would definitely do it, if whatever gun games you play allow for it. (some may have trigger pull weight rules?)
-Mike
Mine says 5.5 right on the box. I think IDPA allows for it. I'll have to look.
ETA: Internal action work maybe be used to enhance trigger pull as long as safety is maintained. (no visible external modifications allowed)
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You can change the weight. Just don't change anything that would be visible from the exterior or it will bump you from SSP to ESP.
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That's weird. The Glock 34's and 35's come standard with the 3.5 connector installed. (or did) You can check the side of it, there will be the little "-" symbol indicating such.
Other than the stock trigger with the 3.5 connector, a little .25 trigger job on the contacts is all I can say you would need/want to do.
Yeah its definitely 5.5. I'm taking it up to MFLR on tuesday to have the extended mag release swapped out, I'll just have them put the 3.5lb connector in it while I'm there.
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yes you can modify the trigger on the 34 for IDPA.
If you take off the slide you can look at the connector. The top of the connector should have a minus sign ( - ) which signifies what used to be called the 3.5 pound connector but is now called the 4.5 I believe.
To my knowledge all G34's should have the minus connector.
You can catch of glimpse of the minus sign on the left here. You can see it with the slide off (just barely)
Depending on if you are using reloads or factory ammo, there are a few other things that can be done to improve the trigger for competition.
On my G34 for IDPA and USPSA production, I run a 13lb Ismi recoil spring, wolff reduced power striker spring and a extra power trigger spring.
Depending on your ammo/primers, you may not get 100% ignition with the reduced power striker spring. I generally use federal or Winchester primers and have had no issues. I do change the striker spring around every 5k rounds to be on the safe side.
I have not tested the trigger with a gauge, but i may try this afternoon. My feeling is it is just a tad under 3.5 lbs.
Good luck,
On my G34 for IDPA and USPSA production, I run a 13lb Ismi recoil spring, wolff reduced power striker spring and a extra power trigger spring.
Depending on your ammo/primers, you may not get 100% ignition with the reduced power striker spring. I generally use federal or Winchester primers and have had no issues. I do change the striker spring around every 5k rounds to be on the safe side.
I have not tested the trigger with a gauge, but i may try this afternoon. My feeling is it is just a tad under 3.5 lbs.
Good luck,
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Check out the pic "Underwhere" posted. You can see the minus symbol on the top of the connector.
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Maybe you don't have one then. Interesting.
Only the top of the connector is exposed. You can see them here on way left bottom corner. It's playing peekaboo. The minus sign would be slightly tucked in under the metal cross part of the trigger bar.
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I have done a lot of spring and connector swapping in my 22 with a 35 slide with pretty good results. I managed to reduce the trigger pull to the point that I thought it was too light and I am used to 2.5 lbs on my Para limited 40. This was with WW and Federal primers. Wolf and Tula small pistol primers would occasionally fail to ignite. I have heard through the "grapevine" that WW has increased the thicknes of their primer cups and that reloaders are now encountering the same problem with these new primers. If this is true it would seem that Federal might be the most reliable primer on the market right now, IMHO.
Glockmiester sent me an email saying they have 4.5lb connectors formerly known as a 3.5lb connector on sale now. Why not just call it a 3.5lb connector than? I'm a bit confused but that's not hard to do
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I've had the best luck with the factory Glock 3.5 pound ones. The scherer ones aren't great.
I think also tried a Ghost connector and it seemed ok.
Did you swap your safety plunger spring? That is the only thing I think I could change that I haven't yet. I dont want to make any physical modifications to parts like the striker. I've heard too many stories of folks removing too much material and having problems.
It's a myth that the type of connector results in that amount of pull in #'s.
The use of a 3.5 connector results in about a 4.5# pull.
Glock has called it the 3.5 connector for years and now calles the same connector a 4.5# in an attempt to clear up the confusion, however it has created more.
The only quick & sure fire way to reduce the pull down to 3.5#'s or less is the use of a reduced power striker spring.
It is true not all 34's came with a 3.5 connector. Some have the 5.5.
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When I got home yesterday I looked again and its definitely the 5.5. When I take it in to have the mag release changed, I'll have them throw in the 3.5 connector. I dont think itll cost too much, and probably worth the money.
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