SW1911 trigger wobbly

[piman]

I've a SW1911 gunsite edition. Love the gun and it's far more accurate than I am. However the trigger wiggles, ie it shakes a little when at rest. Any ideas? Something I call S&W about? If not, any recommended gunsmiths in the North Shore area? I can of course just live with it too, especially if it costs a lot...

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[Rob Boudrie]

Is the wiggle up/down or for/aft?

 

[piman]

Up/down.

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[Rob Boudrie]

This can be fixed with an aftermarket trigger - many of which require fitting of the vertical dimension to eliminate this sort of play. There is a staggering assortment of triggers available for the 1911, so you have a pretty big choice.

The wiggle is there so that the trigger can be installed in a mass production manner without any need for fitting.

 

[Sir_Macadoo]

what Rob said. Get an oversized trigger and fit it in there.

 

[piman]

This can be fixed with an aftermarket trigger - many of which require fitting of the vertical dimension to eliminate this sort of play. There is a staggering assortment of triggers available for the 1911, so you have a pretty big choice.

Cool thanks. I assume this is where the gunsmith comes in. Any recommendations on the North Shore?

The wiggle is there so that the trigger can be installed in a mass production manner without any need for fitting.

Interesting. My Kimber doesn't seem to have this so I wasn't expecting it. Thanks!



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[TheRoland]

Interesting. My Kimber doesn't seem to have this so I wasn't expecting it. Thanks!

It's a S&W thing. It's totally functional and probably fine for almost all shooters, but also is the first thing I'll replace.

 

[chris_1001]

This can be fixed with an aftermarket trigger - many of which require fitting of the vertical dimension to eliminate this sort of play. There is a staggering assortment of triggers available for the 1911, so you have a pretty big choice.

The wiggle is there so that the trigger can be installed in a mass production manner without any need for fitting.

I had the same issue with my S&W 1911PD, paid around $20 from one on Brownells, took some sandpaper and fitted it myself in short order... Pretty easy overall...

It seems very common on the S&W's, annoying though...

 

[Pilgrim]

my 1911sc is perfect. I never heard of the problem in an S&W.

 

[Mustad]

My 1911es trigger wiggles a bit. doesnt bother me much.

 

[whatluck]

Most new S&W 1911's I handle have this, and was the first thing I changed, and it made a huge difference.

 

[TheRoland]

my 1911sc is perfect. I never heard of the problem in an S&W.

It's not a problem, it's intentional. It's odd that yours doesn't have one. Maybe it's a decision they've made only in the last couple of years?

 

[45collector]

Mine had the same thing. I prefer shorter triggers anyhow so I bought an aftermarket GI-style and fitted it.

 

[Greg Derr]

I can only think this in one way S&W avoids the time it would take a worker to fit the trigger correctly. While you are getting a new trigger get fit for the right length, they come in short, medium and long. A properly fit trigger will improve your shooting outcome.

 

[Junglerott]

Mine had one too. I wonder if their performance center 1911's are fit properly?

 

[TheRoland]

Mine had one too. I wonder if their performance center 1911's are fit properly?

No.

 

[Brian48]

This is a very common complaint of the SW1911. If you go over to the SW messageboard over at 1911forum, you'll find dozens of posts concerning this. It should not affect performance, but it is annoying. I've learned to live with mine, but a new trigger is easy to replace and since the movement is up/down, you can actually correct this problem yourself by taking the trigger out and bending the stirrup slightly "downward". This will tilt the face of the trigger downward a bit, thus angling the trigger and increasing its overall height in the trigger slot. I've done this on various 1911s and you would never notice that the trigger has been modified in this way. You can only do this with triggers that have up/down slop and not left/right.

 

[drgrant]

It's not a problem, it's intentional. It's odd that yours doesn't have one. Maybe it's a decision they've made only in the last couple of years?

It depends on the model of the gun and (possibly) when you bought it. I have one friend with a 1911DK and another one that has the 1911 Target. Neither have wobbly triggers, at least not by my definition... (my caspian auto ord mutt gun... now THAT has a wobbly trigger.... whoever put it in was lazy... )

There seems to be a lot of quality variance on SW1911s in general. Some "runs" are really good some are not so hot.

-Mike

 

[WC145]

My 1911 9mm Pro Series suffers from the wobby trigger, as mentioned it's quite common with S&W's. It doesn't affect performance, the trigger pull on my gun is clean and crisp, and I don't notice it when shooting. One of these days I'll replace it.

 

[piman]

Update - had Greg Derr replace the trigger. Feels great, shoots the same and enjoyed meeting up with Greg - great guy!

 

[mac1911]

my performance center 1911 has no wobble, now my off the rack S&W1911 rattles. Both shoot great

 

[Roman]

Greg Derr also did my trigger. Cheap upgrade, well worth it!

 

[JayD]

My government S&W 1911 wobbles. I will change out the trigger one of these days.

 

[walkit]

It is a commonplace Unless you are a proven Grand master, it makes no difference at all.

 

[BillyBoy]

Mine wiggles a little but never really considered it a problem before and it never bothered me.

 

[Sinitron]

I recently got a 1911ES, and compared to my Kimber TLEII, the trigger and safety are driving me crazy. The trigger sounds like 2 cheap plastic dice rattling around, and the safety is vague and not 'crisp' with positive action or clicking into place. I may go the Greg D. route myself shortly as others mentioned above.

 

[Sinitron]

Just a quick update, I took the recommendation from a couple of you folks a few posts up who had Greg perform some work. I left two items with him for trigger and sight revision. I think he's at the SHOT show, but I'll let you all know how it turns out. Much appreciated.