Gsg-16 Trigger Upgrade

[Shinyoung Gedris]

Afew weeks ago I was talking to my son about a new gun. He saw a GSG 1911 and was quite pleased with it. He told me that it was a copy of the Government Model and felt and looked like it. I read all the reviews on the internet and all seemed positive so I decided to check it out for myself.

At my local LGS I found one in stock. Looking at it, it felt nice in my hands but the trigger was a bit heavy for me. It was 5 pounds and very crisp. I figured that it would smooth out after 1000 rounds and it did. I also ordered a Wilson spring for it that boasts bringing the trigger pull down to 3.5 pounds. That's just about what I like in my 1911s.

I told my son I bought it. He was a little surprised so I told him to relax, he would be inheriting it to from me anyway. In the meantime I plan on firing it a lot and possibly added a number of available upgrades. There are no end because it is 80% compatible with a standard 1911. I already added + 2 base pads and ordered +4 followers to increase magazine capacity to 16 rounds. They also make +3 followers. That's the most I'm going to upgrade it for now. Right!!!

I replaced the stock sights with a set of adjustable ones from CW Accessories. Unfortunately the front sight that came with the kit is too high. I ordered a new front sight from Dawson Precision today that replaces the .300 with a .240 .100 front to get the adjustment back down. I was almost tapped out on adjustment the way it came.

An unfortunate problem, after firing about 2000 rounds I lost the capability of my grip safety working. Some people like to pin the safety so that they can have a looser grip but I like having all safeties working the way they are suppose to.

This confused me for a while. I kept taking out the sear spring trying to get the safety to work. Today I looked at the rear of the trigger and found that a small section where the grip safety is suppose to hit, was missing. That explains that problem..Tomorrow I'll call ATI and ask for a replacement. They have been good about supporting their products. If they don't have one I've already found a replacement on line.

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The Glock performance trigger is a major improvement on the stock trigger. Even with these improvements it still has inefficiencies. The new VEX trigger shoe upgrade is designed specifically to addresses these inefficiencies. It is a plug and play replacement that is easily set screw installed and unbelievably user friendly. The design incorporates the revolutionary VEX trigger shoe platform with all of its enhancements.

Beyond these physical enhancements the VEX trigger shoe upgrade also addresses all the Glock performance trigger action inefficiencies. These include excessive pretravel, excessive over travel, as well as an incredibly LONG reset.

Minimal overtravel with it's corresponding short reset length is what sets an exceptional performance trigger apart from one that is mediocre. The VEX trigger shoe upgrade remedies all the aforementioned short comings and beyond by:

I am also offering an option to add a connector and/or an upgraded striker. Connectors are performance enhanced and are OEM 8#DEFENSIVE or OEM 5# COMPETITION. This is for those interested in specifically tailoring their SHOE ONLY purchases. For the absolute most efficient trigger action add the striker upgrade.

I bought the performance triggers previously and upgraded then with the Vex shoe. The aluminum shoe is easy to install, feels great with a flat face and rounded edges. Nice texture on the front. My only complaint would be the trigger or inertia safety be sharp and or pinch you if your finger rubs the bottom of the trigger guard while pulling the trigger. Again not a huge deal since I rarely do. Would buy again!

I bought the competition package performance trigger with VEX trigger shoe and striker.

I have been shooting Glocks for over 30 years. This system is by far the best upgrade you can make for you pistol. It fixes the long take up/reset of the performance trigger and gives a short crisp trigger pull.

I am extremely happy with my new combat trigger. This was my first installation, but I followed along step by step with Johnny's YouTube tutorial. Had an issue with over travel initially, but it was addressed in the video and instruction card. It ended up being a fairly easy trouble shoot, and taught me how to adjust the trigger myself.

Took it straight to the range after for a test run. Zero malfunctions.

Highly recommend, and I'm sure I'll be picking up another at some point.

I did some rework on my Glock 48 and the trigger felt much better but then I installed the Johnny Glock trigger and it is fantastic! I am only giving them 5 stars because I can't give them 6! I ordered a Glock 19 Gen 4 trigger as well. It was easy and quick to install.

I have tried other products and did some work on my own also. This trigger is a significant improvement over the stock trigger and the work that I did.

Your guide rod may have bought the farm, I shot the heck out of mine last weekend and had no issues but the factory guide rods are known to be the weak link in the GSG. Can you give the front of the slide a few gentle nudges with a soft mallet and see if you can free it up? Take the mag out and shine a flashlight up there and see if theres any brass jammed anywhere. If you live near the Schaumburg area we can get together and brainstorm on it.

When it jammed shut did you try and **** the hammer and pull the trigger to see if its live? You can take out the barrel screw on the right side but you cant get the extra pin out if the slide stop wont come out since its under it.

Well I would definitely start then by getting the bushings out, then knocking out the mainspring pin and taking out the mainspring housing and spring to see if the grip safety can be freed up. There may be an issue with the internal safety, though if the safety levers operate, the lug on the external thumb safety is what keeps the slide from cycling back. Intriguing.

If you cant free it and want to stop over I am unfortunately only available at nights this weekend, I work PM shift and tomorrow morning I am going to pick out a greyhound to rescue. I'll be happy to help if you want to meet up though. I have had a "thing" for 1911s for over 2 decades

The guide rod is a major flaw in the design orf the firearm. it is potted metal and breaks easily. The safety is also a problem it is flimsy potted metal and can also cause problems, they do break very easily. The leaf spring is also garbage. it sounds like it may be a combination of problems.

The leaf spring may have slipped under the hammer causing it to lock, this would also cause the trigger to not work. if it did slip it may tilted in the mainspring housing and that would bind the grip safety also.

the guide rod would not cause the hammer/trigger problem UNLESS the gun is not in full battery. Make sure the slide is all the way forward into battery and see if the trigger moves. If the rod is broken it may be holding the slide back just enough to depress the disconnector which would cause the hammer/trigger to stop functioning.

One way to see if there is a round in the chamber is to put a cleaning rod down the barrel and mark how far it goes in. Then pull it out and lay it on top of the slide to see how close it is to the beginning of the rifling or if it goes as far back as the face.

Good point. If it has a live round in it, it'll need to be pointed in a safe direction at all times. Kinda makes it difficult to work on. I wonder if there's a way to get it fire the live round (while at a range) before you have to take it apart.

It looks intimidating but its actually pretty simple. The biggest pain is getting the series 80 firing pin block parts lined up to get the pin back in. Good luck and enjoy learning about one of the most awesome firearms in existence!

Pretty much what I expected. You can call ATI and they will ship you one ASAP but IMHO your better off getting a custom stainless guide rod. THey became a huge market item after GSG went through 3 or 4 guide rod revisions due to that exact problem.

CWAccessories and Hawktech both make upgraded guide rods and other parts for the GSG. After my last range trip I broke down my GSG and found that the guide rod was gouged to heck and the spring has a bad curve to it now, even though it never failed to fire, this is only 500 rounds out of the box.

I've removed the grips and the ambidexterous thumb safeties. That is now allowing the grip safety to work. Now, the trigger and hammer will pull / release like it's supposed to. When I put the thumb safeties back in, it no longer functions.

As someone suggested, I think I need to remove the mainspring housing and grip safety to see if something looks wrong. However, I can't seem to get the pin out. I've tried pushing the pin from both sides, but can't get it out.

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