M&P 380 EZ 380 trigger pull @ 4 1/2 pounds

[jurek]

Good to know.

Good to know. Would you kindly post the link to the exact replacement SSP for my Shield 380 EZ with thumb safety. Please.

TIA 8)) 8))

Shield 380 EZ doesn't use same plunger as M&P9.
And do not bother - safety plunger in 380EZ is controlled by grip safety and is not a part of trigger press, like in standard M&P models, where plunger is controlled by trigger bar.

 

[tjkoko]

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I decided to polish what I could without disassembly. ..... I placed my left thumb in front of the cocked hammer. I pulled the trigger but caught the hammer, easing it forward until I could reset it by pushing it back with my thumb. This allowed me to dry fire and polish the trigger parts through cycling at about 3x the speed of doing it with slide on. I did this approximately 450x in three sessions.

My trigger pull lightened a 1/4# to 4.5#, and smoothed out to about 90%. There is still a tiny click noticeable to me from the grip safety deactivation mechanism on a slow, dry fire. In actual live firing, with a proper, quick trigger pull, it is not noticeable.

My hint? Polish by cycling instead of disassembly, using the hammer stop method for greater speed. Then lubricate mating trigger control parts with a swipe of moly grease because it stays in place. Perform 50 or so assembled dry practice firing cycles. I'll bet you'll be happy.

Measure your satisfaction with proper live fire trigger actuation, not slow "feel it" target pulls.

Yes again!!!! After about 300 "polishing" strokes the trigger smoothened tremendously. My groups are now tighter than ever at 7 yards, all within about 4 inches.

 

[jurek]

Yes again!!!! After about 300 "polishing" strokes the trigger smoothened tremendously. My groups are now tighter than ever at 7 yards, all within about 4 inches.

Please see posts #2 and #3

 

[tjkoko]

Please see posts #2 and #3

Your posts are appreciated.

 

[jurek]

Your posts are appreciated.

Yeah... I found it funny, because we spent 3 days discussing... and ended up with solution given after 3 hrs.

 

[tjkoko]

Yeah... I found it funny, because we spent 3 days discussing... and ended up with solution given after 3 hrs.

People learn different things in different ways. That's how teachers think.

 

[tjkoko]

After 170 rounds fired, the trigger feels almost buttery smooth with 3" - 4" groups at ten yards. Great. However today the last round failed to feed three times and it stove piped instead.

Limp wristing? Follower becoming too smooth??

 

[repreon]

First off this is a range gun for me only. I have arthrogryposis and the trigger was still hard to pull. Over 5lbs. I ended up making my own trigger return spring and that alone lightened it up about 2lbs or more. I looked for a spring and nobody makes one. The stock trigger return spring is very heavy! Again this is only a range gun!

 

[MIK22]

380 EZ Trigger pull

The hammer-sear contact surfaces actually don't offer much metal surfaces to work with; I mean, one misapplied gentle stroke and......

A four and a half pound pull out of the box for this firearm is nothing to sneeze at, I should count my blessings in view of the trigger pulls plaguing some other members here.

Unfortunately, My 380 EZ PC has a 6+ pull. This is far greater than my M&P 9, Sig 320C, and the 22/45's I play with at the range twice a week. Not looking for a carry - Just a fun toy like the rest of mine. All of mine are 4 or less and have upgrade triggers. Really like this little gun - don't like the trigger pull!