"Quiet" trigger upgrade?

[bobnieder]

I have a new (test-fired 4/19/2012, serial DXN52**) 40 FS. The trigger action is amazing right out of the box. There is no sign of front sight movement at the end of travel(reset?), and the pull appears to be lighter than older models. An email to S&W CS brought a flat denial that there has been any recent change, and I was told S&W would not do something that would require them to retrofit thousands of in service pistols. All very logical. And I suppose that means that I just got a fluke, or my imagination is overactive.

Except . . . there has been chatter (you know how the internet is, right?) -- I read a series of posts involving GRTactical about new FS models coming through with improved triggers. Shortly after reading about this, I took delivery on my pistol. (Amazing how the power of suggestion works, right?) I have dry fired my pistol hundreds of times, lubed it a little, and, by golly, if anything, it's smoother with still no suggestion of front sight movement with reset. The imagination is a wonderful thing!

Time will tell. I love my M&P, and I'm proud that it is American made. When Maryland adds the Shield to its handgun roster, I hope I can afford a .40 cal. Amercan-made single stack. And I believe that Smith&Wesson will continue to make improvements to their already gteat products -- even if it requires switching out an occasional part, as a part of its excellent Customer Service.

 

[Maximumbob54]

Maybe they are just polishing the parts a little better.

 

[Titegroups]

Everything is relative.

 

[bobnieder]

One thing I have found in my April 2012 FS 40 is a sear block that looks like the one used in the VTAC. Can anyone tell me what this means, other than I can't install an Apex RAM? If this helps the trigger in some way,, I suppose that's good, but I haven't heard that VTAC's had better triggers.

 

[raylo]

I was at a meet and greet and shot the new trigger. Now I don't know if it is an all new part of if the current parts were cleaned up but I can tell you that it was much better. The grittiness/false reset is gone and there is now a distinct trigger reset.

I'm assuming they are doing it quietly so people don't start asking for theirs to be retrofitted. Who knows, I look at it as an upgrade like a mid cycle vehicle upgrade. Subaru does not give all STI owners new front bumpers when they do mid year updates. But I would be bummed if I did not have the information available and bought a gun this month that was old stock and next month all the new guns are on the shelf!

 

[SMMAssociates]

Bob:

It appears that S&W is slipstreaming the sear block assembly that won't accept a Hilary Lock for some reason. Maybe 'cause they can't give the models with the Hilary Lock away?

Unfortunately, you can't put an Apex RAM kit into that block, although Apex was working on something. Might even be available by now. Speed Shooters probably has the older blocks if you want one. Other than the PITA factor, about $30.... (However, watch out for the need for the newer sear spring & plunger - I presume SS will have the latest.)

No idea why S&W is doing this. I'm guessing that nobody wants the thumb safety either, but since the basic thumb safety block (which is what you pictured, without a few parts that only the thumb safety needs) will work in a "standard" M&P, why not?

S&W may have figured out to clean up the USB (otherwise known as "drop safety plunger") for better trigger action. I'm not sure about touching up the sear, but who knows. Dry firing appears to definitely improve the trigger feel, but the Apex USB and sear really help, and for the impatient, do it right away ....

Regards,