Shield 9mm trigger pull
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Do you have a link to purchase the sear?
EnticeTheMalice
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I just put the Apex hard sear for the M&P 45c in mine and dropped the pull from 9.9 lbs. to 5.5. The same hard sear for the 45c also works in the Shield. I dropped the Shield trigger pull from 6.7 to 5.2 lbs. They both have an excellent reset and work very well. Watch the videos that are on line, the ones from Apex. It took me about 20 min. for the first and 10 min. for the second. Take you time its not hard to do.
Thank you!
skip4309
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Don't dwell on the trigger...sight picture and shooting lots of ammo is the key. Some people that don't shoot well blame the trigger...other people that don't shoot well blame the gun!
I keep saying, before buying a new sear, just polish the rear face that contacts the striker, and polish the striker face.
Doing those two things dropped my trigger pull significantly.
They come out of the factory very rough.
Mine looked horrible, now you can use it as a mirror.
Doing those two things dropped my trigger pull significantly.
They come out of the factory very rough.
Mine looked horrible, now you can use it as a mirror.
mafbloggerdanny
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Thanks for posting that...just read thru the whole PDF...wow awesome... very instructional and taught me a lot about how the gun functions and how the different parts interface.
I am debating whether I should attempt this or buy new parts from Apex. I would really love to just try polishing the parts but I don't really trust myself to take my gun apart without f***ing something up. Makes me wish I two shields so I could have one as a project gun.
Same with mine.
HeavyDuty Ken
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Neither of my Shields have as nice of a trigger as my old 40c, but it's just a matter of degree. All my M&Ps are stuffed with Apex, and even then there are differences.
kannonvaggon
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Compared to a couple other subcompacts in 9mm that I tried out I felt the trigger on the shield to be " not bad at all but maybe not GREAT " ....
After I bought a Shield 9mm and ran several hundred rounds through it I decided the trigger was actually quite decent. I was planning to put in the Apex sear kit but now I feel good with the factory trigger and will keep it the way it is.
Maybe it's some getting used to it myself AND some parts wearing in a little bit.... but I declare it " good to go " .
After I bought a Shield 9mm and ran several hundred rounds through it I decided the trigger was actually quite decent. I was planning to put in the Apex sear kit but now I feel good with the factory trigger and will keep it the way it is.
Maybe it's some getting used to it myself AND some parts wearing in a little bit.... but I declare it " good to go " .
I must have gotten luck, as some other's have, because I love the trigger. I have close to 1000 rounds through mine. We've compared it to other EDC guns such as Kahr CW40, Bersa Thunder and thunder CC, Kel Tek (no comparison really), Ruger SR40c and a couple others I can't think of right now and the shield beats them all, by far. The only guns that come close that I have access to is a friends Glock 23 with a trigger kit (don't ask me which one) and another friends Taurus 1911. The Glock's trigger is actually nice, but felt big in my hands, as did the Taurus.
The pull on my 9mm Shield is definitely not long. As for 'weight of pull' (although I've never measured it), given carry function, it is great in my opinion. These comments pertain to current condition of a mid-year 2012 version with no mods which has numerous range visits and approximately 700 rnds through it. My main memory from when it was new is that as soon as I adapted to the gun (stopped flinching, got grip right, etc) I felt I had an excellent CC pistol that was also amazingly easy to handle effectively.
I would say the trigger pull on my Shield 9 is a bit heavy but not bad. But then it's the only subcompact I have. It is comparable to my other M&Ps (FS and Compact).
There's no comparison to my hammer fired handguns but those are different beasts (Some SAO some DA/SA).
My only other striker (non-M&P) is a PPQ. That's in different league altogether.
There's no comparison to my hammer fired handguns but those are different beasts (Some SAO some DA/SA).
My only other striker (non-M&P) is a PPQ. That's in different league altogether.
robkarrob
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The attached video shows the results of my Shield 40 and the installation of an Apex sear and Apex striker blocker (including using the Apex striker blocker spring). I used the stock Shield sear spring and used a standard Glock trigger spring. The Glock trigger spring is not identical to the Shield spring, and does not use the wadding to reduce spring harmonics, but it works fine and reduces the trigger pull another 1/2 pound. My original stock trigger pull was 6.5 pounds.
The video shows I have 1/8 inch of trigger safety take-up plus another 1/4 inch of trigger take-up until contact with the sear. I could have eliminated most of the take-up, but I like the 3/8 inch of take-up as an added safety margin, for a SD situation. I know some people don't like excessive take-up, but for a SD gun I think it serves a purpose, the gun is less likely to be fired from an unintended nervous finger twitch. The trigger take-up is only 1 pound of pull pressure and the actual sear pull is 3.5 pounds of pull pressure. It acts like a two stage trigger, 1 pound for 3/8 inch of trigger movement and then 3.5 pounds pull for 1/16 inch of trigger movement until break. After the break the reset is just over 1/16 inch and pull to break is still 1/16 inch, so there is very little trigger movement once the initial take-up is removed. It came out just how I wanted it to be. I can shoot it fast and accurately. It may not be to your liking and is not for a new shooter, but it is perfect for me. All mating parts are mirror polished and lightly coated with anti-seize grease that works just like the expensive sear lubes, for a super smooth pull.
Bob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaWQphInbL8
The video shows I have 1/8 inch of trigger safety take-up plus another 1/4 inch of trigger take-up until contact with the sear. I could have eliminated most of the take-up, but I like the 3/8 inch of take-up as an added safety margin, for a SD situation. I know some people don't like excessive take-up, but for a SD gun I think it serves a purpose, the gun is less likely to be fired from an unintended nervous finger twitch. The trigger take-up is only 1 pound of pull pressure and the actual sear pull is 3.5 pounds of pull pressure. It acts like a two stage trigger, 1 pound for 3/8 inch of trigger movement and then 3.5 pounds pull for 1/16 inch of trigger movement until break. After the break the reset is just over 1/16 inch and pull to break is still 1/16 inch, so there is very little trigger movement once the initial take-up is removed. It came out just how I wanted it to be. I can shoot it fast and accurately. It may not be to your liking and is not for a new shooter, but it is perfect for me. All mating parts are mirror polished and lightly coated with anti-seize grease that works just like the expensive sear lubes, for a super smooth pull.
Bob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaWQphInbL8
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gunfighter48
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My Shield had a 8lb trigger pull new out of the box. I put in the Apex Carry kit but left the original trigger spring in. It now has a 5lb trigger pull. I have a Apex Shield trigger coming and will replace the original trigger. All of my other carry guns, 1911 45ACP, have 4lb triggers.
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