SHIELD TRIGGER

[Ianwe]

So I have 700-800 rounds through my SHIELD and I am looking for opinions on the trigger.
I dry fire a lot but mainly with the GLOCK 27. I really like the audible "click" when the trigger resets.
There have been several times that I thought the trigger on the SHIELD reset during live fire but when I pulled the trigger again it hadn't.
I do not want to lower the trigger pull, I just want a more crisp reset.
Thanks.

 

[hokiefyd]

Reset on the M&Ps is controlled by the inward pressure the frame puts on the trigger bar itself. Take the slide off the gun and watch it. With the slide off, pull the trigger and hold it back. With it held back, slide the trigger bar loop (at the rearward end of the trigger bar) to the right. This will move it out from under the sear. Notice towards the front how the trigger bar is under some tension now. Slowly release the trigger, and as the trigger bar loop moves forward of the sear, it'll "click" back to the left. This is the reset.

To increase this feel, you'd want to increase the side tension on the trigger bar. You could either add some thickness to the frame where the dimple on the trigger bar rides against the frame, or you could add some thickness to the dimple (JB Weld).

This thread may give you some ideas:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-...-how-get-my-shield-reset-feel-into-my-fs.html

 

[hokiefyd]

To add to the above: I don't know if you carry your Shield, and I personally don't recommend modifying a carry gun. But, if you did want to modify your firearm to increase the reset feel, that's how you'd likely do it.

 

[Saudade]

Mine has a very distinct reset. At the range with my ears on, and others shooting all around me, I never hear it and I rarely feel it. Same thing with all my other handguns

 

[robkarrob]

Hearing the reset is useless at a shooting range as there is usually too much noise and hopefully you are wearing hearing protection, which will further muffle the "click" sound. What all Shields are know for is they also have a tactile reset, meaning the trigger will jump forward about 1/32 inch at reset. You may not hear it, but you should be easily able to feel it in your finger tip. I can feel the reset on my Shield, each and every time.

If you have a weak tactile reset, then bending the bar as described should improve the tactile reset. Bend it just slightly, test and determine if it needs more. You don't want to bend it too much and then have to bend it back. This causes stress on the bar and can lead to fatigue as the bar is heat treated.

Bob