SW 1911 New Short Greider Trigger

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I received from Brownell's a Short Greider Trigger which I installed today. Much to my suprise the trigger fit right in without the filing that the instructions said would be required. I'm delighted that vertical play in the stock trigger is gone. This is on top of the real reason I bought the trigger, which was to make it easier to shot with my extremely short index finger. Below are pictures of the new and old trigger, and the new trigger installed.
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I received from Brownell's a Short Greider Trigger which I installed today. Much to my suprise the trigger fit right in without the filing that the instructions said would be required. I'm delighted that vertical play in the stock trigger is gone. This is on top of the real reason I bought the trigger, which was to make it easier to shot with my extremely short index finger. Below are pictures of the new and old trigger, and the new trigger installed.
stockandgreidertrigger.jpg

greidertriggerinstalled.jpg
 
I put that same trigger in two 1911's that I own, and agree completely with your findings. I had to do just a bit of fitting on both of mine, however.

I prefer the shorter trigger on 1911's because the contact point on my index finger winds up being closer to the first joint, as opposed to the fleshy middle part of my finger tip on the longer triggers. I can shoot more accurate groups. My hands are rather wide and "square", and my fingers are not really that long. The shorter triggers are more traditional, IMHO.
But...you lose the ventilated, lightweight "tactical" look with the shorties.
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HEY, how about a pic of the whole gun...The little your showin looks sooooooo good.

Its nice when the 1911 manufacturers tollerences are held close enough that it all fits is'nt it.
 
Originally posted by JnBy:
I prefer the shorter trigger on 1911's because the contact point on my index finger winds up being closer to the first joint, as opposed to the fleshy middle part of my finger tip on the longer triggers. I can shoot more accurate groups. My hands are rather wide and "square", and my fingers are not really that long. The shorter triggers are more traditional, IMHO.
But...you lose the ventilated, lightweight "tactical" look with the shorties.
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Even with the shorter trigger, I can't even get close to the first joint on my index finger. Before I had to stretch my index finger to place the tip of it on the trigger. Now I can comfortably put the tip on trigger.
 
Originally posted by brantfredrickson:

Even with the shorter trigger, I can't even get close to the first joint on my index finger. Before I had to stretch my index finger to place the tip of it on the trigger. Now I can comfortably put the tip on trigger.

You might try a set of really thin grip panels to increase your finger reach; I've noticed that there are quite a few variations in thickness to choose from on the market. The stock black rubber ones that came on my "plain Jane" S&W 1911 are some of the thinnest I have found, and they are really inexpensive. I see them on Ebay once in a while for around $10 - $15. I really like the ones you have on there now, but they do look a bit thick. There's nothing wrong with having a set of nice grips for home and show, and having another for carry and range work. Just a thought.
 
You might try a set of really thin grip panels to increase your finger reach; I've noticed that there are quite a few variations in thickness to choose from on the market. The stock black rubber ones that came on my "plain Jane" S&W 1911 are some of the thinnest I have found, and they are really inexpensive. I see them on Ebay once in a while for around $10 - $15. I really like the ones you have on there now, but they do look a bit thick. There's nothing wrong with having a set of nice grips for home and show, and having another for carry and range work. Just a thought.

I like that thought! The thickness of the grips and frame measure about 1.3". My Ruger Mark II .22/45 measures about 1.1". The Ruger is the only gun that has ever really fit my hand. Next time I take the grips off. I'll measure the thickness of the actual grip, and start looking from there.
 
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