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Learn something new everyday....

Went to test fire the last builds this afternoon, and the sub-compact started doubling. Brought it back down to the house and stripped it down to see what was going on. Looks like the striker/sear engagement issue with a combination of a P80 trigger bar and the used Glock 27 slide.

The used slide came with a bag of Glock lower parts, so I figured I whould just swap all those parts into the frame and work out the issue with the P80 parts later (they are destined to be spares anyways.)

During the cleaning of the Glock trigger housing I noticed it didn't have the usual coil spring on the trigger bar. Instead it had this funky green plastic substitute spring assembly below the cruciform that pushes up on the trigger bar instead of pulling it towards the rear of the housing.

Doing a little online research, it is a NYPD type 1 trigger return spring (pn SP07405) that is supposed to simulate the trigger pull of a revolver. Never ran across this until now, but it does appear to work as intended. It definitely has a very different trigger pull with that little gizmo installed in place of the normal spring.

Here they are side by side - left one is a normal spring setup, right one is this NYPD setup:

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I have seen those now and then. Heavy trigger . Like around 8-9 lb pull. Was it an LE trade in?
 
Bongo Lewi said:
I have seen those now and then. Heavy trigger . Like around 8-9 lb pull. Was it an LE trade in?
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I'm assuming that is where the parts came from, though I suspect the lower parts didn't come from the same Glock as the slide. ( Don't think the police would be issued a sub-compact G27... but who knows.)

It is heavy, but yeah, it is predictable and all in the initial take-up. So, it actually feels smoother than the stock Glock trigger. I haven't decided to keep it this way, but I am perfectly willing to use it for a while and see how natural it feels.
 
FrankenGlock said:
Very low bar there.
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Everything is relative. I've become pretty tuned into the Glock Gen3 trigger on the P80 9mm/40 builds. Not as much of a fan of the OEM Gen5 G19 trigger. I can't imagine wanting to make a semi-auto feel like a wheel gun (for me). For a LEO who doesn't handle a gun a lot, I can sort of get it but at that point maybe they out to have a wheel gun. Seriously, why should someone who is uncomfortable firing a gun have 15+1 rounds to spray, limit them to 6. Maybe less likely to pop one off when they don't mean to as well...
 
Interesting as I removed most of my Gen 3 triggers and swapped with Gen 5's, GPT's, Vex, various SPSR trigger shoes, and Timney's. Gen 3 triggers just are not as responsive and have a weird feel in my opinion. Then again, I prefer a SA trigger over a gritty DA feel. GPT/Vex is the best combo out there for Glock with a Gen 5 housing and Vex coming in at 95% of the GPT/Vex combo at less than half the price.
 
clm2112 said:
( Don't think the police would be issued a sub-compact G27... but who knows.)
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I've seen G27 police "trade-ins" at vendors such as Aim Surplus, etc. Whether or not they came with the New Dork Trigger or the police armorer "fixed" them I couldn't tell you...
 
clm2112 said:
I'm assuming that is where the parts came from, though I suspect the lower parts didn't come from the same Glock as the slide. ( Don't think the police would be issued a sub-compact G27... but who knows.)

It is heavy, but yeah, it is predictable and all in the initial take-up. So, it actually feels smoother than the stock Glock trigger. I haven't decided to keep it this way, but I am perfectly willing to use it for a while and see how natural it feels.
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Some uniformed cops carried a 26 or 27 as a backup. Even on the ankle. Too bulky and heavy for that in my view. Also some 'plain clothes' coppers carried them. I liked mine. It had a certain charm. I called it "Stubby". I carried it upside down in an SoB holster when the occasion required discrete carry.

The .40 G27 was a hand cannon. Now they have it in 10mm. Son of Stubby!

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My impression on the NYPD trigger was the same as yours. I've heard some say they like it better. I found it interesting but did not become a fan. I suppose if I were a lifelong wheel gun fanboi it would seem friendly and familiar.
 
Bobster said:
I've seen G27 police "trade-ins" at vendors such as Aim Surplus, etc. Whether or not they came with the New Dork Trigger or the police armorer "fixed" them I couldn't tell you...
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AIM has some good prices on cop guns. The 40's especially. It's a cheap way to get closer to a 10mm without the cost.
 
Bongo Lewi said:
Some uniformed cops carried a 26 or 27 as a backup. Even on the ankle. Too bulky and heavy for that in my view. Also some 'plain clothes' coppers carried them. I liked mine. It had a certain charm. I called it "Stubby". I carried it upside down in an SoB holster when the occasion required discrete carry.

The .40 G27 was a hand cannon. Now they have it in 10mm. Son of Stubby!
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That makes sense. I was just thinking of the uniform street cops and troopers, but yeah, they would probably have issued something new out to detectives and supervisors to replace small revolvers.

These parts must of come from somebody buying up surplus trade-ins from AIM and hawking them on eBay as parts. Not that I mind a bit. Price tag for this was $275 and shipping. The parts were in good shape and all factory Glock bits, so the entire pistol came in at about $350.

I don't find the G27 to be too obnoxious to shoot. I've had a G33 for quite some time and I just got used to the snappy behavior when shooting it. In a Polymer80 frame is isn't as painful as the Glock frame just by virtue of fitting the hand better.

As to the trigger, I'm in to "try in and see" stage. I have to spend more time on it to see if I want to keep it this way or revert to a normal coil spring.
 
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Ive found the Glock LE trade-ins on AIM are pretty decent guns. Like most cop guns, they haven't had a lot of rounds thru them. Various degrees of holster wear is evident but that is no big deal to me. I never admired or carried Glocks for their beauty. :)

I haven't bought any of those to use as donor guns. I leave them be. Shoot them wherever I get the itch.

Classic also has some decent used LE gun sales now and then. I tend to avoid Classic unless they have something interesting nobody else has. I had a not so great experience with them on a C&R Mosin-Nagant. The gun was unshootable and unserviceable. They eventually agreed to take it back after I made a stink about it.

I've bought several used .40 Trade-in Glocks and Sigs from Aim, Bud's, CDNN, etc. a few years ago. A couple of them were unused. NIB. Close to half the normal street price.

The 26/27... I have a few extended mags I slap into them now and then. But doing that you kind of defeat the whole idea of this squatty framed Glock. Might as well carry a larger Glock.
 
clm2112 said:
Learn something new everyday....

Went to test fire the last builds this afternoon, and the sub-compact started doubling. Brought it back down to the house and stripped it down to see what was going on. Looks like the striker/sear engagement issue with a combination of a P80 trigger bar and the used Glock 27 slide.

The used slide came with a bag of Glock lower parts, so I figured I whould just swap all those parts into the frame and work out the issue with the P80 parts later (they are destined to be spares anyways.)

During the cleaning of the Glock trigger housing I noticed it didn't have the usual coil spring on the trigger bar. Instead it had this funky green plastic substitute spring assembly below the cruciform that pushes up on the trigger bar instead of pulling it towards the rear of the housing.

Doing a little online research, it is a NYPD type 1 trigger return spring (pn SP07405) that is supposed to simulate the trigger pull of a revolver. Never ran across this until now, but it does appear to work as intended. It definitely has a very different trigger pull with that little gizmo installed in place of the normal spring.

Here they are side by side - left one is a normal spring setup, right one is this NYPD setup:

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You got a cracked housing wall I noticed,
I highlighted it for you incase you didn't already know about it.

Nothing that some tab leftovers can't fix with heat
 

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I bought two of the NYPD triggers years ago from GT Distribution. Never to use them but so I could have spare parts in case I had to fix someone else's gun. I shot a Glock 22 a couple of decades ago with that trigger in it and didn't like it.
 
If only the new G Gen5 (GPT) trigger could be used in the P80 lineup. I was shocked at how nice those are, albeit for a SF trigger. Huge, needed (opinions vary) improvement.
 
One Ping Only said:
If only the new G Gen5 (GPT) trigger could be used in the P80 lineup. I was shocked at how nice those are, albeit for a SF trigger. Huge, needed (opinions vary) improvement.
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Pretty much all I use is Gen 5 stuff. Why would you think it can't be used in the P80 linup?
 

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