| General
The idea of the Trigger Reset Kit is to enable dry firing
practice with a Glock without the need to rack the slide after
each shot and thus making dry fire practice easier and more
efficient.
The
kit is basically a set of slightly modified factory parts
that replace the original trigger mechanism housing (no ejector)
, connector, trigger spring, trigger and trigger bar .
How
it works
The key elements of the kit are the modified trigger bar and
trigger spring. The part of the trigger bar that would normally
disengage the firing pin safety has been cut of and so has
the end of the trigger bar that normally contacts the firing
pin. As a result, when the trigger is pulled the trigger bar
does not touch the firing pin safety or the firing pin at
all. Also a small pin has been welded on the trigger bar to
hold the "loose" end of the modified trigger spring.
Another key element is the trigger spring. From what we can
tell, it's made by modifying a standard factory N. Y. trigger
spring. It works by pushing the trigger bar forward and up
instead of back and up like the normal trigger spring does.
This is needed because the firing pin does not contact the
trigger bar and therefore doesn't push the trigger bar forward.
Installation
Due to the simple design of the Glock the installation is
quite easy, you just pop out the standard parts, replace them
with the kit, pop the locking block, slide stop and pins back
in place and you are good to go. With the kit in place the
gun is inoperable and can not fire live cartridges (if installed
correctly!). However DO NOT keep live ammo in the chamber
or in the magazine while dry firing.
Does
it work?
Well, this is a tough one. The kit kind of works and kind
of doesn't. It feels similar to a standard Glock
trigger, but not very much. It feels lighter and it breaks
a little different. You can certainly detect shooter error
when using it for dry fire practice, but it doesn't feel like
your Glock's trigger so it doesn't really help you get used
to your gun's trigger. If it's worth buying depends really
on what you are planning on doing with it. It's certainly
a safer way to dry practice and it gives you the ability to
shoot more than just "single shot drills" which
is a great improvement in itself.
Try before you buy, if possible.
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