I am new to this site and I was hoping for some input regarding my new 1911. The trigger seems to have some slop in it, about 1/16" travel foward &back, is this normal? I called Ruger and they say this is normal, I have shot Colts, Sigs, and Kimber and their triggers are sloid. Any info would be appreciated....Great site
Re:SR 1911 trigger
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Buckeye
What Rev said and I consider 1/16 minimum on mine!
Tipper
Bearcat
explain this, trigger does not rattle but does move side to side about 1/16 in and same backward than forward, when finger is at firm fire, trigger is outstanding, talked with Kate said play was normal.
It is normal. The 1911 is a combat handgun .... drop it in the sand or a mudpuddle, and with any less clearance you would have reliability issues. I'm guessing this is your first 1911 ?
A 1911's trigger is considered from 'firm-up' until break, as far as I'm concerned. After 'firm-up', if there's grittiness, notchiness, creep, or anything other than a clean break .... that is not a very good 1911 trigger. The trigger is why 1911 folks love 1911's. There simply is no better trigger on any handgun, of any model, in existence.
REV
A 1911's trigger is considered from 'firm-up' until break, as far as I'm concerned. After 'firm-up', if there's grittiness, notchiness, creep, or anything other than a clean break .... that is not a very good 1911 trigger. The trigger is why 1911 folks love 1911's. There simply is no better trigger on any handgun, of any model, in existence.
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revhigh, you seem to have considerable knowledge of the 1911's, thanks for sharing, this SR is my 1st, so with any gun there is a learning curve. So far I love the gun I was happy to get one, most shops are lucky to see one. Before this gun I had a Ruger P90, and I liked that gun, had a very looong trigger pull though...
1911gunut said:
Thx, but most of my 1911 knowledge is from a practical (usage) point of view. There's several people here who actually know how to make what I describe actually happen.
Although the P90 is the best of Ruger's autos, it doesn't compare to a good 1911.
Trigger is EVERYTHING, and triggers don't get much worse than the P-series triggers, or much better than 1911 triggers. You can't shoot any gun to it's potential if it's got a crappy trigger.
REV
I just picked mine up Friday and the trigger as an 1/8th inch front to back movement plus it moves up/down and side to side. Wasn't sure if that's normal as my RIA has barely any free play to it. Over all the fit and finish is very nice I am happy with it.
The current RIA's are known to have excellent triggers right out of the box. RIA determined that the biggest complaint about their guns were the triggers a few years ago. Since then, they've worked on them and have produced absolutely excellent triggers out of the box. There is still a variance of course, but they are generally acceptable to the majority of buyers.
I tested 6 different RIA's a few months ago at a local large dealer, and 5 of 6 had very good triggers.
REV
I tested 6 different RIA's a few months ago at a local large dealer, and 5 of 6 had very good triggers.
REV
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