#Apex trigger reviews p320 install#
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I didnвЂ™t вЂ“ I was just beating on the pin on my work bench.Д«efore replacing the stock trigger, I did meaure itвЂ™s pull weight.

I think if you happen to have one of those, it will help a lot. Note that in the video, Bruce Gray uses a nifty вЂњhockey puckвЂќ armorers tool for the FCU. But replacing that sear housing retaining pin translates to a fair amount of hammering on the FCU near the sear housing, which is what I believe caused the springs in that housing to dislodge. It really is quite simple, and the excellent video makes it even more so. If you JUST replace the trigger as shown in the tutorial video, I think most will have not problems.

#Apex trigger reviews p320 plus#

On the plus side, I gained a lot of experience taking apart and reassembling the FCU вЂ“ it was a great refresher of my P320 Armorers Course. But I finally managed to re-assemble my FCU and got to try out the new trigger. I practically wore out YouTube watching and rewinding segments of that video. Alma ColeвЂ™s FCU Reassembly video was a life saver. It literally took me all weekend and several attempts to reassemble the FCU of my P320 and there was at least a dozen times I thought вЂњIвЂ™m just going to have send this to SIG and let them charge me whatever to reassemble it.вЂќ It has been about 7 months since I took the P320 Armorers Course and I had long forgotten what IвЂ™d learned.

It is for this reason that I will caution all that purchase the PELT replacement trigger to think twice about replacing the sear housing retaining pin. Replacing them basically requires a complete tear-down and reassembly of the Fire Control Unit (FCU). Specifically, while installing the replacement sear housing retaining pin, I managed to dislodge the 3 springs contained in the sear housing assembly (the safety level spring and twin sear springs). Having said that, I ran into problems that were not addressed in the video. To assist users in the installation of these components, the man himself Bruce Gray recorded an excellent video of the installation process. According the Grayguns, they find that it is typical in the P320 which has the factory sear housing retaining pin, that examples with high round count or perhaps that have had the retaining pin removed and reinserted several times will experience rocking of the sear housing as the retaining pin fails to hold the sear housing in place. In addition to the replacement trigger and trigger spring, Grayguns also provides a вЂњheavier dutyвЂќ replacement for the sear housing retaining pin. I chose the curved trigger because A)itвЂ™s what IвЂ™m used to and B)it is USPSA legal as it is, cosmetically speaking, virtually indestinquishable from the stock trigger. This вЂњDIYвЂќ trigger kit is available in two different configurations вЂ“ traditional curved and flat-faced. The good news? The price was just $100.00. My new Grayguns Practical Enhanced Leverage Trigger (PELT) didnвЂ™t arrive until February 2nd, 2017.

#Apex trigger reviews p320 install#

In fact, I even signed up for and took the P320 Armorers Course to prepare me for being able to install the trigger myself. This seemed like the perfect option for me. But I was just about to send off my P320 when I learned that Grayguns would вЂњsoonвЂќ be releasing a drop in replacement trigger for the P320.

The cost didnвЂ™t bother me as much as waiting did. Both gunsmiths require you to send them your gun and wait for the work to be completed вЂ“ in addition to paying approximately $300.00 plus shipping each way. In fact, IвЂ™m only aware of two вЂ“ Grayguns, and the SIG Armorer. even in pull weight.Д«ecause the P320 is a relatively new platform, there are few options available for trigger modification work. But my previous competition pistol was an M&P 9mm Compact with an Apex FSS trigger which is right about 4 lbs. ThatвЂ™s not horrible вЂ“ and actually itвЂ™s a weight thatвЂ™s preferred by many that would use the firearm for CCW and self-defense. Most P320вЂ™s have a trigger pull in the 7 lb. Still, for as much as I like the P320, there is one glaring problem when using the gun for competition вЂ“ the trigger pull weight. Last summer I bought another all-black P320 Compact and had the slide milled for a Trijicon RMR, and got a stipple job on a grip module вЂ“ I use it as my competition pistol. I still have it and use it both for CCW and home defense. I got my first P320 Compact in November of 2015 вЂ“ FDE with a bronze slide.

IвЂ™m a big fan of the SIG Sauer P320 platform.