Adam, is one of the most concise , and understandable teachers, on the internet.

First video that I have seen explain exactly and clearly how the internal trigger of a 1911 pistol works. Thank you.

Great video and great job explaining how everything connects together! Thanks!

Best 1911 Trigger Video I've ever seen - thanks for sharing your wizardry Adam !

Very straightforward and detailed....good stuff

Thanks. The layout of this video and seeing the parts mating up in the jig really helps.

Thank you for that video,I'm doing an online gunsmithing class,and some things aren't clear.need to see in real life.so thank you.

Great video.Thank you for your service.

Excellent video. Thank you for you for making this video.

the best video on this subject i have reviewed good job and thanks

Never knew the mechanics of a trigger now I know thanks

Thank for sharing. Great video.

Thanks for the great video!

Very informative.Thanks .

~The 1911 Trigger System: So simple an operation, yet it took a Genius to design it and make it work. ~My Pistols are for defense so I like a 3.5 to 4 pound trigger.

Kudos man I will give it a try

Best explanation so far

Great video,,great information,,,,

really good work!

Great video.

Great vídeo man keep going

I wish I would've found this and the spring tweaking video before I took my 1911 apart and polished all the pertinent parts. I would have gone into it with a better understanding of what I figured out on my own. Outstanding video and presentation without all the technical "I'm smarter than you" angle some people do. 👍

Very good info, subscribed and liked!

Excellent, very clearly explained! Thanks!

Great video thank you.

you guys rock!!

Thank you for sharing

The portion of the sear tip employed on half cock seems to be only at the center, saving the external parts, only used to retain the twin trigger hooks. I didn't see anything like this before.

Outstanding

Just stopping by for saying thanks for this kind of videos and Atlas gunworks I make these myself and I reach out 1.8 pound trigger pull and all is working like a stock safety trigger and everything. Keep the good work my friends and keep safety.

Interesting. Thank you.

Very well done, it's great to have videos like these available to us common folks. Your point regarding a two pound trigger pull being something for a competitive versus someone that makes a trip to a gun range once a month should be taken to heart in my humble opinion. I had a 1911 and with some assistance tuned it. It had some take up and barely any creep and broke like glass. Had to be extra disciplined, (a good thing as there's no such thing as too much discipline handling any FA) to not fire the weapon a second time as it cycled. The trigger was the lightest I've handled, I didn't have the means to measure it. I sold it to someone that shot more than myself. I really like the Sig Sauer P-220 in part because the DA to SA, with the lever to safely drop the hammer rendering the gun safe until the trigger is pulled. I'd like to see a comparable video covering that platform. Thanks for posting, as I said great information.

Years ago, videos like this were not available. We had to do this the hard way- we apprenticed to a gunsmith who used you as cheap labor in exchange for knowledge, a gunsmith was a mystical figure and videos like this were totally not available to you. The idea that someone would actually show this knowledge to the general consumer is revolutionary.

Thank you

Great vid....SUBED !

great video, 8 years later and they still slinging heat.

What do you guys use to polish everything? Just different grits of sandpaper? Are there special stones or something you can use?

It’s not the two pound trigger that’s dangerous, it’s the untrained unskilled trigger finger acting on it! My 1911 has been at 2.2 pounds for over a year since I finally learned what affected the overall performance. Jay William’s videos provided a base for learning all that was needed and I highly recommend his very detailed videos, both five years ago and now more recent. I recently switched to the Pro Radius jig and very quickly achieved a near perfect pull with zero creep! I have since upgraded all three of my Rock Island 1911’s to this radius sear angle and all turned out great. Look it up, you won’t be disappointed but as all responsible shooters know, keep it safe. Follow the well known safety procedures and the super light trigger won’t be an issue other than increased accuracy. 👌🇺🇸

Great info. Many thanks. On a side note, I'm pretty sure there's a little group of ninnies who thumb down every gun vid they run across.

Awesome.

OK you said if we have question to ask so here I go. What makes the trigger light? Is it all the work you do polishing the hammer and disconnecter or is it how much tension you have on the trigger spring? Also what relation ship does the main spring have to the trigger pull?

Oh boy.... Now I want to do a trigger job on my colt. Scared to try. But it's stock and everything is so damn tight. Hard trigger, slides right. Spring are hard. I just want it to be a shock 1911, and it is currently not!

Congratulations on the video, because it helped me a lot. I saw that the video weapon is a STI - Apeiro, but I noticed a difference in the top end (barrel and slide). I live in Brazil and have a STI - Abreiro .45 ACP, with Schuemann Tribrid II barrel. I'm having trouble with this barrel, twice he had a crack in the middle after 20,000 shots. Did the gun barrel also present this problem? Was it replaced by another classic model barrel? Thank you

I like that jig, where can it be purchased?

On my 1911 when I rack my slide back and I pull trigger to release hammer it gets stuck I have to push hammer down to release I can’t figure out why it’s happening was wondering if I can get some feedback on what may be causing this

What ignition parts do you use or recommend for a competition only trigger job?

I’m doing a lot of research and watching videos on the 1911 to familiarize myself with all of its functions and friction points in operation . This in preparation to improve my newly purchased 1911 . Your videos are good and it’s possible I’ve missed something but nowhere on KZfaq does anybody address friction points as regards to the pins and pivot points . Much of these rotating points could be polished with a Dremel tool , Q-tips and Flitz polish . Polishing those areas has to make a difference on the trigger pull even if you didn’t touch anything else .

Still doing the internal slide tune and trigger jobs on STI’s?

I just ordered a bunch of internal replacement pieces from Wilson Combat. Currently sitting here watching random videos as I sand down the sear for that custom fit. I neglected to pay enough attention when I ordered it and now I sit here with only 1500 grit sandpaper so that it fits properly. This is going to take a few minutes....

Where can I buy this block ? I'm having an issue with hammer dropping with thumb saftey, I have a colt commander and after 20 years I wanted a skeleton trigger and hammer, and now I'm overwhelmed with the trouble shooting, I had to file the bottom of beaver tail grip, just to give it clearance to spring out

Wow. I subscribed right away. You are a very good teacher. Clear and descriptive. I’m very well informed after that. Thanks.

So the major components of a quality trigger job are the fit and finish of each of the parts involved in the trigger? Does the mainspring housing spring tension and sear fork tension not matter as much? I come from the world of modifying Glock pistols and just started getting into 1911s, and polishing up the trigger components will definitely lead to a smoother and lighter trigger pull, but you don’t start seeing MAJOR differences until you change out the springs, which is why I ask.

Grip safety gets stuck in the grip but with a little wiggle it pops out. How do I fix that, by the way its a staccato p.

sir i have a problem with my 1911 GI model hammer not locking. can you till me sir what is the reason of that? sorry about my english

Old vid but nice, thanks!

FYI… Put the part in the palm of ur hand and the camera will focus

This was secret shit before the internet. I learned the hard way

I have done the part about the quality parts and the polishing part... but even though everything is sharp and crisp I need to adjust the leaf spring... please post a vid of leaf spring adjustment...

Help!!! I gold plated my RIA parts and when i put the parts back together i noticed that my grip safaty doesn't work

For the closeups use a magnifying glass so we can see better.

Very informative, but a 2 lb trigger pull! Make mine @ 3 to 3 1/2 and I'm a happy camper.

Are Wilson combat bulletproof good parts?

How do I fix a a slide that's is hard to rack with a 16 pound spring ? And the trigger pull is hard the part kit I installed are fusion

I’m having hammer follow on my Dan Wesson. I took it apart today and everything looked ok. Cleaned every inch of the lower and slide. Put back together and shot it and still happening. I’m thinking about offing a spring kit and just replacing the sear and other springs. Does that sound like a good place to start?

What causes trigger stacking

is there a reason why more companies dont use 1911 style trigger in their firearms?

I just bought a new Dan Wesson Heritage and it has a 5# trigger. I feel it should have a 4# or a bit less. Any advice?

Great video thanks

What sear jig do you use?

No hammer follow when shooting, but hammer drops to half cock when dropping the slide on empty chamber. Thoughts?

What do you use to polish?

On my gun, everything works well except on slide release I get hammer follow. Whys is that, can you help?

Brother I think I went too far.. besides the polish job i did at home which took me hours! I changed some springs from wilson combat and now it's a 1lb 55 how can I get I get it back to 2lb

Great video! Where did you find the jig for the sear? I've been trying to find one.

are wilson bullet proof parts good to go?

I have a 1911 with a bad trigger. I have to squeeze the trigger with all might. What do you think the problem is ?

How do you tune the hammer? New video maybe?

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I have a question I just built my 1911 armscor kit which it had everything but the frame and I have a stealth arms frame my beavertail is not pushing back well and trigger is not resting when I shoot have you ever heard of anything like this

Video for Glock guys 😁

Some folks think that super tuning the trigger will correct poor shooting skills. ha ha

2lbs, that is just WAY too light, but I guess good for competition guns, I wouldn't go that low for a self defense gun though. Personal preference.

I'd think it would be better when you advertise your website if you had one that worked, was viewable....unless I am missing something. I went to look at costs of trigger job on an 1911. So what did miss>? All I am seeing is a video.

What metal are you calling a hard metal ?

Pretty confident saying you’re the best on the planet 😂. That’s funny, I think Ted Yost, Baer and even Steve Nastoff who isn’t even doing gun work anymore wouldn’t agree much less even allow you to shine their shoes. Seriously, what a dumb thing to say.

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im sorry. But that disconnector looks like it was a dremel tool job. Nothing on that looks hand polished.

You never, ever, want a 2# trigger pull. Way, way too light and the firearm will be unreliable! Been there, done that!

Are you biased just a little.

Nobody needs a 2# trigger on a 1911 pistol. That's an accident waiting to happen. The industry standard of 3.5# - 4.5# is plenty good enough for a match grade trigger. I would not want to be involved in a self defense shooting with a 2 pound trigger.......

Legally classified as a "hair trigger", a 2 pound trigger break would only be necessary for guys who can't shoot. This falls into the "just because we can" group of things maybe we shouldn't actually do. Freedom and liberty are great concepts and I'm one of the biggest fans ever but anyone involved in a "shooting", no matter which side - good guy or bad guy - is going to learn quickly about "hair triggers" and the legal system. Good luck.

Buy decent camera and lighting equipment or quit making videos… and label your videos correctly.

Wow, all these things I didn't know about this. I've just bought a Peters Stahl multicaliber .45 ACP and I was thinking about shooting .38 WC with it. Does that require different tensions on the sear spring? two pounds is really light.

How thumb safty works