Sidearms & Scatterguns Good Trigger for a Glock 19 Gen 5

What don't you like about the factory trigger that you're trying to correct with aftermarket solutions?

they won't help, just learn how to shoot a glock. its not a paper punching target pistol. i use to be a reset rider, now its just a slap and let off. hard to explain but dont try to ride the trigger.

edit; the gen 5 trigger is a bit smoother and it took me a bit to get use to how much different they feel. they ramped the little nub thingy in the slide. can't recall the name of that part but i find myself double tapping sometimes when doing fast double taps.

Call Johnny Glock and get one of his triggers.

Redlion said:

I got used to the trigger on the EMP 3 and was hoping that an aftermarket trigger for the Glock would get me a bit closer to that versus what the 19 has stock.

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I don't want to dissuade you too much but you're kind of chasing a red herring.

A Glock trigger will never, ever be a 1911 trigger regardless of what you do to it.

A factory Glock trigger, especially for a carry gun is a reliable, shootable option. It's certainly not as easy to use as a 1911 trigger but anything can be learned and adapted to. It's just a matter of whether or not you want to put the time into learning that trigger.

Having said that. If you want to lighten the trigger pull a bit but keep things reliable you can talk to someone like Charlie Vanek at Vanek Custom or Johnny Glocks.

The more you monkey with this crap the less reliable the gun will be. There's always going to be a balance.

A couple thousand rounds through pistol and it will be as smooth as it needs to be. Learn the pistol for what it is, not changing it to what it will never be…

To answer your question get a zev trigger. It’s pretty darn nice for a Glock. And if you want a trigger for your g19 just get it. $140 won’t kill you to find out if you like it.

tucaz said:

they won't help, just learn how to shoot a glock. its not a paper punching target pistol. i use to be a reset rider, now its just a slap and let off. hard to explain but dont try to ride the trigger.

edit; the gen 5 trigger is a bit smoother and it took me a bit to get use to how much different they feel. they ramped the little nub thingy in the slide. can't recall the name of that part but i find myself double tapping sometimes when doing fast double taps.

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Despite not being a huge fan of glock triggers, I bought a gen 5 g19 for my first carry gun just because I wanted to be able to shoot a stock glock well (because they are everywhere). At my first pistol course, I noticed the instructor could shoot his stock glock better than the students could shoot their modified guns. A glock shooter can always do well with a 1911, but not the other way around.

For my G5 Glocks I put in a TTI Grandmaster kit and replaced the trigger/trigger bar with the Overwatch flat polymer trigger.

The trigger itself is just a preference thing. The Taran connector and springs helped out quite a bit on their own.

The trigger isn’t the part you need to change. The connector and springs are what your looking for. Ghost connector and spring kit. You can thank me later.

Redlion said:

I am looking for a good aftermarket trigger for a Glock 19 Gen 5. I have no experience with aftermarket triggers in handguns. Searching has led me to quite a few, including Overwatch and Apex. I would appreciate some recommendations. I switched handguns with my oldest Daughter, as the Glock 19 was not working for her and she preferred my EMP 3. I intend to use the 19 in my carry rotation. Thanks ahead of time.

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Just some background. I currently own five 9mm Glocks and have more than 500k rounds through them. I have tried every reputable trigger that you can drop in them.

Option 1 - install the minus connector on a stock trigger. It will lighten your trigger pull to about 4.5 lbs plus or minus a little. When you break the trigger in a little closer to 4.2 lbs.

Option 2 - Install the minus connector and then polish the components.

Option 3 - Tactical Trigger. Tactical Trigger makes an incredibly robust after market trigger that is drop in. If you are familiar with a Glock and have a punch it will take you all of five minutes to install it. I have the trigger in three of my five Glocks and we have it in two of our rentals. We have hundreds of thousands of rounds through them and they are still going strong. Curved or flat face, metal or plastic shoe. I like the metal shoe and the flat face trigger.

Glock performance trigger, hard pass as they are unreliable.

Aftermarket performance triggers - They all do what they advertise in that they give you a different trigger pull profile. Usually this involves less take up and reset with a lighter then factory pull. Some of them are adjustable and you can get a really light pull. Buying one of these is a use case issue for me. I do not like light triggers for pistols (especially defensive handguns) and I prefer a more positive and tactile reset of the trigger. If you don't mind any of that or having to tinker with the triggers on occasion, they all work to various degrees. In my opinion and in my experience using them, they are not as reliable as the listed options and I would not put them on a defensive handgun.

Redlion said:

I appreciate the feedback. I think that I will shoot a couple thousand rounds through it and then reassess if a trigger swap makes sense or not. Thanks again.

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I'm going to be uncharitable here and ask, just how good are you with a handgun.

Taking all the time you need, can you land six shots into a 3x5 card at 5 yards? 7 yards? 10 yards? All are doable with a stock Glock trigger if you know how to shoot.

How fast can you do a Bill drill (six shots from the draw at a USPSA target 7 yards away with all rounds in the A zone). The standard is 2 seconds and it can be done on demand with a stock Glock, but let's be charitable and do it from low ready in the same amount of time.

And last but not least, drop the stupid carry rotation. Most people never get actually good with one handgun, let alone with several.

Be honest with yourself. One single miss in a real gunfight could end up costing you your freedom.

Shootershorty said:

The trigger isn’t the part you need to change. The connector and springs are what your looking for. Ghost connector and spring kit. You can thank me later.

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This. Buy a few different connectors, striker springs, etc. They all feel different and you will probably like one over another. You can also polish all of the surfaces.

308pirate said:

I'm going to be uncharitable here and ask, just how good are you with a handgun.

Taking all the time you need, can you land six shots into a 3x5 card at 5 yards? 7 yards? 10 yards? All are doable with a stock Glock trigger if you know how to shoot.

How fast can you do a Bill drill (six shots from the draw at a USPSA target 7 yards away with all rounds in the A zone). The standard is 2 seconds and it can be done on demand with a stock Glock, but let's be charitable and do it from low ready in the same amount of time.

And last but not least, drop the stupid carry rotation. Most people never get actually good with one handgun, let alone with several.

Be honest with yourself. One single miss in a real gunfight could end up costing you your freedom.

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Really good question, and good advice.


For a gen 5 Glock 19 I would buy one that is not MOS and have the frame cut to accept the Trijicon footprint and install an RMR. I would install the minus connector to reduce the trigger pull weight. I would replace the plastic sights and get some that are higher that I can still see through the dot window. I would add Talon grips. Whatever the total cost of that pistol, I would then spend at least an equal amount of money on ammunition and shoot it with just that one pistol.

Rule #87 of An Internet Douche's Guide to Pistols. Vol 2.:

You can't change your Glock trigger unless you have a sub 2 second Bill Drill.

ut755ln said:

Really good question, and good advice.


For a gen 5 Glock 19 I would buy one that is not MOS and have the frame cut to accept the Trijicon footprint and install an RMR. I would install the minus connector to reduce the trigger pull weight. I would replace the plastic sights and get some that are higher that I can still see through the dot window. I would add Talon grips. Whatever the total cost of that pistol, I would then spend at least an equal amount of money on ammunition and shoot it with just that one pistol.

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I'll never buy another handgun that isn't ready to accept adapter plates for optics. Even MOS. Plenty of aftermarket plates that don't suffer Glock's mistake.

I also don't bother with backup sights

Cascade Hemi said:

Rule #87 of An Internet Douche's Guide to Pistols. Vol 2.:

You can't change your Glock trigger unless you have a sub 2 second Bill Drill.

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Gear queers will queer

912173 said:

Despite not being a huge fan of glock triggers, I bought a gen 5 g19 for my first carry gun just because I wanted to be able to shoot a stock glock well (because they are everywhere). At my first pistol course, I noticed the instructor could shoot his stock glock better than the students could shoot their modified guns. A glock shooter can always do well with a 1911, but not the other way around.

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very true and ya know, being the glock shooter that i am, i own a few 1911’s and love those too but i can’t shoot DA/SA triggers worth a shit but i’m no pistolero either.