Trey Veston
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I bought a Taurus G2c a couple of years ago when I heard they were the greatest thing since sliced bread under $200. I figured for $180, it was worth the risk.
So I ordered one online and it arrived at my FFL. Felt great in the hand, looked to be of decent quality, and nicer than the last Ruger auto I looked at. Great ergonomics and pretty impressive for under $200.
Brought it home and started evaluating it. Uh oh. The trigger was awful. It had a longer take up, and was at just over 5lbs, and a little mushy, but not a big deal. It was the "catch" halfway through the pull that drove me nuts. Especially if you put any lateral pressure on the trigger, the catch was especially bad.
I went online and someone suggested a new stainless striker guide to replace the plastic one. For $20, I figured it was worth it. Installed it and the trigger pull smoothed, but that "catch" in the middle of the trigger travel was still there.
I took the slide off and looked at the trigger bar and it looked like it might have been rubbing on the frame. Took a jeweler's file and worked on it. No improvement.
Oh well, put it back on the wall of pistols and forgot about it. Then tonight, I was processing some brass and decided to clean guns while I was waiting.
Grabbed the G2c and started fondling it and realized that it was really a great little gun, if only it wasn't for that trigger catch. So I broke it down. Completely. Removed the internals and started isolating the issue.
Finally discovered that it was the trigger safety dingle was attached to a hook. When you pressed on the dingle, it was supposed to move the hook back and let the trigger depress fully. But the hook was catching.
So, I used a flat jeweler's file to round off the hook a bit and that eliminated the catch.
Here is a pic of the hook:
It still works as a safety, but it no longer catches when depressed, as it should be.
Unfortunately, when I was taking the trigger bar assembly out, I felt something hit my hand. I later discovered that there is a small 2.5 mm ball bearing detente for the safety that fell out and has disappeared. Hoping my local hardware store has one. If not, then I found 100 on Amazon for $5.
I still put it back together to try the trigger, and it is 100% better. Still a longer take-up, and still a little mushy at just over 5 lbs, but it is now smooth with no catch.
It was extremely satisfying to figure it out on my own, even though I did lose a part.
Anyone else have tinkering stories that ended in success?
So I ordered one online and it arrived at my FFL. Felt great in the hand, looked to be of decent quality, and nicer than the last Ruger auto I looked at. Great ergonomics and pretty impressive for under $200.
Brought it home and started evaluating it. Uh oh. The trigger was awful. It had a longer take up, and was at just over 5lbs, and a little mushy, but not a big deal. It was the "catch" halfway through the pull that drove me nuts. Especially if you put any lateral pressure on the trigger, the catch was especially bad.
I went online and someone suggested a new stainless striker guide to replace the plastic one. For $20, I figured it was worth it. Installed it and the trigger pull smoothed, but that "catch" in the middle of the trigger travel was still there.
I took the slide off and looked at the trigger bar and it looked like it might have been rubbing on the frame. Took a jeweler's file and worked on it. No improvement.
Oh well, put it back on the wall of pistols and forgot about it. Then tonight, I was processing some brass and decided to clean guns while I was waiting.
Grabbed the G2c and started fondling it and realized that it was really a great little gun, if only it wasn't for that trigger catch. So I broke it down. Completely. Removed the internals and started isolating the issue.
Finally discovered that it was the trigger safety dingle was attached to a hook. When you pressed on the dingle, it was supposed to move the hook back and let the trigger depress fully. But the hook was catching.
So, I used a flat jeweler's file to round off the hook a bit and that eliminated the catch.
Here is a pic of the hook:
It still works as a safety, but it no longer catches when depressed, as it should be.
Unfortunately, when I was taking the trigger bar assembly out, I felt something hit my hand. I later discovered that there is a small 2.5 mm ball bearing detente for the safety that fell out and has disappeared. Hoping my local hardware store has one. If not, then I found 100 on Amazon for $5.
I still put it back together to try the trigger, and it is 100% better. Still a longer take-up, and still a little mushy at just over 5 lbs, but it is now smooth with no catch.
It was extremely satisfying to figure it out on my own, even though I did lose a part.
Anyone else have tinkering stories that ended in success?