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What you are far more likely to get sued or criminally charged over is whether you shot when you shouldn't have. Number one rule here is TRAINING. Keep your booger-hook off the bang switch until you WANT it to go boom. Negligent discharges (ND) are the result of fingers being where they should not have been. Accidental discharges (AD) are for those who do an ND but don't wish to accept the responsibility for it or admit to negligence.
If it is a legitimate shoot, it doesn't matter what your trigger pull was, what caliber your gun was, or whether you load your own ammo or not.
These concerns come up from time to time, but I have yet to see any such fears supported by actual cases where a shooting was determined to be justified, but then other issues caused problems. The cases that have been offered have included such issues only in addition to questions on the legitimacy of the shoot itself.
Try a variety of guns, find one you shoot well and is comfortable to you, then practice, practice, practice.
Maintain the functional integrity of the gun for it's reliability. If you want a super sweet uber trigger, save it for your range gun. That is not to say don't do any work on a trigger, but make sure the work that is done doesn't compromise it's reliability.
Swapping Glock connectors and trigger springs or doing a light polish is one thing. Rounding edges and going to reduced power firing pin springs is another.
kschmadeka wrote:
With a Glock, whatever you do don't get the 3.5 lb connector. I tried it, it gave me the only AD's I've ever had (all went downrange though). The Glock trigger already has about 1 or 1.5 lbs pressure on the travel, so the difference between travel and breakover is harder to predict.
Best way to go with a Glock is use the standard 5lb connector, but have it polished by one of the Glock vendors at the gun shows. That lightens the breakover slightly and smooths it considerable, but also leaves it nice and crisp and easy to tell when it's coming.
Or try the 3.5lb connector, learn trigger control, and see if you like it.
My favorite trigger in the Glock is a polished 3.5 connector with a New York 1 trigger spring, minus the metal spring on the NY1. Gives a fantastic trigger, not quite as mushy on the take up, but still a nice light let off and a fantastic reset.
FWIW, I have 3.5lb connectors in all my Glocks and have never had an ND (or AD if you prefer). Just because one person didn't like it or couldn't master it doesn't mean you (or anyone else) should not even consider it. Believe it or not, there are some people who can do things others find difficult or are unwilling to learn.
