Holmes, did you put the 9/40 sear in along with the flat trigger on the 45? if you did, is there significant improvement? I am not
a gunsmith so do you think it would make more sense to wait until the entire 45 kit is ready or go ahead and install the 9/40 sear
with the flat trigger? thanks in advance for any advice
....... also when I mentioned in previous post about 45 fitting most 9/40
holsters I was referring to leather holsters..... don't have any kydex here.
...... on the MagGuts issue I think they will have a chance to make it work by eliminating the large follower as they did in other
kits, I hope so, but like I said, I am not a gunsmith so just guessing.
I installed the sear and the flat trigger but that resulted in a pull lighter than I care for in a carry gun- 4 lbs. My 45 had a lighter factory pull than any of the Shield 9s I've worked with. The mechanical advantage of the flat face trigger itself reduces the pull weight by 14-17 ounces in my experience. I ended up just polishing the factory trigger bar, sear and striker block and installing the flat face trigger. This gives me a nice clean 5lb-2oz trigger.
If you're interested in the flat trigger I'd surely recommend trying it by itself before you change any other internals. One of the big issues with many of the earlier Shields was the channel that the striker block runs in. The factory bore job was sloppy with a rough surface and often had burrs present. This is where that infamous pre-travel grittiness came from. The Shield 45s I've worked on so far have had none of that grittiness and their striker block bores looked much better done out of the box.
The Apex trigger alone will reduce the pre-travel a little bit as well as the over travel. The latter is important for me as a shooter. Reset remains crisp and tactile.
If you want the sear as well I'd wait for the kit to come out so you get the striker block. Apex will undoubtedly have a noticeably improved version as compared to the factory piece. You will also have Apex warranty and support by doing so.
I imagine the 45 will indeed work in most open muzzle leather holsters thus saving many folks the additional expense of a new holster. Nice to know.
I'm hoping MagGuts can pull a rabbit out of the hat with the 45 mags. I'd love to have them prove me wrong
