Simply disassemble the gun using the handy video above, and follow along to do the install. Apex offers a trigger only or a trigger with a Gen 3 Trigger Bar for those running the Gen4 GLOCKs.
Installation of the GLOCK Apex Trigger is actually much easier than the install on the S&W pistols as you just need to remove the trigger assembly and replace it with Apex’s kit.
This is a big upgrade in my mind, and immediately made the gun a bit more pleasant to shoot. The safety blade is still there, but it’s easily disengaged, and moved to a recessed position within the flat, smooth trigger shoe. If nothing else, Apex’s flat-faced trigger makes for a much more comfortable and ergonomic shooting experience.
Not the end of the world, but certainly not an experience I go out of my way to have. After a few hundred rounds, I usually have a little dimple on my trigger finger. This is usually magnified by the six pounds or more that it requires to set one off. The safety blade on them has always protruded a bit beyond the shoe causing a hot spot on my digit. I’ve never enjoyed the feel of GLOCK’s factory trigger on my finger. In fact, when Apex sent me a trigger to test out, I was a little sad about it, because I actually like the factory trigger just fine. Sure, you can make them better, but they already start life crisp and clean enough with one of the best tactile and audible resets out there. Second, the GLOCK trigger, in my opinion, has never been nearly as needful of a cleanup as the M&Ps. The road to GLOCK perfection, however, is a bit different.įirst, the market is heavily saturated with companies making triggers for Gaston’s wundergun. Every single kit has done wonders for those guns, especially the older M&Ps which came with one of the worst factory triggers imaginable. For more information, visit ’ve managed to put an Apex Trigger in every Smith & Wesson striker-fired gun that’s come into my hands, including Shields, Sigmas, and M&Ps. The Apex Forward Set Trigger Kit M&P M2.0 retails for $164.95. Using a combination of the Apex springs and factory sear and trigger return springs enables the user to se the trigger pull weight within a desired range, whether for carry or competition. Meanwhile, the kit a Duty/Carry Sear and Trigger Return Springs and Heavy Weight Sear and Trigger Return Springs. It also includes an Apex Ultimate Striker Block Kit, Forward Set Sear Actuator and 2-Dot Sear. The kit includes an aluminum hard-coat anodized Apex Forward Set Trigger with a center-mounted pivoting safety.
This includes M2.0 Compact and Performance Center models. The new Forward Set Trigger Kit fits M&P M2.0 models in 9mm. It also delivers a crisp trigger break reminiscent of a single-action 1911, according to Apex Tactical. The upgraded reduces overtravel by 40-percent.
Now Apex brings that same formula, but with a traditional curved trigger design. The company’s flat-faced Forward Set Trigger kit proved to be the best selling accessory upgrade for the pistol.
Best 45 ACP: Springfield XDS Mod.2 or S&W PC Ported M&P45 Shield 2.0