Snipping Striker Spring to reduce pull weight?

[Ralph III]

Go for it Ralph. Hopefully, you will never stand before a jury trying to explain why you tried to make your trigger pull lighter by cutting coils off the springs.

If I did I would simply explain the minor adjustment on my firearm allowed me to be more proficient and consequently much safer with it. However, if I took your argument I could also use it against you and inquire why you didn't modify your pistol in order to be more proficient or safer with it? After all, guns are generically manufactured and yet every person is different. So why wouldn't you adjust your weapon in order to be safer or more proficient with it? Why did you choose, hypothetically speaking, to carry a gun with a 10# trigger that could be argued caused you to miss the intended target due to such a heavy trigger? So the argument could go either way.

Irrespective, as noted Wolf makes a spring that will suffice for me and I only inquired whether anyone had considered shortening the spring. So there really is no need for you to grit your teeth.

Take care,
Ralph

[Bawanna]

In court surrounded by bottom feeding lawyer nothing is simple.
But I'm writing down what you said and if I ever find myself in that cess pool they call a court room I'm gonna try it myself.
Makes sense to me which is about the only reason I don't think it will work.

Lawyers and making sense seldom fit in the same sentence. I'd of course represent myself as I don't want to support the epidemic.

[berettabone]

Get in front of a liberal judge and you're toast. You lose liberals at "more proficient", and "firearm"………………………………………….

[340pd]

If I did I would simply explain the minor adjustment on my firearm allowed me to be more proficient and consequently much safer with it. However, if I took your argument I could also use it against you and inquire why you didn't modify your pistol in order to be more proficient or safe with it? After all, guns are generically manufactured and yet every person is different. So why wouldn't you adjust your weapon in order to be safer or more proficient with it? Why did you choose, hypothetically speaking, to carry a gun with a 10# trigger that could be argued caused you to miss the intended target due to such a heavy trigger? So the argument could go either way.

Irrespective, as noted Wolf makes a spring that will suffice for me and I only inquired whether anyone had considered shortening the spring. So there really is no need for you to grit your teeth.

Take care,
Ralph

Your premise makes sense but will not necessarily work in court. After the shooting, your gun and it's alterations will be part of the case against you.
Anything out of factory spec will be questioned. Trying to argue that your modifications make the gun easier to shoot accurately by lightening the triggers pull weight may determine your fate. I will not take that chance. Massad Ayoob is my source and I will follow his advice. You are welcome to do as you wish. Good luck in your search.

[topgun1953]

I wanna see the school teachers thigh................................

Trust me Bawanna, you don't want to see my thigh!

[Bawanna]

Oh my, I hadn't thought of that..........some truth for certain in being careful what one wishes for.

[Ralph III]

Well it's all good points guys!

Yes, I agree any opposing bottom feeding lawyer or liberal prosecutor would attempt to make any modification to your weapon a liability for you. The first question however would be if you were legally justifiable in a self defense situation in which you fired your weapon to stop an assailant. If so, then I see no issue as any slight modification in attempting to improve the weapon for yourself will most likely be irrelevant. However, if your modification caused an accidental discharge then yes I can see you would be in jeopardy. That is why I would never choose a pistol with a really light trigger pull for ccw myself.

Having said all of that, I think it best to leave my weapon unchanged in regards to the trigger. It's better to be safe then sorry so your advice is heeded. I think once the weapon is broken in further it may reach the 5# mark after a little time anyhow.

God Bless,
Ralph