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Hey all,
I'm sending my Nighthawk back in tomorrow for some mild mods. It currently sports a Greider long solid trigger, BUT the problem is the trigger adjustment hole chews the crap outta my finger. What would you recommend would be a good replacement? Burns? Yam (10-8)?

Thanks
Rich

Have the folks at Nighthawk break the edges of the adjustment hole for you. It would probably cheaper and easier than replacing the unit.

If it is really bugging you Dave Berryhill offers a solid trigger with a fixed overtravel stop. I haven't seen it first hand but I doubt Dave would put his reputation behind a substandard part. Also, Nighthawk is now working with Larry Vickers on a line of "signature grade" guns. Larry and Hilton Yam have a very slick solid trigger with a fixed overtravel stop. They might be able to install one for you.

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Aren't they the same??? I mean didn't YAM basically just "modify" the idea and part that Burns sells?

I would also second what Pete R says... why not have Nighthawk fit the part that's already in the gun?

That's what I'm asking them to do. Just smooth out the existing trigger.

No need to throw stones, CF. They're all good - doesn't matter who's first

The "idea" for the solid face trigger was Bob Greider's. He told me about it years ago, and sent me samples even before Dane started selling them. He makes triggers for a lot of folks (YoBo included) who want the best product on the market. He's a quality guy, and it shows in the product. As far as the hole goes, guys who build guns professionally should know that it needs to be addressed.

Properly faced off it won't bother you.

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Heinie offers one as well. While we are castigating I think Richard had his before Burns

Like Ted said, they are all good and who was first doesn't matter. There are enough variations of a theme that there seems to be plenty of room in the aftermarket 1911 parts market for all of the players. I think that all of the talented people working on 1911s now is the reason that I feel we are at the zenith of custom pistols. I mean, look at all of the work posted here, brilliant.

BTW, I thought Heinie came up with "scallops" as his work was the first I saw featuring it. A few years later I see STI guns coming from the factory scalloped and thought, "Wow. They are biting off of Heinie and not giving credit." Then I read not long ago, where Heinie stated he didn't come up with it and I believe Dave Skinner at STI is who he credits seeing them from first.

Now look at Heinie's scallops versus Chuck Roger's version. I think Chuck's version is more "grippy" because he either goes a little deeper or is spaced slightly less apart, or both. The result is that the intersections of the scallops are closer together giving some "sharper" lines in the design. Scott at SDM does them similar to the way Chuck does.

So I guess I'm just saying that even "new" things with the 1911 have been done by others before too. How many of the names mentioned are variations on Videcki triggers? IIRC Burns stated he brought his to the market because Videcki went out of business. At any rate, aren't all of these parts copies of ones thought up by John Browning?

Sorry for being so verbose, first post of the day, and I also agree with the others, modify the trigger in it. Good luck & enjoy.

George at EGW sells one without a take up adjustment screw.

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