Bending a standard 75B trigger

[Metal Wonder Nine Guy]

Has anyone here ever been able to bend a standard 75B trigger so it doesn't have as sharp of a curve in its trigger bow? I know CZ custom and Cajun gunworks have aftermarket replacement triggers, but I figured I'd ask here before spending money on triggers.

[Tok36]

    I have seen it done a few times. In these cases people heated them up with a torch and then bent them. When doing so it is a good idea to make sure that they do not get too long from straightening because they can then hit the bottem of the inside of the trigger guard.

[tdogg]

Yes, you can straighten them but they (as Tok mentioned) will bottom out on the trigger guard.  If you use an appropriately sized socket you can straighten them very nicely but again they will not function without shortening the trigger afterward.  It took a while to find this thread and the pictures are all gone now which is a bummer but the discussion may still be helpful.

https://czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=65143.15

Cheers,
Toby

[George16]

I straightened a recurve trigger for use on my shadow 2. I had to heat it using my gas stove to soften it up. I have to bend the tip a little bit so it won’t hit the trigger guard.

Here’s a few pictures:
After polishing


Before polishing and bending the tip a little bit:


Stock shadow 2 trigger:


Modified/straightened trigger:

[Gunnerdad80]

I straightened a recurve trigger for use on my shadow 2. I had to heat it using my gas stove to soften it up. I have to bend the tip a little bit so it won’t hit the trigger guard.

Here’s a few pictures:
After polishing


Before polishing and bending the tip a little bit:


Stock shadow 2 trigger:


Modified/straightened trigger:

Looks good, nice job.

[Steve Menegon]

Has anyone here ever been able to bend a standard 75B trigger so it doesn't have as sharp of a curve in its trigger bow? I know CZ custom and Cajun gunworks have aftermarket replacement triggers, but I figured I'd ask here before spending money on triggers.

I was very close to completing mine when I needed a small adjustment to clear everything and I fubared the project. If I ever get another trigger to try, I'll remember that error!

I had blued it and thought I nailed it, but again, the small adjustment was fatal.

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[Gunnerdad80]

Has anyone here ever been able to bend a standard 75B trigger so it doesn't have as sharp of a curve in its trigger bow? I know CZ custom and Cajun gunworks have aftermarket replacement triggers, but I figured I'd ask here before spending money on triggers.

I was very close to completing mine when I needed a small adjustment to clear everything and I fubared the project. If I ever get another trigger to try, I'll remember that error!

I had blued it and thought I nailed it, but again, the small adjustment was fatal.

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What’s wrong with the trigger in the picture?

[Steve Menegon]

I took that picture before I did the last adjustment and at that point it all went to crap. Kicked myself in the butt because I knew better.

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[eastman]

I took that picture before I did the last adjustment and at that point it all went to crap. Kicked myself in the butt because I knew better.

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for people here to learn not to do what you did, it would help to see how it went wrong.

[Steve Menegon]

Great point. I'll explain.

Before I started, I used my dial caliper to measure the radius of the trigger sweep using the stock trigger. I then began heating, straightening and checking angles between pivot hole, trigger bar hole, and length. I tried the trigger in the gun a few times. I needed to either change the angle forward a few degrees or shorten the trigger by bending the bottom or just shorten it overall. I decided to change the angle. I put it in my vise and forgot to add support to the pin holes. I heated, attempted the angle change, and the pin holes collapsed. It was junk at that point.

It will work done properly. It felt great in the gun. I was happy with the triggers I changed for my CZ guns prior to this experiment, I just wanted to see if I could do it as I love the flat Geissele SSA in my one AR.

I did not take pictures of the destroyed trigger nor did I save it.

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[George16]

The little bend at the bottom of the trigger is very critical especially if you don’t plan on shortening it. I use a paper clip (Easier to bend) as a pattern in making my modified trigger. 

[Steve Menegon]

I went for moving the whole trigger at the thickest part. I also looked at a radius on the trigger similar to the inside of the trigger guard, but decided against it. I needed a few lousy degrees and 100% function was there to be had! Live and learn.

I almost went with a small 90° bend on the bottom, but preferred a cleaner look.

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[George16]

I also used a dremel with a sanding drum to grind the face and reduced the thickness of the trigger

[tinnitus]

Thanks to everyone here for the useful posts above.

Some interweb users feel it's bad form to revive a sleeping thread like I'm doing here, but it's relevant info that I (and others) will use when diving in to do this mod.

I've got oxy torches for heat, vices, various radius sockets for forms and a dremel to shorten, smooth and polish whatever sticks down too far.

I'm trying to think if I own anything that hasn't been modded a little or a lot. I don't think anything I have is factory stock. This is exciting.

   

[M1A4ME]

New people/members often have questions.  They may not be "new" questions to the more experienced here but the only way the new members can understand them is to ask and go over the replies (and maybe ask more questions) to insure they get the understanding them need.

Getting jumped on for reviving an old thread (here) doesn't happen much.

Sometimes the new guy my have hit on a way to do something the rest of us haven't thought of or have forgotten.