Back when I got my 2014 Shadow Custom I noted that there seemed to be friction coming from the trigger bar. I have never adjusted or removed the trigger bar springs, but recently, I removed my grips (for 3d printing project) and saw that one of the trigger bar "hooks" wasn't in the trigger bar groove. In fact, it wasn't even touching the trigger bar. So, I decided to do a teardown and clean and see what I could see. First, what I saw with the grips removed:
As you can see, it's hard to tell that it isn't aligned properly, even from this vantage point. You certainly can't tell with the upper off and looking down. So, I disassembled, and examined the trigger bar. Here is what it looks like:
Here you can see one side is heavily worn (pistol has 1400rds through it). The other side shows no wear at all. I would chalk this up to "it's just a little wear, probably smooths the action, no big deal", until you look at the profile of the bar from below:
One side is noticeably thinner, I would even say significantly. I am a little worried about this. I would hypothesize that the misaligned spring was riding on the outside of the trigger bar, pushing on the opposite side, but it never seems to touch the trigger bar at all while dry-firing. So, I think the one hook that is touching is making this happen. My current idea is to just realign, and maybe bend the spring up on the side that isn't touching. There is very little space on the outside of the trigger bar inside the frame, so getting alignment on this might be tricky. The gun performs flawlessly, but the excessive wearing is a concern.
So, my question is should I just align the thing and keep an eye on it, or should I get another trigger bar? Leave it alone, damage done, not a concern? Anyone else have issues with the trigger bar alignment? I have never touched the spring, I think it was like that when I got it and I just never noticed. Any other thoughts/advice? Trigger pull is silky smooth, it may be done wearing, but can't say for certain.
