2011 Gunsmith Trigger Install

Poe0416 · Nov 7, 2023

Vancouver, WA resident looking to have a Red Dirt USA trigger (https://reddirt-usa.com/staccato-grip-st-trigger-flat-silver/) installed and fitted on my Staccato P.

What should I expect to pay for this type of work?

Am I being foolish bringing this to a gunsmith? I'm mechanically capable but I always think about resale, I tend to prefer to buy professionally installed than DIY.

solv3nt · Nov 7, 2023

A trigger job will be around $250. I've heard @Velzey does 1911 work.

ron · Nov 9, 2023

You can learn to disassemble a 1911. Replacing the trigger is pretty easy if you know how to take
it apart. Not much fitting needs to be done to do a trigger swap. But if you want a "Trigger Job"
that requires fitting the hammer, sear and disconnector. I like to tinker with guns. I have done
Trigger work on 1911s since the 1980s. I am not asking to work on any ones guns but mine
and my family. Jerry Kuhnhausen 1911 shop manual is how I learned how to work on 1911s.
Also the 1911 sear jig is needed. Learn to do it yourself. Look at the sear, hammer, disconnector
and sear spring sets that are pre fitted. Some adjusting and knowledge is still required.

kmk1012 · Nov 9, 2023

ron said:
You can learn to disassemble a 1911. Replacing the trigger is pretty easy if you know how to take
it apart. Not much fitting needs to be done to do a trigger swap. But if you want a "Trigger Job"
that requires fitting the hammer, sear and disconnector. I like to tinker with guns. I have done
Trigger work on 1911s since the 1980s. I am not asking to work on any ones guns but mine
and my family. Jerry Kuhnhausen 1911 shop manual is how I learned how to work on 1911s.
Also the 1911 sear jig is needed. Learn to do it yourself. Look at the sear, hammer, disconnector
and sear spring sets that are pre fitted. Some adjusting and knowledge is still required.
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Is the fire control group in a 2011 the same as a 1911 for replacement parts? I have a RIA Tac Ultra in 10mm that would be a fun project to swap out triggers.