If you’ve been keeping up with the channel, you’d know that I’ve been working on a Ruger RXM build, and today we’re going to address my biggest complaint with this gun, and that is the trigger.
For my build, I’ve decided to replace the stock trigger with the Timney Alpha Competition trigger. I actually already own this trigger for regular Gen 3 and 4 glocks, but that doesn’t fit into the RXM, even though the RXM is based on the Gen 3 platform. That’s because the RXM utilizes a proprietary trigger housing. So Timney had to rework their insert to make it work inside the RXM trigger housing.
At this point, I’ve had the chance to shoot this gun with the Timney trigger in it, and it’s a night and day difference. I personally don’t like triggers that have a lot of travel after the wall. I can deal with it, but I find the stock trigger to be somewhat harder to control because it has a heavier pull and break weight. That doesn’t really matter when shooting at a normal pace or faster, but it was frustrating when I slowed down to say zero in a red dot or trying to shoot small targets far away. The Timney trigger makes things a whole lot more predictable, as there’s much less travel after the wall, and you can reliably tell when the trigger will break. The Timney, by design, also actively helps with trigger resets with its included trigger shoe return spring, which can help you to shoot faster.
Now, if you’re going to be using this gun for EDC, people are probably going to bring up the concern that the Timney is advertised as a competition trigger with a light 3lb pull weight. And that can be a legit concern if you don’t put in the time to train with the Timney. It is light and you can pretty easily blow through the wall. Personally, I already owned the Johnny Glocks Timney Combat Conversion kit, which if you’re unaware, are additional parts from the company Johnny Custom Glocks, which essentially add extra weight to the original Timney. Not all the parts are transferable from the Johnny Glocks kit, but at the very least, the connector and striker spring will. I decided to put in the 6lbs striker spring with my setup. That’s heavier than the stock spring, which the internet generally says is about 5.5lbs. Doing this is supposed to bring the pull weight up to 4-4.5lbs, and the wall is now stout. I can still pull through it when I want, but I can definitely tell where the wall is and can stop on it controllably.
This is actually my third Timney trigger, and honestly, it’s not my favorite. In the past, it just didn’t feel all that great to me. I don’t know what it is about this combination of parts, but they’ve moved this trigger up on my list, and I think it is actually my favorite trigger setup of all that I own for the Glock platform. The best way that I can put it is that the trigger is light, but predictable. I’m just in love with this setup right now and it’s actually what I’ve been grabbing for just general dry fire practice, simply because I want to shoot with this trigger setup.
In terms of pricing, the Timney is actually one of the more affordable options for the RXM at a retail price of about $100. Personally, I got mine on sale somewhere in the $80 range, so again, quite competitively priced considering that you are getting an entire trigger system with the Timney, rather than just small trigger parts replacements like some other sellers are offering for around the same price. But of course, I’m also utilizing some parts from the Johnny Glocks Timney Combat Conversion Kit and that will run you $72 plus shipping if you want to pick that up. Again, I bought my conversion kit years ago and am just reusing it. If you want a recommendation, I would say to run just the regular Timney first and see how you feel about it. If you think it’s too light, then I would consider adding the conversion kit. But if you want to save a lot of money and not get the conversion kit, just get yourself a striker spring kit from some other manufacturer and play with that. Depending on the weight you use, you’ll be able to obtain a heavier pull and a more defined wall. Again, I’m currently running a 6lb striker spring, and that’s working well, but I’m still experimenting and might try some lighter springs in the future.
Overall, the Timney Alpha Competition trigger is, in my opinion, much better than the stock trigger, in general, but with the added small parts from Johnny Glocks, this trigger setup is next level to me, and this is an upgrade that I wish I had done sooner.
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