How to reduce the trigger slack of my 1911 pistol?
If by slack you mean the rearward movement of the trigger before you can feel the trigger contact any of the other internal gun parts (disconnector and sear) that's usually called "trigger pre-travel". And the only practical way to reduce excessive trigger pre-travel is to install a trigger equipped with adjustable pre-travel tabs at the front of its bow such as seen on this trigger: http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduc...ctNumber=746161
Keep in mind the 1911 needs some amount of trigger pre-travel for reliable operation.
And also for safety.
Thanks so much for the advice, I'll try it.
I'm not recommending that trigger shown in the link. It was given simply as an example of what pre-travel adjustment tabs looked like.
The 1911 is not a Swiss watch, and sometimes attempts to tighten things up can lead to problems. As an example, based on blueprint analysis, the average Government Model M1911A will have about 0.033 inch (0.84mm) of trigger pre- travel
Q: How much pre-travel does your trigger have?
Hello. How do you adjust that pre travel tab anyway? Many thanks.
The tabs are a one-way fit. You can bend the tabs forward away from the trigger bow to limit how far the trigger travels forward in the frame (they bottom on the frame instead of the bow) to hold the trigger farther back eliminating any trigger slack.