Reviews & Ratings for Timney Triggers Alpha Competition Ruger RXM Pistol Trigger — 4 reviews — Page 1

Really for my RMX (4.5 inch threaded full size) it was this Timney Alpha or the Johnny Glock trigger. I think the other choice is the better one on pure function, but it's also almost three times the price. This is still a good improvement over the stock mushiness. Not as mushy, less pre travel, more defined wall. The downside to this trigger is that the reset is not terribly positive. I mean it's there, but way less than stock. You can train through it easily though, so I don't think it's that big a deal. I added a 6lb (up from stock 5lb) firing pin spring to add a little better reset and avoid the light strikes I've heard about with this trigger (although I've never had one). I tested it for this review with my Wheeler trigger gauge three times and got 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6 lb pulls, so mid 4 lb range. Overall it's solid for the money. There are better out there, but not for this price.

Installation of the Timney trigger in the Ruger RXM required several hours of intense study and parts manipulation. Two major problems occurred. The tiny slide lock spring managed to "escape" and defied all attempts to find it. All my fault. But unlike Elvis, it had not left the building as it was eventually discovered two days later. Then, with the installation complete, the slide refused to seat on the frame. After several disassembly's the trouble was found to be the nearly invisible last 1/16" of the slide lock lever spring protruding above the edge of the locking block, jamming the slide. That corrected, function was perfect. Now intimately familiar with the innards of the RXM, I am certain another installation could be completed in a fraction of the time. Compared to the factory trigger, take-up was slightly less and the let-off noticeably lighter, but this is still a god-awful Glock style trigger.