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INTRODUCTION
The
GHOST ROCKET & TACTICAL
are
not "Drop
In"
parts
they are
fitted by shortening
the
Trigger
Control Tab/Stop
(TCT)
of the ROCKET
or TACTICAL. No
Changes are made to the Glock Pistol. To
do the installation please perform all the
steps in SECTIONS I through IV.
The
GHOST
3.5 LB. TRIGGER,
3.5
LB. ULTIMATE,
4.5
LB. RANGER
& 5.0
LB. PATROL
are drop-in trigger connectors. Drop-in
means there is NO
fitting required. You do not have to
remove any material for these trigger
connectors to function properly. To do the
installation please perform all the steps
in SECTION I.
-The
PART is modified not the Glock-
Please
read these instructions completely
before
beginning.
The
uh-oh Notice:
If
you installed the Rocket or Tactical
before you shortened the Trigger
Control Tab/Stop
(TCT)
as recommended in;
SECTION
II: INSTALLATION ROCKET & TACTICAL
And
your pistol will not fire therefore you
will not be able to disassemble your
pistol (normal disassembly procedures
require you fire your empty pistol
so that you may remove the slide, you can
not disassemble a cocked pistol). Because
the Trigger
Control Tab/Stop
(TCT)
on the Rocket or Tactical is limiting the
rearward movement of the trigger you must
remove the firing pin assembly to
disassemble your pistol so that you can
remove the slide assembly. Please see
number 4 in Section II. Once
the slide is removed you may begin in
Section II.
NOTE:
These
connectors were designed for PRACTICAL,
TACTICAL & SELF DEFENSE use. You may
use the GHOST ROCKET
&
GHOST TACTICAL
for self-defense/tactical applications. If
you want a heavier trigger pull you may
replace the Glock coil trigger spring with
an Olive Glock New York Trigger
Spring. A
Glock Armorer or Gunsmith should
install these parts
but anyone can do it.
The installation and fitting are not
difficult if the instructions are followed
by the numbers and you take your time.
Recommended
equipment:
Orange
slide cover plate (our
customers feedback says you must get the
orange plate!)
or sectioned standard slide plate cover, a
3/32nd punch or Glock Armorer's Tool,
sharp file, Dremel tool or grinder and a
buffing wheel.
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To purchase these items click on them
scroll down to bottom -
SECTION
I: PISTOL DISASSEMBLY
1.
Unload
the Glock pistol-verify
it is unloaded
!
2.
Remove
the slide. Use an owners manual or
Armorer's manual for reference for
names/depictions of the parts.
3.
Locking Block pin removal
3.
Locking
block pin removal.
Glock
pistols have two or three frame pins they
are: locking block pin, trigger pin &
trigger mechanism housing pin. First using
a 3/32's of an inch punch from the left
side (the side the slide stop is on) of
the receiver push the locking block pin
(the top pin) out of the receiver to the
right all pins are removed from left to
right. If your pistol has two pins proceed
to number
4.
4.
Trigger pin removal
4.
The
removal of the trigger pin.
This
the trickiest part of the process because
with one hand you have to move the slide
stop up/down & front/rear while using
the punch in your other hand to firmly
press the trigger pin out of the receiver
from left to right (sometimes by moving
the trigger forward it makes this step
easier). If you moved the pin into the
frame slightly but it does not push out it
is best to push the pin back in from the
right side and try again. Be patient!
5.
Slide stop removal
5.
Removal
of the slide stop.
When the trigger pin is pushed out the
right side of the receiver the slide stop
will lift out of the receiver.
6.
Locking block removal
6.
Locking
block removal.
Using your punch insert the tip under the
locking block and apply downward pressure
moving the locking block up and out of the
receiver.
7.
Trigger housing pin removal
7.
Trigger
mechanism housing pin removal.
Using your punch push the trigger
mechanism housing pin out of the receiver
from left to right.
8.
Trigger assembly removal
8.
Trigger
assembly removal.
Use your punch and place it under the
ejector mounted in the trigger housing.
Apply upward pressure lifting the trigger
housing up and out of the receiver
9.
Separating
the trigger with trigger bar from the
trigger housing
9.
Separating
the trigger with trigger bar from the
trigger housing.
Pull forward on the trigger with trigger
bar while rotating the trigger bar counter
clockwise. You may now lift the trigger
bar out of the trigger housing. The
trigger coil spring is still attached.
Unhook the spring from the trigger bar.
Note how it attaches to the trigger bar.
Looking from the right side it attaches to
form an "s". The top of the
"s" is hooked to the trigger bar
and the bottom of the "s" is
hooked to the trigger housing. The spring
must be reattached in this manner for the
pistol to function properly.
10.
Removal
of the connector
10.
Removal
of the connector. The
best way to remove the connector is to use
another connector by pushing one connector
out of the trigger housing with the other.
Using the long mounting tab on the bottom
of the connector. Insert the connector
into the rectangular slot of the trigger
housing located on the ejector side of the
housing. Push the installed connector out
of the housing. Do not bend or attempt to
pry the connector out of the housing. It
may break.
Note:
If
installing a drop-in trigger connector
replace the removed connector with the
drop-in one and push the lower part of the
connector flush with the trigger mechanism
housing. Reverse the steps and reassemble
the pistol. Dry-fire and functions check.
Please
see: SECTION
III: TROUBLE SHOOTING
SECTION
II: INSTALLATION ROCKET & TACTICAL
The
ROCKET & TACTICAL
are
fitted to stop this excess trigger
movement by gradually shortening the Trigger
Control Tab/Stop
(TCT).
1.
The
ROCKET/TACTICAL
is depicted above.
Notice the additional tab on the part.
This tab is the Trigger
Control Tab/Stop
(TCT).
This is the portion you will gradually
shorten to effect your triggers
over-travel and reset. Do not alter or
shorten the other surfaces or tabs on the
connector. The end of the stop should only
contact the trigger bar immediately after
the pistol fires.
2.
Insert
the ROCKET/TACTICAL connector into
the trigger housing and press it into the
housing so that the base of the connector
is flush against the housing. Reinstall
the trigger coil spring on the trigger
with bar. Reinsert the trigger with bar
back into the trigger housing.
Note:
1.
When you
press the connector into the housing
ensure that bottom portion that is mounted
in the trigger
mechanism housing sits
slightly below flush in the trigger
mechanism housing.
2.
Check the
outward bend angle
of the
connector. This is done by sliding a piece
of (.003 or standard 20 lb paper) paper
between the connector and the top portion
of the trigger mechanism
housing.
The paper should slide through with a
little resistance. If the paper does not
slide through then the connector needs to
removed and bent out ever so slightly. If
it slides through with no resistance
the connector needs to be removed and bent
in ever so slightly.
2.
-Measuring
the bend angle-
2.
-Checking
the bend angle with a sheet of paper-
2.
-Adjusting
the bend angle-
The
connector being bent too far inwards is
the most common customer problem.
The connectors are modeled after the Glock
connectors. There are slight variances in
the trigger
mechanism
housings
which
can affect the final bend angles. Please
use the technique above to insure your
connector bend angle is correct.
3
a. Determining amount of initial tab
shortening
3.
The
TCT
is longer than necessary to enable greater
adjustment. The tab keeps part of the
trigger inside the drop safety slot of the
trigger housing (arrow). When
the trigger is in this position you will
not be able to push it down to release the
firing pin for disassembly/removal of the
slide. a.)
Visually determine the amount to be
removed from the TCT
on the ROCKET/TACTICAL.
This is determined by how much of the
trigger bar is in the drop safety slot.
Take
your time and gradually shorten the stop
tab. You may use a file,
grinding wheel or Dremel with a cutting
wheel (use the cutting wheel as a grinder
see 4f below).
3
b. Tab was gradually shortened
3
b.) Shorten
the TCT
just enough so that the trigger may move
rearward slightly out of the drop safety
slot. This will ensure that once the
pistol is reassembled you will be able to
push down on the trigger bar to release
the firing pin once the housing is
reinstalled in the pistol.
4.
Slide plate removal
4.
Remove
the standard slide plate by depressing the
spacer sleeve (the black plastic ring
looking thing in front of the firing pin
leg in the firing pin channel on the
underside of the slide) towards the muzzle
as depicted in the top picture below. Keep
your thumb over the slide cover plate as
you slide the cover plate down out of the
slide. Use caution because the spring
loaded bearing shown in the second picture
below may shoot out of the slide. Install
an Ghost
Armorer's Plate Orange
Armorer Slide Cover Plate by
depressing the spacer sleeve (the first
object the cover plate contacts) next
depress the spring loaded bearing and
slide the cover plate all the way up until
it stops.
b.)
Reassemble
the pistol by reversing the disassembly
instructions. If the pistol will
not fire after reassembly.
This is because the
TCT
is
too
long
and does not permit the trigger bar to
travel far enough to the rear to release
the firing pin. This is a good thing. Now
you can adjust the TCT
by gradually shortening it to exactly the
trigger feel desired.
4
c. Determining sear & firing pin
contact
c.)
Use
the orange slide cover plate and visually
determine how much farther the trigger
bar/sear (the sear is the rearmost part of
the sear plate pictured above. The sear
contacts the firing pin.) must travel to
the rear to release the firing pin. Once
you have determined this distance remove
half that amount from the TCT
(the
trigger is a lever and moves the
bar a
greater distance on the rear end).
This
is determined by the thickness of the sear
that is contacting and holding the firing
pin to the rear.
d.)
Insert
your Armorer's tool/punch under the slide
cover plate but on top of the trigger bar
and press down on the trigger bar while
pressing and holding the trigger to the
rear.
This will release the firing pin.
4
d. Pushing down on the trigger bar
NOTE:
If
you do not have an orange plate which
would enable you to push down on the
trigger bar to release the firing pin (see
photo 4 d.) so you can remove the slide
and disassemble the pistol. Then you may
have to remove the slide cover plate and
the firing pin assembly to remove the
slide from the pistol. This is because if
the pistol is not dry fired you cannot
remove the slide. This is because the
firing pin is being held by the trigger
with bar which cannot be moved to the rear
because the TCT is too long (see photo 3
a.) To remove the slide cover plate
(see photos # 4 above) to remove the
firing pin assembly pull entire assembly
out of the opening created by the removal
of the slide cover plate.
e.)
Next
you will remove the trigger housing and
trigger with bar.
f.)
Next
you will have to very gradually shorten
the stop (usually
.01 or about the thickness of a business
card)
reinstall and reassemble the pistol to try
it again. You
may use the trigger housing as a
holder.
Repeat
this process-until
you are satisfied that your trigger is
perfect for you. You may have to do this many
times
(it's worth the effort). This way you will
get an incredible trigger pull and
reset!
4
f. Gradually shortening the stop tab -
using the trigger mech. housing as a
holder
5.
Once
you have the ROCKET/TACTICAL
shortened to the optimum length for your
Glock. You should polish the end of the
stop so that it is smooth (use a buffing
wheel or fine/polishing stone). Finally
remove all roughness from around the end
of the stop (if you use a file do not let
the file contact the parts of the
connector stop that will contact the
trigger bar-if you do you must polish off
the burrs).
6.
The
pistol should fire positively. There
should be no hesitation once the trigger
is pulled to release the firing pin and
once the firing pin is released the
trigger should stop.
If
the pistol is going to used for duty or
self defense you may want to remove an
extra .01 of an inch from the tab for an
extra margin of safety.
NOTE:
You
may shorten the TCT to your liking, you
will not damage the trigger connector you
are just adding more over-travel.
7.
Lubricate
& perform the Glock recommended
functions check on the unloaded pistol.
Ensure the pistol fires and resets. Test
live fire the pistol at a range.
IMPORTANT
IF
THE PISTOL IS USED FOR DUTY OR SELF
DEFENSE FIRE
AT LEAST 300 ROUNDS OF THE AMMO TO BE USED
FOR THESE PURPOSES TO INSURE PROPER
FUNCTIONING.
SECTION
III: TROUBLE SHOOTING
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PROBLEM
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SOLUTION
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| Pistol
does not fire |
TCT
is too long or connector is bent
too far inwards. Shorten TCT or
bend connector outwards. SEE
SECTION II #2 Note: 2 |
| Pistol
fires sluggishly |
TCT
maybe too long. Shorten
TCT. |
| Trigger
does not reset
or resets with a louder than
normal "click" |
Connector
maybe bent too far inwards. SEE
SECTION II #2 Note: 2. |
| Trigger
resets
with a louder than normal
"click" and
there is a noticeable increase
dragging on the slide when
operated. |
Connector
maybe bent too far outwards. SEE
SECTION II #2 Note: 2. |
| Light
primer strikes |
Replace
firing pin spring with an extra
power spring. |
| Light
primer strikes |
Option
2-Shorten TCT an
additional .001 or until pistol
fires. |
| Trigger
feels rough |
Check
connector &
trigger surfaces
for burrs of metal caused by the
shortening and or manufacturing
process. Remove
burrs and or replace the trigger. |
NOTE:
The
45/10mm caliber Glocks use a firing pin
that is 9 % heavier firing pin than the
firing pins in the 9mm/40/357 caliber
Glocks but they use the same firing pin
spring. These heavier firing pins cause
the firing pin spring to weaken faster
which could result in light primer
strikes. If you are going to use one of
these 45/10mm
guns to install a Rocket/Tactical
in we recommend that you purchase a Wolff
extra power 6.0 lb. striker/firing pin
spring just to add an extra margin of
safety and reliability*.
*Reliably
means the ammo you carry daily for duty or
self defense. Some brands of ammo - Fiocchi
for
example do not work very well with
standard Glock parts. If you have any
questions please contact me.
SECTION
IV: CONCLUSION
The
GHOST
ROCKET &
TACTICAL
are
not
drop-in parts they must be fitted to each
pistol. Fitting entails the shortening of
the stop
tab located on the ROCKET
&
TACTICAL.
If
you choose to install these parts yourself
please read the instructions and go very
slowly.
Call us if you have any questions before
beginning. Your satisfaction is 100%
guaranteed!
Sincerely,
Arthur
Viani
President
Ghost Inc.
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If you have any questions please call
Arthur @ 305-252-7422 or email: arthur@ghostinc.com.
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