Powder River Precision XDM trigger kit

[TMan]

Today wasn't one that will go down in memory as a pleasant one. I had plumbing problems, the market dropped 300 points to $6723, and I installed the PRP kit into my XD(M). (Did I previously mention that I'd picked up an XD(M) that she had in stock when I picked up my Sig P220 in 22LR).

So having heard about the Powder River Precision (PRP) kit, I purchased one, and received it in short order. I also bought the $25 CD that explains how to install the kit. They have the normal disclaimer that a qualified gunsmith should install the kit. The only difference is: they mean it; it isn't just legal BS.

The kit has two parts and two springs. The parts are an over-travel stop made out of plastic, and a safety lever out of metal. These parts are not drop-in. They have to be fitted in order to get the gun to work. I had to assemble and disassemble several times in order to get the proper fit. The safety lever had to be filed in 3 places and the over-travel in one.
I spent several hours on this.

The end results were a trigger that is definitely an improvement over the stock trigger, but no where near as good as the Glockworx trigger in my Glock 17L.

[MLB]

Sheesh! A trigger job done before the "new gun smell" even wears off!

My P99 trigger got better with time. It's smoother, but I still don't like it.

[TMan]

Well at least I dry-fired it prior to replacing parts. ;D

You do have a point about putting a lot of rounds through a gun in order to improve the trigger. My shooting buddy, who didn't go shooting with me today because he decided he'd rather have a root canal, has put thousands of rounds through his Glock, and its trigger is a lot lighter than before.

So rather than spending $400 for ammo, I spent $102 for parts.

A good trigger job does do more than lighten the trigger pull; it will also reduce pre-travel (if necessary) and over-travel. With this kit this is done via removing material from the parts. Note that after removing material, you can't put it back on. I now have a bit too much over-travel, and there is still quite a bit of creep.

I really don't understand the reason for the creep because my XD doesn't have it. They may have changed some of the geometry between the sear and the striker. I could remove some of the material, but since Numrich doesn't have the striker, removing too much material would result in an expensive paper-weight.

The cool thing about the XD(M) from an engineering standpoint is the disassembly bar that runs along the frame above the trigger bar. When you rotate the disassembly lever up, it pushes this bar back, which in turn moves the sear down away from the striker. Since it does this, when you move the slide forward to remove it, you don't have to pull the trigger. Since they accomplish this via only having 3 additional parts, I consider it quite clever, and it removes a big complaint that people have: that there just might still be a round in the chamber because of excessive lubrication (of the disassembler, not the gun).

[MLB]

That's a big plus for me. I dislike the "pull the trigger" step during any dissasembly. The XD(M) is a good looking firearm too. Looking forward to your overall review of it.

[TMan]

Rather than report on it here, I created another thread. See handgunforum.proboards3.com/index.cgi?board=talking&action=display&thread=2616