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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 except
put the locking block pin in first.
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.
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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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