The Dave Spaulding Cut

                         Dave Spaulding

Please check out the Ruger firearms website to see some

of Dave Spaulding's outstanding gun-fighting techniques.

These techniques apply to all firearms including your Glock!

Go to: www.ruger.com and click on Instructional Videos.

Dave is without a doubt one of the best Firearms Instructors

I have ever met!!

His instructional methods work!  They are based on his experience,

research and an uncanny ability to sort through all the BS that

exists in the professional firearms training community.

Introduction

My friend Dave Spaulding the famous firearms trainer and world renowned author is

one of our triggers biggest proponents. He has come with a unique way of cutting

the Trigger Control Tab (TCT) on both the ROCKET & TACTICAL Trigger Control

Connectors (TCC). For the past 5 years he has been telling me about his special

way of cutting the TCT. I listened but I did grasp the concept. Recently he showed

me a pistol with his cut. Amazing!! I am calling his contribution to better Ghost

triggers the "Dave Spaulding Cut" (DS Cut). His idea is a game changer it will

result in your Ghost ROCKET or TACTICAL having a 1911 or single action type

pistol trigger reset. We are definitely talking about high speed low drag!

Normally we illustrate shortening the TCT until the pistol fires with no over-travel.

This lack of over-travel also results in a shorter reset. We have shown you to

use a 90 degree or straight edge cut on the front of the TCT. This method works and is

battle ax reliable. Dave's  way and I must say it is brilliant! (I should of thought of

this one but I did not!) Thanks again Dave!!! 

What Dave has done (again brilliant) is angle the cut rearward at about 5 degrees.

This rearward angle acts as a wedge that causes the trigger with bar to move up

and forward during disconnect. This up and forward movement causes the  trigger

with bar to be positioned right on the edge of the connector guide angle ready for reset.

This action makes reset movement slightly more than the thickness of the connector

material or .035 of an inch or slightly less than the thickness of 3 business cards.    

The Dave Spaulding Cut

The TCT is cut at slight rearward angle. Follow the regular ROCKET or TACTICAL

Installation Instructions except make your cut at this slight angle. Caution too 

sharp of an angle and your pistol may not reset. 

To insure you did correctly test fire your pistol. If your pistol fires and resets 

during test firing then you are good. 

Always test fire your pistol after performing any work. 

Note: This cut will only work on the ROCKET & TACTICAL for Glock Pistols!!!

The Guide Angle: causes the cruciform/sear of the trigger with bar to move

down as the trigger with bar is pushed/pulled to the rear releasing the firing

 pin and firing the pistol. Here is a description and pictorial of how

the DS Cut works.

Photo Below

Firing: The trigger with bar is stopped by the TCT after the firing

pin has been released, thereby eliminating all over-travel.

NOTE: the trigger bar is contacting the TCT towards the center of its height. 

The rear of the trigger with bar is in the middle of the guide angle.

Photo Below

Disconnect: The pistol has fired, the slide during recoil moves to

the rear. The lobe on the inner underside of the slide cams the

connector inwards via the reset/disconnect tab causing the trigger with bar to

disconnect from the guide angle and rising up/rearward because of

the tension of the trigger spring. These actions cause the trigger

with bar to disconnect the firing function. This is where the

DS Cut comes into play as the trigger with bar rises upwards and normally

rearward the DS Cut causes it to follow the cut angle so that it moves upwards and now

slightly forward enough so that the trigger with bar is now resting on the edge on the guide

angle (instead of much more to the rear by about .060).  You can not fire the pistol again

until you reset the trigger with bar by moving it slightly forward (.035) so that it contacts

the guide angle. This when you hear your pistol "click". The click is the connector

snapping out and causing the trigger with bar to reengage with the guide angle.

With the TCT and the DS Cut the amount of forward movement to reset the

trigger is approximately the thickness of the guide angle .035".

Photo Below

Reset: First move the trigger with bar forward until you hear the "click". Now to fire

the pistol again you must move the trigger with bar approximately .035" rearward to fire.

Again you can not fire the pistol until you reset the trigger with bar by moving it slightly

forward (.035) so that it contacts the guide angle so that the cruciform can be guided

down and back to release the firing pin to detonate the primer. With the TCT and the

DS Cut, the amount of forward movement to reset the trigger is approximately the

thickness of the guide angle .035" or slightly less than the thickness of 3 business cards. 

This a Huge improvement for Glock trigger reset!!

Note: This cut will only work on the ROCKET & TACTICAL for Glock Pistols!!!