Do you mean the width? .245" is the width of the standard 1911... .350" on Colt Gold Cups. .920" is the height, minus the clearance to fit a given frame. Length is a variable.

C

 

A trigger shoe is an aftermarket part that fits over a trigger. I think what you are trying to say is the trigger pad. They are normally a short trigger on SA guns but can be had in short, medium, and long from aftermarket manufacturers.

 

this is the answer i was after, sorry i wasnt very clear, as the aftermarket is sold by long, med short trigger shoe.

 

It is crucial to use a trigger that fits the length of your finger. You need to hold and shoot a short and a long to see how it feels. I would start with a medium and see how it feels. Your finger needs to be on the pad so that your pull is straight back with no side pressure.

 

thanks. i have little paws and the short seems to work well, once i get it gack together will see how it shoots.

 

I started with shortest trigger and all stuff worked well. It requires very little pressure to pull back to shoot.

 

the ed brown short isnt as short as the factory, but not by much. The shoe is oversized and took some good filing to get it to a nice fit. A little adjusting and polishing and well, its a night a day difference.

edit....
factory trigger as I measured from the box, 5.6 lbs
after my trigger job, 3.3 lbs

 

Again, it is a trigger "pad", not a shoe. A trigger "shoe" is a part that fits over the pad to make the trigger wider.

 

Again, it is a trigger "pad", not a shoe. A trigger "shoe" is a part that fits over the pad to make the trigger wider.


No disrespect, I purchased a trigger with a short shoe as advertised, I understand the parts break down is stated as a trigger pad, Im just calling it what its sold as, every 1911 trigger on this page is advertised as having a shoe from, Brown,Wilson, Nolan etc.
-skeletonized shoe
-solid shoe
-short,med,long shoe

http://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/trigger-group-parts/triggers/index.htm?avs|Make_3=1911

 

every 1911 trigger on this page is advertised as having a shoe from, Brown,Wilson, Nolan etc.

Actually, Wilson does use the term "pad"... but I digress.

Since actual trigger "shoes" for the 1911 are not as popular as they once were, pad and shoe seem to have become interchangeable. Ed Brown, C&S and John Harrison use the term shoe, Wilson Combat, and probably a few others, use the term pad. These days, I can go either way.

There are a few companies that still make 1911 "shoes"... like DJ Precision for example, but the only time I see them is on the occasional bullseye/target gun.

For those that don't know what I'm talking about, the idea behind the trigger shoe is to reduce "felt" pressure by distributing the pull over a wider area. In the case of the DJP shoe, the shoe is nearly 1/2" wide.
I've got one in a drawer... somewhere.

C

 

I currently own 2 1911s that I have installed trigger shoes on. My trigger shoes came from Tyler Grip (they are know more for their grip adapters than their trigger shoes, but they produce both). I like using trigger shoes on both revolvers and semi auto, but I am OLD school(and old also).

 

Short.

 

Avg Joes, I apologize for correcting you. It seems that I have become so old that langauge and common use of words have passed me by. I just can't seem to keep up with all these kids anymore.

 

I can loan you one of my spare canes.

 

not even worried about it, I was just trying to explain my nomenclature, I was actually thinking after seeing it a few times, reminds me of a phrase about teaching an ol dog new tricks. You mean well, and the pb states its a pad, so why is it marketed as a shoe is beyond me. Someone thought it sounded better at some point Id guess.

all in all, shoe or pad, this trigger feels great at a crisp 3.3 lbs !

 

You are very kind.

 

In the Brownell's catalog, almost EVERY trigger is listed as having a "shoe". FWIW, the Kuhnhausen manual refers to it as the "finger piece". Kinda like everyone calling anything without a firing pin safety a 70 series , when the ONLY thing that makes it a TRUE 70 series pistol is the "Accurizer" barrel, & collet bushing.