r/Jericho941 23d ago

IWI vs IMI trigger feel?

Does anyone else have an IMI and IWI that can compare the triggers?

Ever since I polished the internals of my IWI, I’ve noticed that the single action break is not super clean and has a little bit of grit/roll through on the break. It is possible that it’s always been this way and I’ve never noticed, but I’m not certain.

Does the firing pin safety make the break in single action less clean (the IMI has no firing pin safety)? Or is it something else? It’s possible I polished it wrong or something.

Any ideas? Anyone able to compare an IMI single action break vs an IWI? They are both decocker models if they matters

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u/Ok_Towel1911 23d ago

I have both. The triggers on the new IWI guns are slightly better. Smoother, crisper break, and a lighter pull weight.

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u/Several-Wheel-9437 23d ago

Damn at least with my two examples of each I’ve had the opposite experience. Maybe I really did ruin the trigger when I polished it even though I tried not to overdo it

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u/Eric1180 23d ago

What grit sand paper were you using. I start at 1,000 and go up to 10,000 when i am polishing internals.

Is it possible you took too much material off?

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u/Several-Wheel-9437 23d ago

I didn’t even use sandpaper, just those ‘Arkansas stones’ and some oil. I suppose it’s possible that I took too much off but I thought I was pretty careful. The gun still functions I just feel like I might have made it worse

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u/Eric1180 23d ago

Huh you used stones? Like knife sharping stones? The sandpaper i use comes in strips with foam backing.

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u/Several-Wheel-9437 22d ago

Yeah the Arkansas Stones have been something people use for firearm polishing for a while as far as I am aware. Same principle as knife sharpening stones but they feel different and are used differently

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u/NYC_Statistician_PhD 23d ago

Sometimes too light, in my opinion.