Trigger shoe problem

jtrent211 · June 22, 2008, 11:02 AM

Purchased Kel-Tec P-3AT, love it ! Decided to add the Kel-Tec trigger shoe, makes a lot of difference to me in the trigger pull. Simple installation followed directions to the letter. However, after about 50 rounds shoe comes off. I have tightened the set screws to the point of something bad happening and even added a dash of lock-tite, thinking maybe the screws were backing out. has anyone else had this problem or can anyone offer suggestions or solutions ?

**4V50 Gary** · June 22, 2008, 11:38 AM

Stake the screws in place.

BTW, for self-defense guns (or police firearms), trigger shoes were not permitted for the very problem you raise. If the trigger shoe becomes loose, it can foul up the trigger and render the gun inoperative. That's not good for a defensive firearm whose priority is to work each time you pull the trigger.

jtrent211 · June 22, 2008, 12:46 PM

Thanks for the info/advice. What you have said makes plenty of sense to me. Seems that Kel-Tec would have seen this as a lurking problem. Thanks again.

10-96 · June 22, 2008, 05:00 PM

The other side of that coin...
I work with a guy who cemented the shoe on with fiberglass resin and wanted me to take it off. As far as I know- that thing is still on there somewhere. No, I didn't take on the job since the guy started out the conversation with, "Hey since you don't look too busy and we've been working together a long time now... I need a 'favor'".

Bill DeShivs · June 22, 2008, 05:49 PM

If you choose to permanently attach a trigger shoe on a K/T, you relieve the grip frame so that frame removal is possible. The trigger has to go up through the grip for the frame to be removed.

June 22, 2008, 11:02 AM	#1
jtrent211 Junior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Posts: 8	Trigger shoe problem Purchased Kel-Tec P-3AT, love it ! Decided to add the Kel-Tec trigger shoe, makes a lot of difference to me in the trigger pull. Simple installation followed directions to the letter. However, after about 50 rounds shoe comes off. I have tightened the set screws to the point of something bad happening and even added a dash of lock-tite, thinking maybe the screws were backing out. has anyone else had this problem or can anyone offer suggestions or solutions ?

June 22, 2008, 11:38 AM	#2
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,841	Stake the screws in place. BTW, for self-defense guns (or police firearms), trigger shoes were not permitted for the very problem you raise. If the trigger shoe becomes loose, it can foul up the trigger and render the gun inoperative. That's not good for a defensive firearm whose priority is to work each time you pull the trigger. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

June 22, 2008, 05:00 PM	#4
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 4,160	The other side of that coin... I work with a guy who cemented the shoe on with fiberglass resin and wanted me to take it off. As far as I know- that thing is still on there somewhere. No, I didn't take on the job since the guy started out the conversation with, "Hey since you don't look too busy and we've been working together a long time now... I need a 'favor'". __________________ Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day) I suspect a thing or two... because I've seen a thing or two.

June 22, 2008, 05:49 PM	#5
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,986	If you choose to permanently attach a trigger shoe on a K/T, you relieve the grip frame so that frame removal is possible. The trigger has to go up through the grip for the frame to be removed. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

June 22, 2008, 12:46 PM	#3
jtrent211 Junior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Posts: 8	Thanks for the info/advice. What you have said makes plenty of sense to me. Seems that Kel-Tec would have seen this as a lurking problem. Thanks again.