I have owned Glocks for years and never once touched the internals. Honestly, I did not trust myself to.
Fire control parts are not accessories. Glock builds three safeties into the pistol, and every one of them depends on parts you are pulling out and putting back. Since starting USA Carry, my main focus has been on concealed carry. And I just never wanted to take a chance on messing something up and causing an ND or worse.
So I left it alone. The trigger was fine. The gun ran. That felt like enough.
Competition changed that. Working on my Echelons, swapping triggers, getting comfortable with fire control parts, all of it lowered the barrier. Apex reached out and sent me one of the new Evo 6 kits, and I decided my Glock 17 Gen 6 was the gun to learn on.
I watched Apex’s installation video first. It looked straightforward. It was.
Installing the @apextactical EVO 6 Trigger Kit in my @GLOCKInc 17 Gen 6
First time installing a Glock trigger. Apex’ install video was straightforward and easy to follow. It took me about 17 mins but that including doing some cleaning while I had the gun apart. pic.twitter.com/UFEsBor6Aq
— USA Carry (@USACarry) August 13, 2026
What the kit actually is
The Apex Evo 6 Trigger Kit is a direct drop-in replacement for the factory polymer trigger, trigger bar, and connector. Per Apex, it includes the Apex Action Enhancement Trigger, a Gen 6 specific Evo 6 trigger bar, the Apex Performance Connector, and the Apex Competition Striker Spring.
Apex lists trigger pull weight between 3.8 and 4.8 pounds depending on whether you run the factory striker spring or the competition spring. The kit is designed for a linear, rolling break. Apex is explicit that it will not give you a defined wall at the striker release point.
It fits Gen 6 G17, G19, and G45 models only. Not Gen 1 through Gen 5, not slim frames, and not clone frames.
Pricing starts at $145, with a choice of Classic or Type 3 trigger aesthetics and color options. Apex manufactures in Arizona.
One quirk worth knowing: Apex says early kits ship with a trigger body marked “G5.” That is intentional. The trigger body is shared between Gen 5 and Gen 6, and the trigger bar is the only difference. Later production will be marked “G 5/6.”
The competition striker spring is not a carry part
This matters, so I want to be direct about it.
Apex states plainly that the Competition Striker Spring is a reduced force spring intended for competition and range use only, and that it is not intended for duty, carry, or self defense. I installed it because my Gen 6 G17 is a range and competition gun. It is not what I carry.
If you are installing this on a defensive pistol, install the trigger, bar, and connector and leave the factory striker spring in place. You still get the improved feel. You do not give up striker energy on a gun that has to work when it counts.
Apex made the spring easy to identify. It has a pair of closed coils about halfway down its length.
The install
You need one tool: a Glock armorer’s tool, or a 3/32 inch pin punch.
Field strip the pistol, then push out the sear housing pin and the trigger pivot pin. The rear pin comes out easily. The front one fights you a little because of spring load on the takedown lever. Pull the locking block, the slide lock lever, and then the sear housing and trigger bar assembly.
Swapping the parts is simple. The connector presses in at the bottom, not the top, and it is supposed to sit at a slight angle rather than flush.
The trigger bar has to seat under the saddle in the sear housing. Apex’s video shows the exact angle to bring the bar in on. Watch that part twice before you do it.
Grease the contact point between the trigger bar and the connector. Apex calls that the most important lubrication point in the Glock fire control system, and it applies to every generation.
The striker spring swap is the part that deserves respect. Wear safety glasses. There is real energy in that spring and in the spring cups. Apex uses the slide itself as a fixture to hold the striker while you compress the spring, which is a clean trick.
One more thing from their video: the striker goes back in clean and dry. No oil, no grease.
Function checks
Apex walks through all three Glock safety systems after installation, and you should not skip any of them. Trigger safety blocking the trigger body against the frame. Drop safety, verified by pressing down on the cruciform and confirming it does not drop. Striker block, verified by confirming the striker face does not protrude into the breech unless the block is depressed.
All three checked out on mine.
Where I landed
The difference in feel over the stock Gen 6 trigger was obvious the first time I pressed it on the bench. Shorter take up, smoother travel, and a much shorter reset.
Total time was 17 minutes including cleaning the gun while I had it disassembled, and I am not a gunsmith. Apex recommends installation by a competent gunsmith, and that is the right disclaimer for them to make.
Next step is live fire. Range report coming.
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