Which is the better value?
How much better is the trigger work from LTT vs TJIAB? I’m weighing what is the better option, buying an elite LTT directly from Langdon, which is about $120 more expensive than most other retailers and getting the trigger job vs buying it elsewhere and adding the TJIAB myself with np3 (a $60 premium). I really wanted the np3 coated trigger job, but that can’t be added to the LTT trigger job unless you pay for np3 coating on the entire firearm which is too expensive for me to justify.
TJIAB with np3 vs trigger job from Langdon + $120, which one is more worth it?
Thanks!
Let your wallet be your guide
I have bought several of the pistol with trigger job done, and a number of the Trigger Job In A Bag (one NP3 coated, because it was to go on a coated pistol). I have shot them all. I believe I can tell the difference between the pistols Langdon worked on, and one where I have installed a TJIAB. Langdon installs a 13 pound hammer/mainspring in the Elite LTTs, I install a 12 pound in those I install a TJIAB into. The Langdon Elites are a little crisper than those with a TJIAB.
I installed one of the TJIAB on an NP3 coated Centurion, so I bought that one NP3 coated, and also installed a NP3 coated extended mag release. I worried that the coating might interfere with fit, especially with the mag release, which I've always had trouble with. No problem at all. I don't judge the NP3 coated TJIAB as giving a better feel than the non-coated. The difference might be there, but I can not feel it.