Fully Machined Sear
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About this product
Fully Machined Sear by Apex Tactical. Fits Apex Tactical.
Ships to all 50 states. Available nationwide.
Living and shooting in Arizona means your gear takes a beating. Dust, heat, and the constant dry air wear out triggers fast. The Apex Fully Machined Sear is built for exactly that reality. It was Apex’s first aftermarket part, and it’s still the backbone of every M&P trigger kit they sell. At $45, it’s the cheapest way to make your Smith & Wesson M&P, M&P M2.0, or Shield pistol shoot like a much more expensive gun.
You get three concrete improvements the second you drop it in. First, trigger pull weight drops — not to a hair-trigger, but to a clean, predictable break you can feel through gloves or in 110° heat. Second, over-travel is cut short. That mushy wall at the end of the pull disappears, so you stop fighting the trigger and start hitting targets faster. Third, reset is crisp and audible. In a high-dust environment, a weak reset can mean a dead trigger mid-stage. This sear snaps back hard, so you know exactly when you’re ready for the next shot.
It’s a direct drop-in. No filing, no stoning, no gunsmith visit. If you can field strip your pistol, you can install this sear in under five minutes. That matters when you’re shooting in the desert and don’t want to lose a part in the sand. And because it’s fully machined from billet steel (not MIM cast), it holds up to heat cycling and suppressor blowback without galling or wearing out early.
- Compatible with: Smith & Wesson M&P (full-size, Compact, 9mm, .40, .45), M&P M2.0 (all calibers), M&P Shield (1.0 and 2.0), and Shield Plus. Does not fit M&P 380 Shield EZ or Bodyguard series.
- Material: 17-4 PH stainless steel, heat-treated and black-nitride coated for corrosion resistance in sweat and humidity.
- Pull weight reduction: Typically 1.5–2 lbs lower than factory (actual depends on your trigger spring and slide mass).
- Over-travel: Reduced by approximately 40% compared to factory sear geometry.
- Reset: Shortened by roughly 30% — measured from the trigger’s break point to the reset wall.
- Warranty: Apex Tactical backs it with a lifetime guarantee against breakage or defects