[alumltd]

:D Yes, I realize that each installation will have a different final pad height after you've tweaked it & gotten everything right, but I wonder if a few of you would share the height of the pads that you ended up with.

After 250 rounds, mine are now ~.030" which I feel is higher than the norm... but am going to take it easy & shoot some more before doing any further filing or "shoeshining" to get them down a bit more. This is because the lockup is still extremely tight. It's just a hair easier to retract the slide than last post but not much so am wondering how much "cushion" I really have left to play with so I won't take too much off which might cause vertical stringing! :scrutiny:

http://www.hunt101.com/img/325143.jpg (http://www.hunt101.com/?p=325143&c=500&z=1)
http://www.hunt101.com/img/325144.jpg (http://www.hunt101.com/?p=325144&c=500&z=1)

:what: Your pics would be nice!

[1911Tuner]

Howdy Alex,

I'm assuming that you mean the fitting pads between the first and second lugs. if so...I dunno. I didn't measure'em on the only two Easy-Fit Karts that I've used, but I had to take the pads down so much on one barrel that I can't even see'em any more. The other went down almost that far, but I didn't go for a vault-like lockup, either. I went the route of zero play at the rear without any "feelable" resistance into and out of battery.

If you would be so kind...Use your caliper to measure the slidestop pinhole in the link for me. Bettin' that it's somewhere between .208 and .211 inch. Just curious.

[alumltd]

Hi Tuner,

Nothing like having my pads "reach for the sky" eh!

Slidestop pin is .200" & hole size per dial caliper (innacurate measurement) is .206 from left side of frame & .201 from right side of frame! Link pinhole is .211" measured from its left side.

[1911Tuner]

.211 diameter link pinhole! That's 3 for 3. Odd... :scrutiny:

How 'bout that barrel ramp (throat) at the bottom. Looks like you had to set the leading edge forward to get the .032 gap. It needs to be reshaped and blended into the ramp. Bring it by. I'll hit it with the scrape and clean it up.
We can gauge the lug fit while you're here.

[alumltd]

;) Hi Tuner,

I think that's the standard for Kart link holes.

U R Xactly correct. To make the mating surfaces correct I had to get the .032" setback, or be subject to H&G 68, 200gr SWC nose hitting the sharp lip & the incipient "hang" thereafter. All is working just fine now, but the reason for the wide lip was that I didn't have course craytex point for the dremel & the fine point just wouldn't take it down plus I didn't have a scrape/gouge or anything else I felt comfortable using.

Pls send Ur tel#. I was thinking about driving up with Rick 2 bring the triggers sometime, but our skeds are very erratic!

[1911Tuner]

Alex..Take the Dremel out in the street and leave it. Somebody'll be along and run over it soon.

PM on the way.

[HD]

"when you really need to f' something up in a hurry"

[1911Tuner]

HD...heh heh heh. Yep! Hey! My neighbor's got a nifty wood chipper that'll take care of the Dremel problem double-quick. Run it up here and I'll take care of it for ya. Freehand is the best method. I find that I screw things up a lot slower that way... :p

.211 link pinhole diameter...Well, that might be their "standard" but it's too big. Spec is about .203 inch. Since yours is three-for-three, I have to assume that there's a purpose behind it...I just can't figger for the life of me what that purpose would be. :scrutiny:

[Old Fuff]

What the spacing between the two holes in the link? That might tell you something.

Usually an oversized hole is used in "hard-fit" barrels when the lower lug is fitted to cam on the slide stop pin. Apparently this isn't the case with EZ-Fit barrels. I suppose this Old Dog will never learn any new tricks ... :D