Colt Series 80 Trigger Job

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schmeky
April 23, 2008, 08:47 PM
Doing some trigger work on my Colt/80. The trigger pull is great (3 lbs, 11 oz.) with the slide removed. Jumps to 4 lbs, 2 oz with the slide mounted due to the added spring pressure on the saftey plunger. Is there a lighter spring for the safety plunger?
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Jim Watson
April 23, 2008, 09:29 PM
Wolff doesn't list one.
There are advertised kits with polished and TiN coated superfluous parts to minimize the boost in trigger pull. I don't know if they work.

You are seeing a 7 oz difference, the expert genius gunsmiths claim a 4 oz difference, the ones who claim no difference... somehow.

If a defense or duty weapon, I would leave it alone, 4lb 2oz ain't bad. If a target gun, I would delete the extra pieces.
RogersPrecision
April 24, 2008, 12:13 AM
"Expert Genious Gunsmiths"
Care to name one or two?
:eek:
Jim Watson
April 24, 2008, 09:01 AM
Nope. Don't want to get them mad at me.
Might have to do business with one if the world supply of standard 1911 actions dries up.
MICHAEL T
April 24, 2008, 05:45 PM
My Colt LW Commander was 4.1 from factory
Jim Watson
April 24, 2008, 06:04 PM
No tinkering required there.
Luck of the draw, though.
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