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just posted at another thread:
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=332796
responce #5.
just my experience, <$0.02
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i used to have a TLE/RL II. very accurate, no reliability issues that i experienced after break-in. wish i could say the same for the glock rail light i foolishly scored with the package deal. sold the TLE as i did not like the reassembly characteristics of the firing pin block mechanism, or the cure for a problem that doesn't exist extractor.
the frame mounted firing pin block plunger DID catch in the firing pin retainer plate slot if one dissassembled the slide when new. cured same by filing ramps on both sides of milled slot.
THIS IS WHY MOST KNOWLEDGABLE BOXCAR USERS REQUIRE AT LEAST 200 ROUNDS BREAK IN BEFORE BETTING THEIR ASSETS ON THE 1911 SYSTEM. with/without the firing pin safety, i prefer 500 rounds. feel the need to point out that i HAVE had reliability probs before generating 500 empty cases with colt, kimber, and springfield.
also, it is NOT {IMHO} out of the realm of "real world" considerations that one could have the need to field clean the frame, without access to tools. i find this nearly impossible in "morphed" non-JMB original designs. the man's genius is best displayed in the OEM 1911 system. it has all the tools needed onboard for complete take-down except for the grip panels. this is a moot point as they have no bearing on the mechanical function of the pistol.
as far as the ~BROKE-IN~ TLE II going "BANG" when the sear released and cycling in a fresh round, not ONE problem that wasn't cured by tossing a magazine over my shoulder. [again, kimber, colt, sprgfld.]
....i don't know what the difference is between myself and others, but have had NO reliability issues after break in with 3 kimbers i have owned.
gunnie
just remembered, a friends 11-A1 colt commander had probs with an OEM plastic overtravel adjustable trigger that had either moved from factory setting, or wasn't set properly at factory. it engaged overtravel screw before sear. resulted in 10+Lb trigger pull. also, the mainspring housing required a screwdriver levered against the grip saftey to force it out of the mount slots. mr. dial caliper revealed the housing to be an average of .009" wider than the other housings i removed from other handguns that went in with no strain. ended up stoning the flats and retainer rail for a somewhat less forcefull R&R drill. i doubt it was parkerizing induced as it became bare, polished metal before the desired results were obtained. told him to get another housing, or send back to sammy c's for replacement.
gunnie