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. A brandy new BHP!
Picked this baby up when CDNN had the 75th Anniversary models on clearance.
Living up to its reputation, she points very naturally....even better than my 1911s....and that's saying a lot.
The blueing is VERY nice and the finish (exterior & interior) is top shelf. But I had to ditch the factory Walnut grips as they were way to fat for my taste. A pair of Navidrex Micarta slims did just the trick and now she feels great in my hand...one of the thinnest double stacks I've ever handled.
I put about 300 rounds through her without any hiccups whatsoever.
But true to Hi-Power form, the trigger left much to be desired....but clearly had potential. Removing the magazine disconnect abomination cleaned up the gritty take up nicely (no lawyer lectures please...you do what you like with yours). The trigger broke nicely, but was way to heavy.... 13 1/4 lbs. Average on a Lyman digital.. Time for a Midway order.... for a 24 lb. Wolfe main spring, an 18.5 lb. recoil spring and a spare sear spring.
But before I got them installed, I was fortunate to participate in a "Total Radius Sear" betta test..... gratis! So the BHP went on vacation to sunny New Mexico to have master pistol smith Chuck Warner install a new tool steel sear ground with a radius instead of the typical primary and relief angles. Chuck developed the concept and grinding fixtures for 1911s, BHPs & CZ 75s, and ran a trial run of several of each. You can read about it here....
http://www.1911pro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=277&p=5838#p5838
Chuck also squared up and polished the hammer full cock hook and built up the point of contact with the thumb safety with a tiny spot of TIG weld to eliminate the ever so slight sear movement observed when pulling hard on the trigger with the thumb safety engaged. Chuck also installed the light main spring and sent her home to papa
What a HUGE improvement! Now the trigger breaks crisply at 7 lbs. average on the Lyman. For you guys familiar with single action autos, you'll appreciate how a clean breaking SA can feel much lighter than the pull weight gage indicates.
I pumped a hundred rounds through her today for reliability testing...my own 124 gr. round nose hand loads, 115 gr. Honady Critical Defense JHPs, 124 gr. Remington Golden Sabers & 147 gr. Winchester SD JHPs.
Blue sky, sunshine, I had the range to myself and ZERO faults!
Things were really starting to tighten up towards the end so I put up my last sticky target on the back of the chipboard package and shot this group at 20 yds., slow fire off a makeshift rest. 2 3/4" for a personal best.
It doesn't happen everyday, but sometimes, when I stick with a project...things come together nicely
Here she is in a Don Hume pancake...
Some say black is beautiful! I'm not going to argue with them
. A brandy new BHP!Picked this baby up when CDNN had the 75th Anniversary models on clearance.
Living up to its reputation, she points very naturally....even better than my 1911s....and that's saying a lot.
The blueing is VERY nice and the finish (exterior & interior) is top shelf. But I had to ditch the factory Walnut grips as they were way to fat for my taste. A pair of Navidrex Micarta slims did just the trick and now she feels great in my hand...one of the thinnest double stacks I've ever handled.
I put about 300 rounds through her without any hiccups whatsoever.
But true to Hi-Power form, the trigger left much to be desired....but clearly had potential. Removing the magazine disconnect abomination cleaned up the gritty take up nicely (no lawyer lectures please...you do what you like with yours). The trigger broke nicely, but was way to heavy.... 13 1/4 lbs. Average on a Lyman digital.
. Time for a Midway order.... for a 24 lb. Wolfe main spring, an 18.5 lb. recoil spring and a spare sear spring.But before I got them installed, I was fortunate to participate in a "Total Radius Sear" betta test..... gratis! So the BHP went on vacation to sunny New Mexico to have master pistol smith Chuck Warner install a new tool steel sear ground with a radius instead of the typical primary and relief angles. Chuck developed the concept and grinding fixtures for 1911s, BHPs & CZ 75s, and ran a trial run of several of each. You can read about it here....
http://www.1911pro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=277&p=5838#p5838
Chuck also squared up and polished the hammer full cock hook and built up the point of contact with the thumb safety with a tiny spot of TIG weld to eliminate the ever so slight sear movement observed when pulling hard on the trigger with the thumb safety engaged. Chuck also installed the light main spring and sent her home to papa
What a HUGE improvement! Now the trigger breaks crisply at 7 lbs. average on the Lyman. For you guys familiar with single action autos, you'll appreciate how a clean breaking SA can feel much lighter than the pull weight gage indicates.
I pumped a hundred rounds through her today for reliability testing...my own 124 gr. round nose hand loads, 115 gr. Honady Critical Defense JHPs, 124 gr. Remington Golden Sabers & 147 gr. Winchester SD JHPs.
Blue sky, sunshine, I had the range to myself and ZERO faults!
Things were really starting to tighten up towards the end so I put up my last sticky target on the back of the chipboard package and shot this group at 20 yds., slow fire off a makeshift rest. 2 3/4" for a personal best.
It doesn't happen everyday, but sometimes, when I stick with a project...things come together nicely
Here she is in a Don Hume pancake...
Some say black is beautiful! I'm not going to argue with them
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