Okay..I gave in and fitted a King's long aluminum trigger...A black one with 3 holes. Wish they offered a solid one..but it's neither here nor there. I
opted for a slightly looser vertical fit than the accepted "Zero Play"...Just
my way. Now it feels right! My hands and fingers are too long to be right
with a short trigger. I can manage, but I really need a long one to make it
work for me.
Got up early today, and braved a light drizzle to shoot a little more. The
PMC hasn't been delivered yet...probably later today...so I slipped down to
Wally World and bought 3 Winchester Value Packs. Not the best hardball around, but not bad for a short torture-test.
I radiused the bottom corner of the extractor to see if I could alter the
ejection direction a bit...and it worked...though not quite enough to get the
brass out at 2 O'Clock. Ejector face needs a little tweakin' .
I installed a Wolff 14-pound, recoil spring with 32 coils...checked for spring bind...and installed a new, stock Colt sear spring, which brought the trigger
pull down to a clean 5 pounds 4 ounces. Perfect...for me, anyway.
Installed the MGW drop-in bushing which eliminated the play in the bushing to slide fit, and reduced the barrel to bushing fit clearance by .001 inch. Not much...but everything means something.
I installed a set of Colt's black rubber grips, OEM on the 1991-A1s and
on some NRM pistols. They feel better than the checkered plastic stocks,
and the gun squirms noticeably less.
The accuracy seems to be a little better, due to the MGW bushing, and the
point of impact has come up a bit from the 2 inches or so low that it was before. No paper punching done...A bit too wet.
The pistol never missed a beat in rapid-fire...slow fire...one-handed...dead limp wristed...and weak-handed, and fired upside down with a limp grip. I allowed it to cool off for 5 minutes every 140 rounds, but no oil was dribbled into the rails. Ammo do make a diff'rence...yessiree bob.
Extractor tension is holding...but still could use a little tweak/modification
to make it more "springy". The initial grittiness is gone, due to the slurry
treatment and the rounds downrange. Still no sign of battering or peening anywhere.
So far, so good. I intend to put another thousand rounds through it without cleaning it, other than a dry wipe-down in key areas...and reoiling it. Oil in the rails will be applied at every cooling -off period on Monday
unless I get rained out...but one day next week for sure.
Th-th-th-that's all folks!
Tuner
opted for a slightly looser vertical fit than the accepted "Zero Play"...Just
my way. Now it feels right! My hands and fingers are too long to be right
with a short trigger. I can manage, but I really need a long one to make it
work for me.
Got up early today, and braved a light drizzle to shoot a little more. The
PMC hasn't been delivered yet...probably later today...so I slipped down to
Wally World and bought 3 Winchester Value Packs. Not the best hardball around, but not bad for a short torture-test.
I radiused the bottom corner of the extractor to see if I could alter the
ejection direction a bit...and it worked...though not quite enough to get the
brass out at 2 O'Clock. Ejector face needs a little tweakin' .
I installed a Wolff 14-pound, recoil spring with 32 coils...checked for spring bind...and installed a new, stock Colt sear spring, which brought the trigger
pull down to a clean 5 pounds 4 ounces. Perfect...for me, anyway.
Installed the MGW drop-in bushing which eliminated the play in the bushing to slide fit, and reduced the barrel to bushing fit clearance by .001 inch. Not much...but everything means something.
I installed a set of Colt's black rubber grips, OEM on the 1991-A1s and
on some NRM pistols. They feel better than the checkered plastic stocks,
and the gun squirms noticeably less.
The accuracy seems to be a little better, due to the MGW bushing, and the
point of impact has come up a bit from the 2 inches or so low that it was before. No paper punching done...A bit too wet.
The pistol never missed a beat in rapid-fire...slow fire...one-handed...dead limp wristed...and weak-handed, and fired upside down with a limp grip. I allowed it to cool off for 5 minutes every 140 rounds, but no oil was dribbled into the rails. Ammo do make a diff'rence...yessiree bob.
Extractor tension is holding...but still could use a little tweak/modification
to make it more "springy". The initial grittiness is gone, due to the slurry
treatment and the rounds downrange. Still no sign of battering or peening anywhere.
So far, so good. I intend to put another thousand rounds through it without cleaning it, other than a dry wipe-down in key areas...and reoiling it. Oil in the rails will be applied at every cooling -off period on Monday
unless I get rained out...but one day next week for sure.
Th-th-th-that's all folks!
Tuner