I just got my Expert 45 back from Bruce Gray this morning. Turn time was a bit longer than expected, but there was a very good reason for the delay.
All through the process, communications with Bruce were great. I was surprised to receive a call from him a couple days after I shipped the gun during which we discussed how I shot the gun, my loads, what I want, my favorite gun, my ideal trigger, etc. All in all we spent about 30 minutes talking. A couple days later, Bruce called again me with a, "hey, I was thinking..." comment. And then he was off and running.
By the way, Bruce is one of the nicest guy's you'll ever speak with.
First thing he did was rework the action so the gun is single-action only. I've never shot that gun DA and had no intention to, so that wasn't a loss. Then he replaced the trigger with one that changes the angle and forces me to pull straight back: slick! Pull is 2.5# and is the absolute sweetest, crispest trigger I have ever had the pleasure to shoot.
It compares favorably to my reworked 44Mag revolver that raises the eyebrows of everyone who shoots it. Its better than my Ruger Mk II that's been worked and worked and worked until it is just perfect. Its better than any 1911 I've ever shot.
I can't compare Bruce's work to Teddy Jacobson because the jobs I had them do were entirely different, kinda like comparing a Ferrari to a LandCrusier. The Expert Bruce did is strictly a fun gun, the guns Teddy did are defense weapons. I'll be sending a USP 45F to Bruce next week for his $140 "defensive" package, that will offer a fair comparison.
But at this point, the $200 I paid Bruce for the work was the best gun money I've spent in a long time. It turned a nice gun that wasn't much fun to shoot (the Match trigger is the worst trigger I've ever owned) into my newfound favorite gun.
If I had to put the four USP triggers in order of favorite to least, it would be Bruce Gray's "ultimate" by a wide margin, then Teddy Jacobson's work, standard USP is third, and way, way out back is the Match trigger.
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