Welp, after taking my newest purchase to the range and dumping the 200 rounds (230gr FMJ) for the initial test, the changes have begun. Not one FTF, FTE, Stovepipes, failed primer strikes, nothing. Not one function error.
But the damn thing bit me! I expected as much, big hands and a colt widespur factory hammer tend to cause a few scrapes. So that was one issue. GI trigger is to short! I noticed without mentally checking my finger placement that I was ending up with my middle phalanx over the trigger! So that's another issue. Sheesh.
So after thinking long and hard about it, this ol' girl is going to become a shooter. Factory parts are set aside, and new parts are added. Only major change has been fitting the GI frame to a .250 grip radius safety. Ah well, at least with the jig from brownell's it was easier than doing it by hand
So let's see here, got a Commander hammer, grip safety, and long trigger (trigger pull currently at 5-5.15 lbs). Time to go put another 200 rounds in and see how well this works.
Where does it all end?!
Before:
http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled2cb7.png
After:
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7089/img2882om2xh1.jpg
Close up of hammer/safety
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4738/img2890zu6yy8.jpg
But the damn thing bit me! I expected as much, big hands and a colt widespur factory hammer tend to cause a few scrapes. So that was one issue. GI trigger is to short! I noticed without mentally checking my finger placement that I was ending up with my middle phalanx over the trigger! So that's another issue. Sheesh.
So after thinking long and hard about it, this ol' girl is going to become a shooter. Factory parts are set aside, and new parts are added. Only major change has been fitting the GI frame to a .250 grip radius safety. Ah well, at least with the jig from brownell's it was easier than doing it by hand
So let's see here, got a Commander hammer, grip safety, and long trigger (trigger pull currently at 5-5.15 lbs). Time to go put another 200 rounds in and see how well this works.
Where does it all end?!
Before:
http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled2cb7.png
After:
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7089/img2882om2xh1.jpg
Close up of hammer/safety
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4738/img2890zu6yy8.jpg