I'll preface this by saying that I mainly shoot glocks, so it's easiest for me to compare stuff to glocks. I have been moving away from the plastic and into the steel lately though.
I picked up a Hi power practical and am suffering from hammer bite. I had hoped the practical's ring hammer wouldn't do this, but in a way it makes things worse since I can't just cut down the hammer.
Anyway I like the pistol and I am going to make it work for me. I am considering the C+S hammers. I prefer the appearance of the type II. Is either type of hammer better or worse for curing hammer bite?
I have read that if replacing the hammer with a C+S type that the sear should also be replaced as well. If this is to be done then I am basically looking at a trigger job.
The Pull:
The factory trigger feels good to me other than the it's weight of pull. I don't feel much creep. It has a fair amount of take up which doesn't bother me. The take up ends, and it's like your finger hits a wall, a hard pull and it breaks. I don't have a gauge, but it makes a stock glock pull feel light (although it is much crisper than a glock pull). It has to be over 10 lbs.
The Reset.
The reset is much longer than I am used to. The length of it is less annoying to me than the lack of feel when it ends. With a glock there is a definite "click" when that reset ends and you can feel and hear it. I'd like it if I could get more feel somehow. What part effects this? trigger? Sear? I will probably experiment with the heavier trigger reset spring.
What does the C+S trigger do better, should I get one?
I also would like to change the safety. I may or may not do this as I don't deem it a necessity but.. I don't need the ambi and it adds width. If I got a left side only would it sit flush with the right side of my frame or would I have a hole? Can the right side just be cut off of my ambi? On the 1911's I have fired the safety also had more of a "click on and off" feel. Would this be possible?
While on the width kick, the part of the slide release that you use to push out the slide release sticks out the frame about a quarter inch. It's out beyond the slide. It's nice for disassembly but man...
I am leery of spring changing in other areas because of reliability.
Anyway those of you with custom hi powers let me know what you have had done to your triggers, safeties etc. Any experience in the matter would help. There are a few local smiths I wouldn't mind trying but I'd like to be able to talk to them about the type of work that will be done. I don't just want them to slap in some parts and springs and I get a trigger I still don't like after $100's. I am not opposed to sending out to a big name, but again I'd like to know what to ask for.
I picked up a Hi power practical and am suffering from hammer bite. I had hoped the practical's ring hammer wouldn't do this, but in a way it makes things worse since I can't just cut down the hammer.
Anyway I like the pistol and I am going to make it work for me. I am considering the C+S hammers. I prefer the appearance of the type II. Is either type of hammer better or worse for curing hammer bite?
I have read that if replacing the hammer with a C+S type that the sear should also be replaced as well. If this is to be done then I am basically looking at a trigger job.
The Pull:
The factory trigger feels good to me other than the it's weight of pull. I don't feel much creep. It has a fair amount of take up which doesn't bother me. The take up ends, and it's like your finger hits a wall, a hard pull and it breaks. I don't have a gauge, but it makes a stock glock pull feel light (although it is much crisper than a glock pull). It has to be over 10 lbs.
The Reset.
The reset is much longer than I am used to. The length of it is less annoying to me than the lack of feel when it ends. With a glock there is a definite "click" when that reset ends and you can feel and hear it. I'd like it if I could get more feel somehow. What part effects this? trigger? Sear? I will probably experiment with the heavier trigger reset spring.
What does the C+S trigger do better, should I get one?
I also would like to change the safety. I may or may not do this as I don't deem it a necessity but.. I don't need the ambi and it adds width. If I got a left side only would it sit flush with the right side of my frame or would I have a hole? Can the right side just be cut off of my ambi? On the 1911's I have fired the safety also had more of a "click on and off" feel. Would this be possible?
While on the width kick, the part of the slide release that you use to push out the slide release sticks out the frame about a quarter inch. It's out beyond the slide. It's nice for disassembly but man...
I am leery of spring changing in other areas because of reliability.
Anyway those of you with custom hi powers let me know what you have had done to your triggers, safeties etc. Any experience in the matter would help. There are a few local smiths I wouldn't mind trying but I'd like to be able to talk to them about the type of work that will be done. I don't just want them to slap in some parts and springs and I get a trigger I still don't like after $100's. I am not opposed to sending out to a big name, but again I'd like to know what to ask for.
