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1911 Trigger wiggle
I just bought a Colt Rail Gun (best gun name ever) and the trigger seems to have a lot of play in it. My first question is can I fix that by tightening the little allen screw that's inside the bottom of the trigger? If not who is a good 1911 gunsmith that I can take this to and have back quickly. It's my ccw gun so I would like to have it back fast.
"Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men." St. Augustine A.D. 354-430
I have too many 30 round pmags.
Contact BP Tactical here on the board. He's a smiffy.
Whatever you do DO NOT go to Gunsmoke to have them work on it.
Rob at Bowers is another good contact.
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if its a Critical, he might do a "while you wait" as its the weekend.
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did some google'n and I found out that the screw in the trigger is an over travel screw. The trigger seems have movement up and down as well as left to right and it seems to have a quite a bit of creep in it. I'm ganna go shooting soon so I will see how it does. I wanted to wait to get a trigger job for a little bit. I guess we will have to see.
"Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men." St. Augustine A.D. 354-430
I have too many 30 round pmags.
DO NOT mess with the overtravel screw! Improper "adjustment" (ie dicking with it) can and will result in hammer/sear damage which is not cheap to fix not to mention an unsafe firearm.
What you are describing is normal for a production pistol. The factory cannot afford to hand fit every trigger so they find a happy medium that drops in.
The fix? Have an oversized trigger such as a Grieder installed. This is not the same as a "trigger job" however where the engagement surfaces are precision honed and polished, springs are tuned and the internals are massaged for a virtually frictionless action.
Look me up when you are ready Nate. Your trigger will be so nice you will swear your finger just had sex.
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a gunsmith AND a poet...Originally Posted by BPTactical
Your trigger will be so nice you will swear your finger just had sex.
who could ask for more?
Hey Bret,DO NOT mess with the overtravel screw! Improper "adjustment" (ie dicking with it) can and will result in hammer/sear damage which is not cheap to fix not to mention an unsafe firearm.
What you are describing is normal for a production pistol. The factory cannot afford to hand fit every trigger so they find a happy medium that drops in.
The fix? Have an oversized trigger such as a Grieder installed. This is not the same as a "trigger job" however where the engagement surfaces are precision honed and polished, springs are tuned and the internals are massaged for a virtually frictionless action.
Look me up when you are ready Nate. Your trigger will be so nice you will swear your finger just had sex.
I have the same 1911 and its taken apart at the moment. It needs a new trigger and put back together. Is there a place I can drop this off to you and have it put back together with a new trigger?
Thanks
We certainly can but I will have to bring in the trigger as I don't have a new one on hand unless I can find a Grieder local.
Look up my contact info in my IP thread and give me a call-I am actually on the road right now and won't be back to my place till a bit later.
The most important thing to be learned from those who demand "Equality For All" is that all are not equal...
Gun Control - seeking a Hardware solution for a Software problem...
HELL YEAH I wan't my finger to have sex with my trigger. I will call you on monday BP. Thank you for you words of wisdom.
"Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men." St. Augustine A.D. 354-430
I have too many 30 round pmags.
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