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So couple days ago,I bought a dlask trigger for my nork 1991 commander. Stripped it down and removed the original trigger. Anyhow, the dlask trigger won't go in at all. It feels like the dlask trigger is too wide!?

What can I do? Should I try a different trigger? Or does all dlask trigger require fitting?
 
sky52 said:
Or does all dlask trigger require fitting?
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Being a Dlask part has nothing to do with it. More like "all 1911 parts require fitting". Triggers, definitely. This is a good thing in the case of the trigger, as you can eliminate all slop in the trigger movement by doing so. High quality 1911 parts are often made slightly oversized so that you can remove exactly as much material as necessary to get a perfect fit in your gun. Learn how to do it, or pay someone to do it, or be satisfied running it bone stock.
 
alpining said:
Being a Dlask part has nothing to do with it. More like "all 1911 parts require fitting". Triggers, definitely. This is a good thing in the case of the trigger, as you can eliminate all slop in the trigger movement by doing so. High quality 1911 parts are often made slightly oversized so that you can remove exactly as much material as necessary to get a perfect fit in your gun. Learn how to do it, or pay someone to do it, or be satisfied running it bone stock.
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Good advice here.

If you dont have the appropriate tools or experience with fitting a 1911 trigger. I would see if you could get a smith to do it for you. Lots of bad things can happen with a badly fit trigger.

You will love that trigger once you get it installed properly. IMO one of the best enhancements you can do to a Norc.
 
Dlask triggers have intentionally oversized bows and shoes so they'll fit with a minimum of slop. They should be expected to require fitting, which means, filing and sanding. An aftermarket trigger definitely can be fitted by the kitchen table pistolsmith (I've done it), but you need to do the reading on the topic, equip yourself properly, and take your time.
 
Before you begin deforming the Dlask trigger bow run a fine square jeweler's file down through the trigger bow grooves in the Norc frame. Tooling marks or burrs at the edges could be preventing the bow from fitting.

Besides, part of slicking up the trigger is smoothing and evening out any marks in the frame. You don't need to cut the whole trigger bow track down to a glass like look. But you DO want to remove any corner burrs and to cut off the crests of any tooling marks. Think of an uneven mountain range where you "laser" off the crests to create a range of smooth topped plateaus with the tops all flat and smooth and even from crest to crest. That's what you want to do in the bow tracks first before you begin fitting the trigger bow. That way the bow rides on the smooth and even plateaus in a very slick and smooth manner.

The bow can be carefully filed down along the top or bottom edges to fit that way. But for the flat sides the trick is to carefully bend the bow to be narrower or wider but with the sides remaining flat so it works down to fitting your smoothened out frame with only a trifle of slop and no drag or catch points.

When you're working to this sort of level I doubt that you'll find many direct drop in parts that don't require SOME massaging. Especially when you mix parts from one company to another. And when you do it's more a case of good luck than good planning. They may all be 1911's but the tolerances in production can stack up differently.
 
Lot's of folks think the Dlask trigger is the best trigger made for the 1911, that pretty much guarantees that it needs fitting - I've found that the better the quality of a 1911 part, the more likely it is to require fitting. I think that may be because the guys who know enough to be listened to on the quality of 1911 parts are gunsmiths, and gunsmiths like everything to be oversized so they can fit it.
 
Bought a DLASK trigger for my 1911 and it indeed needing fitting. I knocked down any sharp edges and polished the bow before final installation. Works great.
 
Thanks gor the advice. I have began to sand it down.

To answer some of thr Q above. Its everyhing that was too wide. The shoe and the bow.
I can feel it now that once its sized, it will be a nice and snig trigger
 
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