Can Am 1911 Pistol Mods Complete

[Ganderite]

I cannot resist a bargain. I needed more 1911s like I needed another hole in the head.... but at $250 a pop, how could I say no?

The object was cheap plinkers, so here is what I did:

Installed Hogue Palm Swell grips. $15 on ebay.

Installed hi viz fixed steel sights. Front sight required milling a Colt dovetail. Sights $15 at Sarco.

Installed long trigger. $11 at Sarco. The stock trigger was a "short" model. I had to crook my finger too much and it tended to make me shoot left when shooting fast. The "long" model suits my hand best.

Did it myself trigger job. 5 pounds and crisp. Free

I have used these sights before. The front sight is taller than required, so you file it down to hit Point of Aim, for the ammo and hold you use. I will start sighting these guns in tomorrow. I have a new sight pusher ($50 on ebay) to make fine tuning the sights easy.

 

[luke s]

I think you should to go over the details of your trigger job for the next post

 

[Ganderite]

Trigger job. See YouTube examples.

--Clip 3 coils off the hammer spring inside the mainspring housing. (Or buy a lighter spring.)

--Bend the left and centre tine of the flat spring back about 1/10th inch each.

These are simple mods to do that can be reversed easily and cheaply. I do not suggest going into the gun any deeper and touching the hammer/sear contact surfaces. This can be dangerous and bugger up more expensive parts.

 

[NAA]

Nice job with those sites.


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NAA.