11/26/2018 9:53:03 PM
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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Norinco 1911 Msg# 1029708
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...the Videcki three-hole trigger...(I know you no longer care for it. )
I never cared for it. The lightening of triggers may cut, literally, nanoseconds off match times for the very top-end competitors at events like the Steel Challenge, but otherwise it is a value-less endeavor. And since it has always looked silly to my eye, I've never cared for it. I'll leave that feature for gamers like you and that Tarvid character... As to the the over-travel stop, your's is fine since you had iy fitted then glued in place. More trouble than it's worth? Well, I wouldn't pay to have it done today, as in the last few years I've found the best quality brands of triggers are about perfect without the screw in place at all, and thus I don't need to risk having it in place. But it may have been more necessary back in the days when you had it done. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: That pistol needs to be shot. Don't they all? I retired it in favor of my Springfield when it developed a stress crack on the dust cover, nothing dangerous but I felt it was time to give it a rest. I think the crack might have been due to a heavy diet of bowling pin loads and a brief exposure to those "thermonuclear" loads I made up that turned out much hotter than the load book forecast. That gun will look dated and it should - I did the work back when the modern enhanced 1911 industry was just getting up steam. Some of the details, like the Videcki three-hole trigger, have been copied by most of the "new guys" and many 1911s now have that look. (I know you no longer care for it. ) The Bo-Mar sight and trigger overtravel stop aren't considered good for a carry gun but I used them anyway. The sight has its corners rounded off to prevent snagging. It still may be more fragile than a good Novak sight but it should be fine for me, especially since my defensive use (theoretical now) would typically be up close where a fine sight picture wouldn't be needed. The overtravel stop was epoxied in place by Russ Carniak and won't change anymore. It doesn't have the front cocking serrations, memory bump grip safety and swoopy beavertail of modern customs but too bad - I like it this way. Stu |