Looking for new CCW need some advice on choices

[SMMAssociates]

John:

I haven't talked to George in a while, either.... He's gotta be busier than a one-armed paperhanger.

I agree - I don't think there are any inherent flaws in the LDA design, although I know that I'd manage to introduce a few if I took mine apart . However, if something fails, strange things can happen. That said, George definitely knows what's going on in there. I still think that he, or somebody who knows what's going on, needs to see those guns, but that's another story.

Hadn't thought about the firing pin nose - I've never seen that, but it's possible. My range buddy Joe gave me a pile of his reloads the other week, and about one in ten refused to ignite in my PX745EM (that's a GM clone, SA, with PXT). My Ultramax reloads worked fine. Joe's worked in my CCO, and in two of his 1911's.... When my brain switched back on, I remembered working over the mainspring in the 745 and that now destroyed Commander, trying to make the latter support a Kimber .22LR conversion kit. Very long story, but let's just say that I ended up with a working Kimber kit on that old frame, and a real nice trigger in the 745. Unfortunately, I took a little too much mainspring out.... I put a stock (Brownells) mainspring in it, and the problem went away, but the trigger's up around 7#. Here I go again ....

(Hm.... I will relate the "why".... Might be of interest.... The two little widgets inside the mainspring housing - the bottom and top caps - have to clear the inside of the spring more or less without interference. If they don't, some very interesting things can happen to your trigger pull, and, of course, the hammer fall. Since these are both essentially range guns, it's a non-problem, but still there. Joe's using some hard primers, too.... And, come to think of it, a top cap that rubs on the inside of the MSH can mess things up, too!)

I think we'll blame it all on George.... OTOH, he has my address, and Sammy can be bought....

Regards,

[John]

Well, the trigger pull is affected by the main spring, that's for sure, to which extend, it is debatable but it is affected. Nothing the Poor Man's trigger job can't fix though. Give it a shot, it works wonders. Basically, that's what every gunsmith does when asked for a trigger job, with the possible addition of altering the sear nose.

I agree, let's blame George for everything, it suits me fine. The fact that schools are over and I'll have to have the kids all over me for the next 3 months, is definitely George's fault. I should talk to Polyzos about that, he can't be left unpunished!!