I love my TRP!... But, the 20 lpi checkering is not for the faint of heart. If it doesn't bother (I personally prefer it over 25 or 30 lpi) it's an amazing pistol.
I love my TRP!... But, the 20 lpi checkering is not for the faint of heart. If it doesn't bother (I personally prefer it over 25 or 30 lpi) it's an amazing pistol.
I would go with the Dan Wesson Specialist or Valor over the others mentioned here. They use quality parts, are fitted fairly well, great customer service, and they have been very reliable in my experience.
Another vote for the TRP. Mine is approaching 5,000 rounds with no problems. Different brand magazines, different ammo all work and the gun shoots exactly to point of aim. I've added more aggressive VZ grips and filed the checkering on the front of the grip a little bit. I think that it's about the cheapest out of the box gun that has lots of desirable features that doesn't need any tinkering after you buy it. I've found it to be accurate and reliable. It just runs.
I have one of those, too. The plunger tube became loose once on mine - luckily I caught that before it became a real problem.Originally Posted by Glenn E. Meyer
How's the feed ramp on yours holding up? Mine is kind of messed up, leaving me wondering what to do about that.
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How bad is it? If it's just cosmetic, don't worry about it. If it's bad enough you worry it will affect function, there are steel inserts that can be installed by a good gunsmith.
Consider only using magazines with plastic/captured followers as opposed to the normal GI-type mag followers in guns with aluminum alloy frames.
I am curious about the reason for the difference between a plastic follower and metal follower.
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It has definitely crossed over to the "worry about affecting function"-category. Finding a good gunsmith isn't such as simple task though, and the few that are out there are both expensive and have long wait times... Probably should do that though. (That gun used to be my primary pistol for several years, but lately ammunition prices have gone insane - I'm mostly stuck with 9mm until I can start to reload pistol ammunition. On the other hand, I don't exactly have too many reliable pistols to begin with...)
I really doubt it's the magazine follower that's damaging the feed ramp though. For one thing, wouldn't any damage done by a magazine follower be below where the bullet impacts, and thus strictly cosmetic...?
It is best to replace the plunger tube and apply red Loctite(stud and bearing mount) before staking the tenons.
Restaking the tube will often crack the flanges and they will fail at the worst possible moment.
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It may not matter at all, but it is possible for the front of the follower to extend enough to impact the feed ramp. Some say this could also be a problem with the Devel style followers. This will probably only cause a line to form at the bottom of the ramp, and like Tony1911 suggested it will be below where the bullet hits the ramp anyway. That is why I suggested it as a possible "consideration" with aluminum framed guns -- not a definite problem.
Anyway, if the ramp is sufficiently damaged to cause problems then the only solution may be to have a steel insert installed. I believe EGW still offers theirs for sale. I guess you could also have a ramped barrel installed as an alternative.
Hilton Yam recommends not using ramped barrels in .45 1911's, as the angle of the feed ramp is too severe.
Fortunately, EGW still ships some parts internationally.
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