I'm a tinkerer.
None of my guns seem to stay stock very long, whether it's a sight replacement, springs or an all out trigger job.
I've been working on my pair of S&W 617s, getting them ready for Steel Challenge Matches and did all the internal polishing, I also replaced the rebound spring with 11 pounders which my finger can handle at the fastest speeds. Both my 4 and 6 inch guns required 8.5 pound Double Action trigger pulls to get me 100% ignition with CCI Mini Mags. Not bad but I knew I could do better.
My 6 inch is equiped with an Apex Tactical Mass Drive Hammer and Apex advertises you can get a 6.5 pound DA pull. Today I tested it at 7 pounds with 100% functioning. I may try for 6.5 after the State Championship in three weeks.
My 4 inch has stock parts that have just been smoothed. I had to go up to 8.5 - 9 pounds for reliable ignition with CCIs. Today I got away with 7.5 pounds. All I did was play with the strain screw a little, along with polishing all the internal parts and using an 11 pound rebound spring.
The biggest difference was the ammo. I tested with Remington Bucket Of Bullets. You know, the Golden Bullets that don't have a great reputation. Anyway in my two guns they shot very well and all went off on the first strike. I'm planning on using them for the State.
I also had great luck with my Walther (Colt Gold Cup Trophy 1911-22). It's been giving me fits for the past few months having hammer fall no matter how much I adjust the springs. I did the YouTube search to find answers but finally came across a solution in the Brownell's Catalogue. They have an EGW LONG SEAR which is designed for the differences in 1911-22 pin dimensions on various guns.
Just changing the sear gave me the reliability I've been searching for.
I fired 100 rounds without one incident today.
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Originally Posted by AzShooter
