1911 Glass Break Trigger

You ask how confident I was, I was very confident in my work. If I was not confident in my work this would be the wrong business to be in.
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So you are saying that the first trigger job you did at 2 pounds or less you were ready to turn them loose on the public?

I don't really see any merit in that statement as RR would have to violate several safety rules before the gun could do you any harm.
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You mean you have never seen a 1911 go full auto? You dont see how someone could get hurt with that?


WildresipsaloquitorAlaska
 
Yes I was very confident in my first 2 pound trigger pull. I had every reason to be, I was taught by one of the best. Yes I was ready to turn those trigger jobs loose on the competition shooting public and I did so.

Yes I've seen and shot 1911 guns in full auto mode and the only way someone was going to get hurt was if they were down range. Don't ever think that 1911 guns with heavy pull weights can't go full auto. Shear the hammer hooks on a MIM hammer and believe me the fun will begin. If one can't control a full auto 1911 or know how to stop it maybe it's best they stick with a revolver.

I also witnessed a guy using a 1911 with a trigger pull weight over 6 pounds trying to shoot the gun very fast, he was pulling so hard on the trigger and trying to compensate for the recoil that the last shot was very close to his feet. Do not take that out of context as I'm not saying that heavy triggers are dangerous.

If you don't understand or like light triggers or know how to do them then by all means suit yourself and stay away from them. We all must know our own skill level and what works best for us.
Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
 
If you don't understand or like light triggers or know how to do them then by all means suit yourself and stay away from them. We all must know our own skill level and what works best for us.
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Yes I've seen and shot 1911 guns in full auto mode and the only way someone was going to get hurt was if they were down range.
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If one can't control a full auto 1911 or know how to stop it maybe it's best they stick with a revolver.
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Yes I was very confident in my first 2 pound trigger pull. I had every reason to be, I was taught by one of the best. Yes I was ready to turn those trigger jobs loose on the competition shooting public and I did so.
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Allrighty, I think Im just gonna leave this one now in light of the old think ten times, post once...nothing further need be said....good luck to you in your future endeavors

WildicanonlyimagineAlaska
 
clearing something up

To RR: When you ask a question and get a response, you can ignore what was given to you without coming back with a wise crack. The comeback remarks you made is why I said what I said to you. I am glad someone came back and gave you some of the answers you were looking for. In the future, if you get an answer you don't appreciate or like, just keep in mind the guy may have misunderstood what you were asking or may have just not have been thinking clearly when he answered you, or the guy may just be trying to help make sure you don't hurt yourself or anyone else around you.

My feelings weren't hurt by any means, but you never know when you may run a guy off from a sight just because you blast him about his answers to you. You can listen to me or not, that is always your choice. The repsonses you got in the beginning was ones of warning more than anything else simply because no one knew what your ability is. Please don't feel like you were slighted, simply because no one knows anything about you.

Mr. Hunter, I will gladly admit you are a much better man than I am. I did close to 10 trigger jobs before I got my legs under me enough to have full confidence in my work. I was constantly double and triple checking my work to the make sure I had it right and I know it took me 5-6 times longer than it does now.
 
cntryboy1289

Did you not have confidence in the air force guy that taught you trigger jobs?

If you did have confidence in your mentor and what he taught you what did you do different while doing trigger jobs that made you lack confidence in your work?

As I said in my earlier post I was fortunate to have a very good mentor and I still do my trigger jobs the way he taught me.
Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
 
Lol

I had the utmost confidence in my mentor, I had seen and heard of him for years when I asked him to show me how to do it. My only trepidation was did I pay close enough attention to him. The first two I did with him watching and the rest I did on my own. I guess it was just in my nature to think about everything that goes with that trigger job and that's what kept me nervous about doing them. To me, being a litle nervous is a good thing, it helps me make sure I am doing it right. I still to this day take my time and double and triple check, it's just that I have found my way and have sped up throughout the years.
 
I wanted to come back to this thread to explain why I had confidence in my first light trigger job.
First I want to say that I've never thought of the 1911 trigger group parts as being that perplexed. Its very evident that a couple of gentleman here do as they wonder about my confidence in my work. One even said he did 10 trigger jobs before he had confidence in his work.
I made the statement in an earlier post on this thread that I was taught by a gentleman that I think of as being one of the best and I still do.
What he taught me was the mechanics of the 1911 trigger system and what safe limits these can be adjusted to.
When dealing with the mechanics of the 1911 trigger system as with the other mechanics of the 1911 everything of importance can be measured.
I know that as long as I stay with the measurements I was taught the trigger will be safe whether it's a 2lb pull or 4lb pull, as the mechanical engagement of the sear and hammer for both are the same.
Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
 
I still to this day take my time and double and triple check, it's just that I have found my way and have sped up throughout the years.
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Sort of like firing 10 magazines with two rounds to check for doubling, rather than just running out and blasting away with a 1.5lb trigger...after all its ONLY measurements

WildandwiththatimgoneAlaska
 
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