Big George
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I pass this along as a disgruntled consumer/shooter.
I recently bought a new 1911A1. (mail order-internet) It appeared to have a commander style hammer and had the usual 3 holes drilled in the trigger. The gun was sadly lacking in quality and final inspection. I took the gun to one of the nation's leading 1911 pistolsmiths...He found that the barrel hood was way too short, the slide/frame was less than acceptable, and there was a general "roughness" about the action and files marks, and "swirls" all over the inside of the slide and frame. The trigger pull was rough and about 6 lbs.+ He advised me to return the gun to the manufacturer.
I shipped the gun to the factory ($32.10 out of my pocket) after telling them what I had found wrong, and also requested that they do a trigger job to 3.5 lbs.
I got a phone call a month later saying that the warranty work had been done and that the gun was in the custom shop for the trigger job. They said that in order to do any trigger less than 4 lbs, I would have to give them written permission. They also said that I would have to buy a new hammer and sear for the gun to do the 3.5 lb job. This surprised me because the gun had a "commander style" hammer. The trigger although equipped with the obligatory three holes, had no overtravel adjustment , so I asked them to replace that item also.
3 months and $240 later, I have my gun back...frankly, I wish I had asked a professional smith to do the job. The trigger pull has creep and lots of take up, and the rest of the work could have been done by a good smith for the same price.
My point is: Beware of these 191A1s that have fancy looking parts...Check out that 3 hole trigger to see if it has an overtravel adjustment. Check out that "commander style" hammer, it is match grade or just window dressing?
Perhaps the host of this board would care to comment...he's one of the best smiths in the biz.
I recently bought a new 1911A1. (mail order-internet) It appeared to have a commander style hammer and had the usual 3 holes drilled in the trigger. The gun was sadly lacking in quality and final inspection. I took the gun to one of the nation's leading 1911 pistolsmiths...He found that the barrel hood was way too short, the slide/frame was less than acceptable, and there was a general "roughness" about the action and files marks, and "swirls" all over the inside of the slide and frame. The trigger pull was rough and about 6 lbs.+ He advised me to return the gun to the manufacturer.
I shipped the gun to the factory ($32.10 out of my pocket) after telling them what I had found wrong, and also requested that they do a trigger job to 3.5 lbs.
I got a phone call a month later saying that the warranty work had been done and that the gun was in the custom shop for the trigger job. They said that in order to do any trigger less than 4 lbs, I would have to give them written permission. They also said that I would have to buy a new hammer and sear for the gun to do the 3.5 lb job. This surprised me because the gun had a "commander style" hammer. The trigger although equipped with the obligatory three holes, had no overtravel adjustment , so I asked them to replace that item also.
3 months and $240 later, I have my gun back...frankly, I wish I had asked a professional smith to do the job. The trigger pull has creep and lots of take up, and the rest of the work could have been done by a good smith for the same price.
My point is: Beware of these 191A1s that have fancy looking parts...Check out that 3 hole trigger to see if it has an overtravel adjustment. Check out that "commander style" hammer, it is match grade or just window dressing?
Perhaps the host of this board would care to comment...he's one of the best smiths in the biz.