Used to be in days gone by that every gun I bought stayed the way it was with the possible exception of changing the grips. Now, when I buy a new gun, I put several hundred rounds thru and then hand it over to my gunsmith.
I belong to three gun clubs and after seeing the way my guns come back, most of my fellow shooters hand their guns over to my gunsmith for upgrades. For example, I recently bought a S&W 686 and my gunsmith smoothed out the trigger and brought the trigger pull down to 3.0 lbs. I gave him a new Sig Exteme 1911 to replace the ugly trigger, put in a curved trigger with some design and to lighten the pull to 3.0 lbs. He is also replacing the guide rod and grip safety so it is smooth and has a more upswept beaver tail. These modification are not expensive and make the gun more comfortable for me to shoot.
I was wondering how many of you that buy an "off the rack" gun do modifications or just shoot 'em the way they come?
I belong to three gun clubs and after seeing the way my guns come back, most of my fellow shooters hand their guns over to my gunsmith for upgrades. For example, I recently bought a S&W 686 and my gunsmith smoothed out the trigger and brought the trigger pull down to 3.0 lbs. I gave him a new Sig Exteme 1911 to replace the ugly trigger, put in a curved trigger with some design and to lighten the pull to 3.0 lbs. He is also replacing the guide rod and grip safety so it is smooth and has a more upswept beaver tail. These modification are not expensive and make the gun more comfortable for me to shoot.
I was wondering how many of you that buy an "off the rack" gun do modifications or just shoot 'em the way they come?