Well, the advise given in the former thread proved true. I did set the overtravel screw too tight and it was preventing the safety levers from moving anywhere near enough to life the S80 plunger. Disassembly of the slide showed severe peening of the plunger's corner. My bad.
What I did was drop the weapon off with Skip Gilmer (anderson, sc) for a tune-up and some replacement parts. I'm having the sear, disconnector and hammer replaced, as well as the grip safety. I chose the STI commander hammer with lightening slot and an Ed Brown hisweep beavertail.
Skip says the weapon should be finished by the end of next week, if the parts come in soon enough, but that fast a job kinda scares me. The last smith I dealt with didn't do diddly in over six weeks, but just over a week....? Does that sound right? Skip has a very good reputation and the pistols in his shop, which he let me dry-fire, were very nice. I'll have to trust him.
I'm excited. Nervous, but excited.
What I did was drop the weapon off with Skip Gilmer (anderson, sc) for a tune-up and some replacement parts. I'm having the sear, disconnector and hammer replaced, as well as the grip safety. I chose the STI commander hammer with lightening slot and an Ed Brown hisweep beavertail.
Skip says the weapon should be finished by the end of next week, if the parts come in soon enough, but that fast a job kinda scares me. The last smith I dealt with didn't do diddly in over six weeks, but just over a week....? Does that sound right? Skip has a very good reputation and the pistols in his shop, which he let me dry-fire, were very nice. I'll have to trust him.
I'm excited. Nervous, but excited.