I got a new S&W 1911 this Tuesday. Slide to frame fit seems good, barrel fit seems okay. The bushing seems tight in the slide, there may be a burr in there some where that needs working out as I see and feel the wear. I will be taking it to a Smith to once over it, get a fiber optic front sight, and verify my attempt at fitting a Wilson Combat thumb safety.
The main issue I am having is fitting new parts. I bought a new firing pin stop from Dawson Precision, the slow cam part that is like the EGW O/S firing pin stop. I don't know if it is made by EGW, but it dropped right in with no fitting, this is very different from my other S&W 1911 where alot of material had to be removed and it was a nice and tight fit (good thing).
Next I tried to put in a new trigger, same problem, the new Greider trigger dropped right in with zero fitting and has a bunch of slop. The factory trigger was absolutely embarassing.
I am going to call S&W tomorrow but it doesn't look good. The firing pin stop I can live with given that there is no risk of extractor clocking. I don't look forward to have the FPS dropping out and getting a firing pin in my face, but such is life. The trigger is unacceptable, and I am not sure what to do, did the Greider part come in more undersized then usual? I have fitted two Greider triggers in the past and they both were very snug, both to the same S&W 1911.
1911s, what a barrel of fun, you never know what your going to get.
The main issue I am having is fitting new parts. I bought a new firing pin stop from Dawson Precision, the slow cam part that is like the EGW O/S firing pin stop. I don't know if it is made by EGW, but it dropped right in with no fitting, this is very different from my other S&W 1911 where alot of material had to be removed and it was a nice and tight fit (good thing).
Next I tried to put in a new trigger, same problem, the new Greider trigger dropped right in with zero fitting and has a bunch of slop. The factory trigger was absolutely embarassing.
I am going to call S&W tomorrow but it doesn't look good. The firing pin stop I can live with given that there is no risk of extractor clocking. I don't look forward to have the FPS dropping out and getting a firing pin in my face, but such is life. The trigger is unacceptable, and I am not sure what to do, did the Greider part come in more undersized then usual? I have fitted two Greider triggers in the past and they both were very snug, both to the same S&W 1911.
1911s, what a barrel of fun, you never know what your going to get.
