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That was me, I was thinking of the firing pin block.
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Ah. Take the extra parts out and thow them away. Kimber did it a little smarter...
Eddie
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I feel the need to comment here since this isn't a good idea and is wrong.
First: Any good smith will tell you that there's no noticable impact on trigger feel from the series 80 firing pin block mechanisms unless you get down to like a 2 lb trigger. Second: If anyone's ever had a problem with the series 80 parts you'l be hard pressed to find such a case, which is
not the case with the Kimber set-up which did 'cause some operationl problems with guns, although Kimber's has reportedly fixed this. So removing series 80 part is quite unnecessary and the Colt series 80s have a better reliablity record (near perfect) than do the Kimber guns with the Schwartz mechanisms. Third: Taking the series 80 (or Kimber Schwartz) parts out will leave a hole in your slide which could lead to operational problems. Someone once sold a plug that could be installed in place of the series 80 FP block but this represents an extra part with potential liabilities in itself. Good smiths and experinced shooters will tell you to leave the series 80 parts in as they represent little to no liability while removing them will increase liability and provide little to no asset (only eases dissasembly and cleaning a bit).
The series 70 are the simplest and are prefered, but cost hundreds more than the series 80s and are hard to find. If you can't find or afford the 70 get the Series 80 which are very nice and you'll never notice the difference.
Gold cups have even more extra parts in them that I've heard are a real PITA to re-assemble following a complete disassembly. I wouldn't want a Gold Cup for that reason.