Posted: 10/11/2010 1:01:37 PM EDT
| I have a NIB Springfield Loaded Longslide on lay-a-way, and I got to fondle it this week. I have never owned a new 1911, so I don't know much about the break-in and such. The trigger on the NIB gun is around 8.5 lbs. This seems a bit ridiculous to me. Will the trigger lighten up with a break-in or am I going to have to get it worked? The gun seems to function check properly, and the trigger, when it does break, is crisp. Its just ridiculously heavy. |
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The 28lbs mainspring they put in it for the ILS system tends to make the trigger heavier than a standard 23lbs spring. You might want to take a look at the sear/hammer interface to see if there are any burs on them. It also wouldn't hurt to take a little tension off the left leg of the sear spring. All else fails, call Springfield. They'd get it fixed up for you pretty fast. |
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Spring tweaks can do a world of good for a SA Loaded trigger. They tend to overspring everything out of the box. This is easily adjusted by someone who's familiar with –– and competent to work on –– 1911s.
The ILS system and the 28 pound mainspring are something a lot of folks replace out of the box. This will help a bit, but most of the excessive trigger weight is due to the way the sear spring is adjusted. |