Posted: 5/22/2003 4:32:45 PM EDT
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[This is also posted at 1911forum.com in the Springfield section] So now i'm on the second phase of my mil-spec mods. In the first phase I replaced the Hammer, Sear, Beavertail grip safety, and Trigger. The parts are as follows: (if I remember correctly) 1) STI Hammer 2) SVI Sear 3) King's Drop-In Beavertail Grip Safety 4) Videcki Trigger Many here have asked about the Kings Drop-In Beavertail Grip Safety so I have tried to take better pictures so anyone interested can see. Here is a view from the rear:  The Top-Rear:  Here is a view with the barrel pointing toward the ground and the mag-well toward the camera/viewer:  For the second phase, i've replaced the barrel with a Bar-Sto Barrel and the bushing with a Briley spherical bushing. I am also getting Novak Night-Sights NOTE: what you see in the pictures are just temporary sights, not the final result Here is a side view of my mil-spec as it is for the moment:  Here is the temporary front sight:  Here is the temporary rear sight:  After these modifications are complete I will try to finalize any further modifications I may want, which require maching, as I may have it refinished. I think I will probably have it refinished in Rogard (c). Any questions? |
| Looks like it's coming along quite nicely. How do you like the Videcki trigger and have you measured the pull weight? Did you do all the mods yourself or have a gunsmith do it? Are you considering checkering the frontstrap or using grip tape or a drop-in Wilson checkered frontstrap? |
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Thanks Big_Bear, I like the Videcki trigger alot. Initially I installed the hammer, sear and beavertail but had my gunsmith check everything and do a trigger job to it. The only thing that he found he had to do to get everything to fit properly was to make a slight relief cut on the beavertail, as the hammer was rubbing against it slightly. The trigger pull is somewhere around 3.25-3.5 lbs and is rather nice! [BTW I plan to get a Trophy Match later and have the trigger dropped to 2.0 lbs] I am think about having the frame recontoured like the newer Springfields (and the Colts) but i'm still thinking about it. If I do this I will have it checkered and I may even go with a flat mainspring housing. |