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The CMC 9mm drop in trigger does not seem to fit well in a colt dedicated lower. The pins are to long leaving the trigger loose and if you slowly lower the bolt it will hang up and not travel all the way forward but If you operate it as normal it seems to work, although I have not shot it yet to know for sure. I also tried a KNS trigger pin set, also no help.
I ended up using the pin set that came with the CMC trigger. The pins that they are using have screws on each end ,so to take up slack ,I put a c clip from a older pin set under each screw head . I think having to do this sucks and may not work. I can't, even get a hold of cmc on the Internet , for some reason.
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1 hour ago, GBertolet said:
Don't fire your gun anymore until you get this issue resolved. If your recoil spring is coil bound, you can break your barrel bushing, as it will be stopping the rearward movement of the slide, instead of the slide's dust cover.
The two best ways I know to test spring binding is pushing the spring plug all the way down to see if it contacts the guide rod head and with guide rod in gun with out spring pulling slide all the back , marking on the dust cover ,then with spring seeing if it ends up to the mark. It fails the first test but not the second test. I'm guessing but I think it might have something to do with the Dawson guide rod. My limited division 2011's in 40 and 45 all have longer spring plugs than the 9mm. I don't know if that's normal for 9 mm 2011's .
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Thanks for the help everyone, got it now.
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9 hours ago, GBertolet said:
New springs are usually slightly longer than used are. They take a "set" after being used the first time. They will shorten maybe 1/2 to 3/4 inch. I take it this is a 1911 you have. By not allowing the spring plug to bottom out, do you mean, not coil bound? You can compare the stacked length of the springs, by measuring the wire diameter and multiplying it by the number of coils.
The spring will not allow the plug to compress down the guide rod until it contacts the guide rod head. The recoil spring binds up and stops short. Is that coil bound?
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My old spring is 9 pounds which is what the person who built the upper said it was. I purchased two new wolf 9 # springs and both are the same length but longer than the original. All springs tested around 9#. None of the new or old springs will allow the spring plug to bottom out. Both new springs have 37 coils and the old spring has 31 coils but visually only looks like it is 3 coils shorter.
While running bill drills, the front sight seemed to not want to get down in the back sight notch fast enough like before so I assumed spring was used up. Now with the new spring it comes down in the notch but likes to wobble around more in the notch than before. I wonder if that is because the new springs being longer are not allowing the spring plug to bottom out?
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On March 31, 2018 at 12:57 PM, Zmaniac said:
Nice tip! I'm interested in using this method to measure when I need to replace the recoil spring. So, can anyone provide data on how much a worn spring is reduced compared to a newer one? Others from this forum suggested replacing when old spring is 3 coils shorter than the new one. Just curious. One way to answer my own question would be with a set of various spring weights and seeing which weight was too low.
Recently I compared my 9# spring, currently in use ,to new ones. Recoil springs set after awhile and in my guns ,3 coil shorter is the norm. Yesterday I tested my current spring against two other new springs , just incase ,and all register the same poundage range.
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Who was the company who makes a 16 inch ar 15 barrel that has a gas length a bit longer than mid length ?
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Anyone doing a u tube on chamfering the legs of a colt magazine follower?
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On November 21, 2017 at 7:41 AM, TRUBL said:
sounds like the follower mmmmmight be hitting on the extension? Try chamfering the bottom of the followers especially on the sides
I give up. I did all that was mentioned and all I got was 39rds that stuck the follower in the extension. I held the base pad in my hand looking at the follower in it and wondered how am I going to get it out, when stupidly I started to probe it with a small screw driver when it launched out. I can't find the follower. Any one know where I can purchase the follower only. The magazine came with my colt PCC when I purchased it years ago so it is a metalform I think.
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On November 17, 2017 at 4:54 PM, Aircooled6racer said:
Hello: What color is the follower? The problem you may have is the base of the follower is hitting the Taylor Freelance base pad lip. You may have file the base pad so the follower goes into the base pad. Thanks, Eric
Where exactly do you file on the base pad or follower?
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I Can 't get more than 38 rounds in the magazines. The first mag is the newer type that are more black in color , which would not feed anyway,The second mag is older which also didn't work. They were both made by the same company who supplied colt . I also tried different tension on the screw, factory spring with and without bottom plate, and the longer mag spring Taylor recommended on the newer model magazine, which would jam after 5 to 7 rounds every time.
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Figured out mistake.
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I changed to the Blitzkrieg aswell for my 7.5 SBR. I settled on the 147gr that felt much softer and might be better if I run into another spinner. I tried the AR10 spring but went back to the carbine spring.
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10 hours ago, js1130146 said:
It's not premature lockback that most 2011 shooters are worried about. It's damage from over insertion of a magazine. It's really easy to do and will completely lock your gun up and/or break stuff that's not so easily replaced.
Your absolutely correct that is one of the reasons not the only. By the way, If anyone wants their 2011firearm to work as intended use Dawson base pads which prevents over insertion. I apologize, I know this thread is about PCC's not pistols.
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It always sounds like, I,m the only one who has lost his concentration or made a mistake when something unexpected happened while running a stage and went to LRBO. Recently while engaged in a 48rd stage with my PCC, I unknowingly started with a my down loaded mag that was to be my reload, instead of my fully loaded mag to start and guess what happened? I like LRBO because when my bolt locked back I knew instantly to reload instead of hearing click first . USPSA pistol is when a lot people don,t want slide lock because most of us shoot 2011 STI pistols and they are afraid, although I,m not, that their mag will prematurely lock back for a couple of reasons which has never happened in rifles unless something is in disrepair.
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They sent me a FedEx return label and is replacing the drum, doesn't get better than that.
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6 hours ago, Bob Hostetter said:
The couplers might also work for IDPA.
Don't forget about all the renegade PCC multi gun matches across the country.
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1 hour ago, gatortommy said:
Not to hijack this thread, but where did you get the Colt style mag extensions? I've looked everywhere and not been able to find any.
I'd like to know also. It's disappointing ,there are far more colt style type 9mm's out there than all the new guns coming out and dedicated Glocks with mag extension and or mag couplers available to them yet no one seems to think a colt 40rd mag and or mag couplers would be profitable I'm guessing.
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I have more than one STI 2011 in 45 that have served me well so If it was me I would purchase it if that's what I wanted. My first STI had feeding problems which turned out was the extracted all along and since has never failed, with the other guns reliably as well. However ,I recomend you invest in Grams mag springs for all unless you are satisfied with your stock mags.
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Anyone else have dealing with X products service department ? I was wondering how long they take to respond back when needing repair for a brand new magazine that will no longer feed after firing the first 6 or 7 rounds?
Yes I know I can call them and plan to after I give them another week.
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Dedicated Glock lowers definitlely have a magazine capacity advantage, with all the 2rd,5rd,10rd extension that don't exist for colt type mags. Only down side although probably minor is a small mag hole as compared to lowers with mag blocks.
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I went with http://blitzkriegcomponents.com staying with the standard buffer spring. I tried the heavier spring but it had more dot movement.
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2 minutes ago, MickB said:
Not normal. Are you using the factory Colt (metalform) mags? Do you have the same problem when you download to 30rds?
Do you have the same problem with the upper removed?
Mick
I am using colt mags, and if the magazine has more than 20rds it becomes very difficult to not possible exponentially. There is no problem if the bolt is open or without the upper.
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