titandriver

This might help from the OP: "I know there are a few running the M7 drive on the 1100, hopefully someone can provide the insight needed to get this to run! Ijust got my new 1100 in today and am trying to hook it up with my brand new M7 drive".

Assuming you found primers then Steve?

Must've been inferior "economy grade" tungsten as a dull high speed steel bit went through it like a hot knife through butter!

Frankly I've been working so much that I haven't been able to shoot it much since I made the switch - looks like I won't get a chance until mid-June to get to the range.

Contact JCHanks@olin.com about your Winchester primers - he can tell you if there were problems with your particular lot number and will remedy the situation for you.

Only costs a few bucks to do this if you like the factory grips.

I did Phil - I drove out the roll pin that holds the safety bar and spring in the trigger housing. Clipped four coils off that spring & reassembled - our weather has been really crappy so I haven't been able to shoot but 400 or so rounds but it hasn't choked on me once since the modification. Got the idea from Keith White. Pix is from Keith White 2108838283_0403201245a2.pdf spring.pdf

Thank you!

So how many loadings on that powder funnel would you estimate you had on it before it wore out? Thanks!

Just got back from the range - 48 degrees but the wind was blowing at 20 mph so only fired 150 rounds. This trigger is pretty amazing, it was way too easy for .17-.18 splits for A's at 11-12 yards. At 7 yards I pulled many .13-.14 splits with A hits. I used both the Z-R Tac guide rod & 13lb Glock spring as well as a 3 ounce heavier tungsten guide rod with a cut down 13lb 1911 spring. I could not honestly tell a difference between the two and will probably stick with the Z-R. Now for the only downside - three different times on the draw my finger wasn't positioned correctly on the trigger safety bar in order to disengage it - found out that will add .5-.6 seconds to your first round hit! Gonna go fix that right now! Pix is of my beater with stock trigger but has the same set screw in the front of the trigger as keithwhite100 - limits the forward motion of the trigger while still allowing the trigger safety bar to engage the rear of the frame - barely!

Got my OW trigger yesterday, ordered 29 March & arrived 03 April. Took maybe five minutes to install as I had the pistol torn down awaiting the UPS man. Like Keithwhite100 my Q5SF was heavily modified prior and had a pretty good trigger already, breaking at just over 2&1/2 pounds. Using the OW trigger kit and Springco trigger bar spring, the trigger breaks crisply and consistently at 1&15/16 to 2 pounds. Reset is short and sweet, I am well beyond pleased with how mine turned out. Can't give enough credit to Overwatch for such a great product, it was definitely worth the wait!

Curious about your drop test - care to mention how many times you dropped it and from what heights?

All cancelled - maybe June or July now!

Ain't touched my pistol since the last match I shot in Billings last September. No plans to until the next match I'm able to attend, either April or May.

Wondering what the monetary threshold amount is before "screw you" becomes the norm? According to the survey so far, $15 per month/$180 per year is "screw you" territory for nearly 92% of those answering the poll. Kinda curious to see what the upper limit is before "screw you" is the predominate answer.

^^^^^^^^^^^^ This right here! Joined in 2001 when there was no where near the amount of information available then as there is today. Guessin' this forum has pretty much outlived it's usefulness.

I'll weigh it next time I have it apart - but, since the pistol weighs three ounces more after replacing the ZR rod & spring with it, I'm guessin' darn close to three ounces.

3 ounces. Commander or Officer spring would probably work without cutting but didn't have any on hand. Difference is huge, never know until you try. lol

Finally got to get out & test it - works great! The 1911 spring I used was a cut down 13 lb along with 130 PF ammo. Cold & windy out so only fired 150 rounds with nary a bobble. I'll be using this set up into the foreseeable future.

TTT

Took it out of my P320. It was custom made before anyone offered them commercially. Prolly be able to use a Springer for P320 one now, just drill out for the indentation at the back of the guide rod head so you can turn & seat the release and you're golden. You do have to reduce the length of the recoil spring considerably though, I just match the length of the Wilson 13 lb spring I've been using.

Bumped up the weight of my Q5 SF with tungsten guide rod that accepts 1911 springs - definitely nose heavy! Gonna test it out tomorrow to see if it works worth a hoot with 130PF ammo. Tungsten rod & 1911 spring (top) and Z-R Tactical guide rod & Wilson 13 lb. spring (bottom). Pistol now weighs 47.25 ounces.

Yeah, I just saw that - thank you!

Where did you find the 14 Feb minutes? Couldn't find it on the USPSA site two minutes ago.