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Difference is one is made of quality spring steel, and one is not.

Put a Colt sear spring in it.

wolf sear spring?

It is a tungsten grey cerakote. So a painted finish.

DSA, its in .40. Thanks!

Great match Steve and the rest of the Bullet Hole crew. The prize table was absolutely top notch. I'll definitely be back for this one next year.

In my limited experience with a 1911 in .45 acp, the POI is the same at 10 yds as it is at 25 yds.

The BEST production option I have seen for a 1911 carry gun is the Wiley Clap Lightweight Colt Commander. They make a very good gun out of the box and with a little help can make a GREAT gun.

I bet that old Glock you yours feels like crap now

Some interesting opinions on smiths. Personally I stake my reputation on every single gun that leaves my shop, there is no room for a mistake. With that being said, I do not give completion dates. I build guns to my standards, I will not build to a deadline. That simply would not be fair to me or my customer. My customer is paying for my best and they deserve it. If I try to rush a job trying meet a deadline, then will that customer really be getting my best......no. For what its worth, if I can build 10 guns in a year, then that would be a very productive year for me. Polize, thanks, and yes I probably spend way too much time fitting a grip safety. However, I do try to take some pride in my work.

Just for a small frame of reference, it takes me 120 - 140 hours to build a gun. The 25 hours mentioned previously is simply unattainable building a gun to my standards. Rodgers and Rogers are in the same boat.

If timed correctly, the series 80 system is actually a very good system. I would not discard it just because.

The series 80 system is actually a pretty good system when timed correctly. Unfortunately there are many times when these guns leave the factory incorrectly timed. It sounds like that is what happened to you. Best bet would be to find a qualified 1911 smith who can get things fixed correctly for you.

Anybody know if the dawson ice magwell is legal in Classic division?

You don't need any jig to square the hammer hooks. Just a stone that you can verify is square. Unfortunately the brownells hammer hook stones have been very hit and miss lately on being square. About 50/50. So if you have access to a surface plate where you can check for square that is the best way to go.

The way to do it is fit the FPS to the slide, then fit the extractor to that.

A good square stone is the way to do it. Assuming you don't have a mill.

Yes the Golfballs were done by Chuck Rogers of Rogers Precision out in Prescott, AZ. I live in the large metropolis of Ropesville, TX (its near Lubbock).

They did not. It is a Slide/Frame kit that they sold.