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Dog of a different color....
Looks like its time to rename this thread. LOL
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What is an M die?
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For some reason I am drawn to your avatar....
LOL......does look framiliar.
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I took the seating die apart and found a ring of brass filings about where the flare is removed. I really could not feel a ridge there but I polished the inside of the die. This has seemed to resolve the problem although I only ran about 25 rounds through the press. If this fixes the problem it will not be the first time I have had to polish on Lee dies to get them to work correctly. My thinking is that if the inside of the die was rough near where the bell removal takes place and then instead of squeezing the bell closed it would also be filing the mouth of the brass as it was pressed into the die. Who Knows.
Best to all,
John
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This is the flare>
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Thanks for the input:
The bell is just right IMHO. I am using FMJ bullets and copper and brass shaving are two different colors.
I am using range brass.
My guess is the chinese screwed up the sizing die but I would like to know what others think. (This turned out to be wrong)
Best to all,
John
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I pretty sure something isn't right here. This is a new set of Lee 9mm dies. Sizing, powder and seating die only. The brass looks OK with maybe a little being shaved off the outside of the mouth of the case.
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Not to hijack this thread but how do you like those flat triggers. I would think it would feel funny.
After switching to the flat trigger the calus on my trigger finger is gone.
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Have you tested that your trigger finger is consistently falling onto the center of the trigger - not near the top or bottom of the trigger?
Also experiment with undercutting the bottom of the trigger guard to raise where your finger falls, or alternatively glueing a spacer under the trigger guard to lower your finger.
My short fingers also require grinding away the sharp corner of the grip just behind the trigger.
Thanks for the ideas. After test firing the pistol today it looks like the flat trigger has solved most of my problems. I didn't realize till today that I actually had a callus on the side of my trigger finger tip that the bottom of the old curved trigger was causing. Now it I could just go fast and hit what I aim at.......
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Here is a picture of the hacking and cutting.
Looks kinda funny but feels a whole lot better than the curved trigger it came with.
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I'm thinking I will buy a gunsmith blank and start hacking and cutting. It will give me something to do.
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How many pounds is your trigger? Reducing it may lessen the pain.
A tad over 3 lbs.
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My 2011 came with the standard plastic bowed trigger. My trigger finger hurts after a match. If I were to buy a gunsmith trigger, how would I go about shaping it to my liking?
Zdog
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The wait is very long on single stacks. But well worth it. Eddie likes to tease you with pictures. Great bunch of guys at Cameron's. On a recent trip to Arizona I stopped in and met them. Don't get Ed Cameron talking about bass fishing! No guns will get finished. 1911 perfection!
Better make an appointment next time you want to drop by. They keep the gate locked now and only let folks in by appointment only.
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Tripp without a doubt but don't use their base pads. If you decide to use their 10 round mags beware of slamming them in hard as the weight of 10 rounds of 45acp is enough to spread the lips. You can buy Tripp mags at Brownell's now at a reasonable price if you get the discount and the nice thing about Brownell's is their no questions asked return policy.
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I found the cause of the problems on my STI that I asked about and thought folks might want to know what the problem was.
1. Mag catch allowing over insertion of the magazine. I found that even when not really slamming the magazine home with the slide closed and rounds in the magazine that the mag catch was allowing over insertion and when the magazine finally dropped back a little after it hit the slide the mag catch would finally close.
The solution was installing a Dawson posi-lock mag release. This mag released fixed the problem as easy as removing the STI and installing the Dawson model. Good Job Dawson.
2. Trigger reset feels mushy almost like it would not reset if you took your finger off the trigger slowly.
The solution was:
I finally removed the slide and when I pressed down on the dis-connector the dis-connector would go down but not come up again unless I jiggled the trigger. It was as if it were sticking. I removed the ignition components and checked things out. I could reverse the disconnector and insert it from the top of the frame and there was no rubbing or resistance. I checked the sear spring and someone had buffed the portion of the sear spring that rides on the bottom of the disconnector. I got my loop out and looked at the engagement surface of the disconnector and could see that it had never been stoned. It took five minutes and two different stones to put a mirror finish on the part of the disconnector that rides on the sear spring and I was back in business.
This STI was a custom build from a name brand builder. I have another 5 items that need fixed aside from those listed above. I get the impression this gun was just assembled and not fitted. I am not happy.
zdog
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These are supposed to prevent over insertion of mags.
http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=80000E90-1296506114
Thanks,
These are currently out of stock. I ordered one anyhow. Dawson is good about returns if the item doesn't work as advertised. Anyone ever try one of these btw?
zdog
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3.25 pound trigger isn't very light, as competition guns go.
Try checking with the procedure in the last few paragraphs of the attachment
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I have thought about my post on this subject. The spring weight on trigger take up is about right. I guess that means that they didn't cheat and just use sear spring tension as a means to reduce trigger pull to 3.25lbs. I will make another guess here and speculate that the ignition comonents were probably not stoned but rather just installed as recieved from the manufacturer. Maybe Creeper was right in that I need to put a couple of thousand rounds throught this thing before becoming too expectant.
zdog
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Unless you have a few thousand rounds on this gun already, I think you may be being a bit over critical. If it's nearly new - I wouldn't get too concerned with how smooth it is, or isn't.
Now, for an about face of what I just said...
If it were mine, and bearing in mind that I'm at least as OC as you are and probably worse.... I'd detail strip it, inspect the parts you think are suspect and how well they fit in the gun (including the slide disco track and disco in frame bore) - deburr those parts as you see fit - clean, lube, reassemble and test fire a few hundred through it.
C
Hmmmm would OC be obsessive compusive? Me....OC, naw. Never ever to the tinyest smallest itsy bitsy stinking little 1/10000 of an inch. LOL
zdog
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As far as the mag and mag catch go, cut the notch in the mag lower (only remove some on the bottom edge). This way there won't be anything for the catch to rest on if the mag is overinserted.
Thanks for the thought Steve. I understand what you are saying but I have never had to adjust a mag to fit the gun. I will keep this in mind it if comes to that.
zdog
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My new STI-2011 in 40cal arrived recently and I have a question about magazine insertion and the mag catch.
When I slam in a loaded magazine in the mag catch extends a little during the insertion as normal but there is a slight delay when it resets and a nasty irritating snapping sound when it finally resets. If I gently seat the magazine the catch does not do this. Sometimes it will not reset all the way and will remain extended about a 1/16 of an inch. My thought is that the mag is being over inserted and the release is not catching till the mag drops down a little. This is not a good thing when you need to slam a mag home during a match.
Second question. If I pull the trigger and hold the trigger down while the slide cycles and then release the trigger and allow it to reset the reset feels very sluggish. It is almost like the trigger would not reset if you would very slowly release it. I'm a 1911 guy and know that the reset is not entirely without a little resistantance but this pistol seems excessive in that regard. My guess the sear spring does not have enough tension because they used it to lighten the trigger down to 3.25 lbs.
Anyhow I am open to suggestions and thoughts. I would like to have an idea what I am talking about before I talk to the folks that made this Pistol.
zdog
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I have a new 5.25 9mm XDM and I love it but I was just wondering if there is anything I can do to make it a tack driver like my custom built STI pistols
Check my topic on this board about XDm barrel lock up mystery. There was an attachment on the email I received from Springfield that listed their prices to install a match barrel or refit your existing barrel for better accuracy. I am not happy with the accuracy on my 5.25 9mm.
zdog
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Got the ammo at took it to the range today. I swear I was 1 inch hole after 50 rounds at 7 yards. Going to shoot some steel tomorrow. Springer trigger and all the rest is AWESOME. What a great purchase!
You were lucky. I just got one from them and I get a nice two inch hole at 6 yards. I found some skate board tape and put some on the rear of the grip in addition to the grip tape that I bought for the front. Good luck finding extra magazines also.
zdog
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I have been chasing the cause of poor accuracy (repeatability) on my XDm. I noticed that when I push down on my XDm9 barrel hood the slide moves back a little and when I do the same on my XD9 the slide moves back about 1/8 of an inch. On a 1911 this is an indication of poor lock-up so I emailed Springfield Armory about this condition and received the following email.
John,
Thanks for your inquiry! That would not be unexpected on a service pistol…That is not an indication of poor lock up. It would be considered poor on any pistol that had an aftermarket “hard fit” match grade barrel installed… as that is what they do,..eliminate vertical barrel movement. We do offer such barrel upgrades on the XD/XDM pistols that will eliminate this condition and reduce the group size by about 50%. The cost is $190.00 Let us know if we can help.
Best regards,
Dave Williams
For what its worth,
zdog
Any ideas, shell plate covered with brass filings
in Dillon Precision Reloading Equipment
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I finally called Lee and talked to Peter. I explained the problem with machine marks inside the seating die and without hesitation he offered to send me a new die body. I asked if he was just grabbing one of the shelf to send me or would it be smooth inside. He kind of groaned and said it would be smooth inside. I have a set of Dillon pistol dies so I looking inside the seating die and it was polished to a mirror finish. The lession I have finally learned is to spend the extra $20 bucks and get a quality set of dies. Sorry Lee.