LegionShooter
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I'll check out the PD firing pin spring. Reloads are my own, minted about an hour before I went to the range. I'm using already prepped, mixed headstamp brass I bought from the brass classifieds here, so I assume it was all range pickup. Most of it seems to be Winchester with some FC NT in there too. All rounds plunk and I'm on a factory chamber. I'll be sending it to Grams once his new tooling is in place (I'm on his wait list).
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Well, so far I've done the "minimum" upgrades people were talking about. Gun runs great and trigger feels great as well. I did load dev this weekend and shot another hundred rounds today after I put my new springs in it. After polish and springs only I had 99% success rate out of 100 rounds. One round required a double strike with no issues on the second go around.
Internal specs so far are the standard polish job, PD 14lb hammer spring, PD trigger return spring, PD sear spring, Wolff 10lb recoil spring, and the Wolff firing pin spring that came with the recoil spring. All other internal parts are stock, except for the Canik trigger pin that was waiting on me when I got home from the range and is now in the gun.
Load is 124gr Acme RN over 4.0gr N320 at 1.095 OAL. Using WSP primers so not the softest, but not the hardest either.
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I did load dev with a stock gun yesterday morning and have a load that I, and the gun, like. When I got home my springs were in the mailbox so I tore it down, cleaned it up, and put in new springs. Between the polish I did earlier this week and the springs I put in last night it's a world of difference from where it was. Now I get to go back out with a batch of my ammo and make sure it fires off without issue. Primers are WSP seated "a tad" below flush. Springs are a PD 14lb hammer, PD trigger return, PD sear spring, Wolff 10lb recoil (and the FP spring that came with it).
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3 hours ago, MemphisMechanic said:
@CZinSC and @LegionShooter what experiences have led you to state that "anything flush should go off" in a Tanfoglio with harder primers (CCI, S&B, Wolf) and a 13 or 14 pound spring?
Because when that combination resulted in 25% light strikes for me, posting here led to a rapid eduction that flush is no where near fully seated, and "welcome to the world of DA guns with light hammer springs."
If you want a gun to light CCI primers with a 12, 13 or even 14 pound PD spring with bolo & Titan, the primers need to be .006"-.008" below flush. Absolutely sunk down into the primer pocket. Flush is still a few thousandths high - but the striker-fired or single-action guns we were shooting had never cared before.
With a Tanfoglio you either need to seat your primers deep every single time, or give up on hammer springs that are lighter, and run something that hits harder.
I wasn't basing my statement off a Tanfo since I'm a rookie on this platform. I was basing it off Glock and 2011 platforms that I've loaded for, and for factory stock guns. Flush primers have never been an issue for any of those, for me anyway. So in fairness, once the modifications that everyone talks about are in place, perhaps the statement doesn't always apply.
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I have a 550b and it seats primers pretty uniformly. The only time I had issues was when I let the machine get too dirty and it sort of "gummed up" the works. Thoroughly cleaned and lubed everything and it was back to business as usual. Anything flush should light off and, as someone else mentioned, don't put a bunch of oil in the firing pin channel.
Now consistent powder throws on the other hand...
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I ordered a couple springs and Henning smooth grips earlier this week, should be here today. Already put on a fiber front sight. Last night I sat for several hours and did a polish job based on the suggestions on other threads. No before and after weights as I don't have a pull gauge, so I was going by feel only. Frankly the DA didn't seem different when I was done. The parts themselves interfaced much more smoothly, (no zipper action on the plunger, trigger bar polished up, etc), but I was expecting a bit lighter DA pull feel. The SA did feel a bit lighter/smoother though. Once the springs get here (10lb recoil, 14lb PD hammer, lighter trigger return spring from PD) I'll see what that does in conjunction with the polish.
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18 minutes ago, taxil343 said:
Legionshooter, here is the info you want.
Thanks again
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9 minutes ago, taxil343 said:
Johnbu started a thread that covers exactly what you're wanting to know. It is titled "New Lim Pro - polish and PD springs only." I will leave a comment to bump it to the top.
Thanks!
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Donation in. Thanks for all the great info here, and add-free at that.
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6 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said:
A nearly stock gun in the hands of a guy who practices a lot is a very dangerous thing.
I completely agree.
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Haha, you said "budget" in a shooting hobby post...
Seriously though. Thanks for the pointers. I'm all about getting this thing as racy as I can in Production, but I want to run a few matches first. Then understand what I really need and change those parts, then run again before the real test at Battle in the Bluegrass in April. I haven't shot Production since 2011 and then I was using a stock Glock 19 except for the sights. Looking forward to the difference with the Stock 2.
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I've gone through a ton of the Tanfo threads and I see a lot of people upgrading a lot of parts and a lot of polishing. I'm not interested in tearing the gun apart just yet with only 50 factory rounds through it. Very simply, I've worked some test loads today, and just need to know what recoil spring options I should be considering and is there anything that MUST be done in conjunction with a recoil spring change? 9 or 10lb recoil springs seem to be the best bet with my desired 132PF and 124gr projectiles according to most posts. Beyond that, is there anything I really NEED to do? I'd really like to run this thing a few matches before I start dumping more money into it.
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Yeah it's gonna be awhile for the ream. In the meantime I loaded up some dummy rounds to check what OAL my...stock...Stock 2 likes. Survey says 1.11. 1.12 was about 8 out of 10 that would pass the plunk test. So I think I'll load up some 1.11 and chrono, then just run with the best recipe until the Bevin is ready to go with new equipment. I'm running N320 and Acme 124gr coated RN if anyone has a recipe to share.
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In for Friday. Looked like there were some open slots that day, and I'm off work. Haven't shot a Production match in almost six years, and just switched to a DA/SA. Better go practice...
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I've always appreciated the DOH kicking outward a bit, especially when clearing body armor. BUT, I'd prefer it straight up and down for gaming gear.
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On 1/19/2017 at 11:15 PM, mrgrabow said:
I am curious though, what were the problems with the M9 which warranted a wholesale replacement?
Functionally the biggest problem I saw prior to switching platforms was locking blocks that failed regularly. Also saw a couple slides break in half. Beyond that some shooters had issues during malfunction drills, where the "slap, rack, shoot" resulted in the safety getting activated inadvertently. Most wouldn't notice it until the next trigger pull didn't go bang. Ergonomics could be improved, and the long DA pull could be reduced. On a positive note there isn't much recoil to contend with, the single action trigger pull is pretty good, and I always thought they were pretty accurate.
But hey, it's been over 30 years and the units that really shoot a lot of pistols have moved on years ago. Guess the big Army figured it was time to upgrade.
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20 minutes ago, candiru said:
Sweet.
Why the 4.5" length?I wanted a commander length carry gun and Brandon recommended going with a 4.5" instead of the traditional commander 4.25" I can't remember all the tech reasons he told me, but primarily involved the stroke and timing if I recall.
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On 1/19/2017 at 3:41 PM, IHAVEGAS said:
Personally, I'll take a Les Baer and a check for $4000.00
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Although that might not be fair. If you do not care about bling, do the infinity's out shoot or out last the LB's or Brazo's or CZ's ?
Baer makes nice guns, but not nearly like my 4.5 inch barrel 10mm:
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Sent an email out requesting lead time and price. We shall see.
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I'm not an open guy, but came across this on Gunbroker in case any of you were looking for another game gun.
About 19 hours left on it and current bid only has it at $1125 which I thought was nuts for an SVI. Doesn't say what age, breech face, or any of that, and the guy isn't too specific, but at that price I'd almost buy it for myself. No idea what the hell I'd do with it though.
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Yeah I'm going to try and shim it before anything else. I'm using the Stoeger BOSS hanger that I took off another Bladetech holster. That setup was perfect. As OPENB said, the lower holes on this one are deeper than the top ones and it's kicking the grip inward.
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Anyone have issues with recent Bladetech holsters as far as the inward/outward cant is concerned? I just got one for a new Stock 2 and the holes for the hanger are molded in such a fashion as to cant the butt of the gun towards my hip. None of my others are that way, and it binds the gun on the draw significantly. Anyone else see this with theirs?
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On 1/20/2017 at 5:14 PM, alotur said:
Anyone have a good holster for the edge? The finish on my gun is going to hell with the Ghost Holster.
I'm not sure you're going to avoid that if you're trying to stay with kydex. My Bladetechs and Tulster do the same thing.
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That's what I hate. I ordered some items about 10 days ago from a site. Shipment arrived in a couple days, minus one item. I call customer service to inquire, and find out that the other part I ordered ships direct from the manufacturer, and "should" have arrived around the same time. So far no word, no tracking number, no parts, no backorder status, nothing. Dead air. I have a match this weekend and was hoping to have said item ready to go. I understand and appreciate drop shipping for some items, as sometimes it makes financial sense for a business. But come on man, at least disclose that's what's going on! That way I can at least look at the manufacturer's own stocking status to see if there might be an issue.