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Question for any one that has the Henning flat trigger. I am looking to upgrade to the flat trigger but can not quite decide if I should go with the medium or long reach trigger. I have fairly large hands. Usually wear a large size glove, which only fits comfortably once broken in. I feel the stock trigger right now is fairly comfortable but I have never tried a gun with a longer trigger installed. Right now I am running the EG aluminum grips on mine gun and do plan on keeping them. So for anyone that has the long length trigger are you happy with it? Or do you wish you would of went with the medium? Thanks to anyone for their reply .
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Well I have been watching and reading all the Tanfoglio posts for quite sometime now, researching and contemplating what gun I really wanted. I must say I kind of went a weird route, by which I mean I really did buy the cart before the horse. First I purchased a nice 6 inch .45 hunter slide off of the Enos forums. Then I bought some mags to go with the slide. The plan then was to buy a 9 mm limited, and get essentially two guns a little cheaper. I then found some used 9 mm mags on here. So I had pretty much everything I needed except the actual frame of any Tanfoglio. So the other day much to my wife's dismay I finally bought my long sought after 9 mm Limited. Thought I would share some pics.
I also posted some pics of the guns I have been using so far. I can really say the Limited is quite the upgrade for me. In the 9 mm section of shooting I have been shooting two Star 30M's for quite sometime. Which are very much related to the CZ family of pistols. Then when I run out of loaded 9 mm I switch over to .45 and either shoot my HK Elite or one my my two Star megastars. I kinda have a thing for Star pistols.....not sure why. And the one I have never really shot much is my Sar K2 45. I never could really get the cheap adjustable rear on it to sight in how I liked it. But I am working on getting that fixed. And for hell's sake I threw in a pic of my 625.... cause I love revolvers, but alas I am horrendously slow with one.
Still to come on the Limited frame...Henning Flat trigger (I want the it to for the ease of adjusting the pre and over travel screws plus I do not, do not do not want to put that stupid factory trigger back in... as you can see from the scratches on my new limited it took me a few tries!), lighter plunger spring, lighter hammer spring... and I think I might try the .125 tall Dawson Precision site the limited as you can see from the pics the .160 has to be cranked up a little higher than I would like. To bad they don't make a .140, I think that would be perfect.
Thank you all for you knowledgeable posts, they really helped me in making my decision and I could not be happier.
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I just recently finally got my limited. I do see how it can be easily lost. It is held in place be the sear assembly so if your not careful it can fall out. Mine did while I had mine all tore apart for a trigger/polish job, Luckily I noticed it and just put it in my magnetic parts bin so it would not fall out again. I am sure EAA can get you one but from what I have heard they are not always that easy to deal with. Try Numrich gun parts.
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Not sure about the 40. But I have a CM9. After years of carrying a Star Firestar plus which is double stack, I really enjoy the smallness the cm9 offers. For a carry gun I don't have any complaints. Its been reliable for me with hollow points. And its more than accurate enough for a carry gun as well. Plus 299 is a great price. I paid $340 for mine. That was FFL price.
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Being from Utah I certainly could throw my vote for it. If you love the outdoors and shooting its a great state. I currently leave in Tx. Active duty and stationed here. It is nice and gun laws are pretty good. But surprisingly not near as good as Utah. Plus the one thing I can not get over is there is no public land. It really restricts your outdoor activities unless you happen to own a ranch. I do love the Texas winters but I can not wait to get back out West. Southern Utah is awesome.
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I was pretty much in your same boat. I have an M&P Pro 5 inch 9mm that no matter what I did the accuracy to me was unacceptable. Hearing however that Smith had new barrels with a faster twist rate, I simply sent mine into to Smith & Wesson and told them it was having accuracy issues. When it was returned to me it was sporting the new barrel. So I was able to get the new barrel for it and it did not cost me a dime. Your only issue might be before you send it back to Smtih and Wesson you might need to removed the APEX parts as to not void any warranty. But like I said they did replace my barrel for me no questions asked and I was not even the origanl owner.
Now the new barrel does shoot more accurate than the old one but I am still woefully unimpressed with the accuracy I see out of it. I shot an old Star 30M military surplus pistol with who only knows how many thousands or rounds and it will out shoot the M&P all day long. I am not one to sell guns but I am pretty much done with my M&P as the accuracy for me is just not what I consider good enough, plus the horrible trigger. I too have since put the full Apex competition kit into mine and still the pre-travel is horrible. Best of luck in deciding what your going to do with yours.
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Just Google Texas ipsc .net. There is a map with all the shooting clubs in Texas listed. Very useful tool. I use it all the time to see where Im going to go shoot when I have a weekend off.
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Alright thank you both for that information. I will have plenty of time to further research and decide while I save up for the Limited in 9. That six inch Hunter converted to .40 will be one sweet gun. Today is like Tanfoglio overload I am getting way to excited about getting this project going.
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Well what a small World! That is awesome, now I just start saving for my Limited in 9. I have found one here local for $1100 but with no tax. I do not believe the price is to largely inflated but either way I have a bit of saving to do, before the 9 comes home. Thanks again for all the great posts, I frequently read what you and Nealio I think he name is posts, you guys sure seem to know your CZ/Tanfoglios.
When I do get around to getting the limited in 9 mm, what trigger set up do you recommend? I mean is it better to just work on polishing up the stock trigger or is the Henning Trigger worth the price?
Another question for you just out of curiosity, how many rounds did the .45 Hunter slide see while you had it? It is definitely not new but does not look like it has been shot to horribly much.
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Well the other day I saw in the classified section the attached picture of this nice .45 ACP EAA Witness Hunter slide for sale along with 4 magazines. I enjoy a nice 6 inch as I like the long sight radius. So after figuring out how to explain to my wife why I was buying half of a gun it arrived today. It is my understanding right now that the EAA Limited's frame is the same as the Hunter Frame. So what I want to do is buy a EAA Limited in 9 mm and I am hoping the frame from that gun will work on the complete Hunter side I have. Any of you EAA/Tanfoglio Expert verify that this sounds like a workable plan. Thank you.
A little more background, I currently shoot USPSA, Steel Challenge and am slowing getting into 3 Gun. I know the .45 ACP is not the best caliber and that 40 would probably be the way to go bu I already have many 45 ACP pistols and 9 mm and really do not want to add 40 to the mix at this time. As mentioned above I really dig the 6 inch slide and am happy to adding this Hunter to the family. I also currently have an HK USP Elite and a Para Super Hawg with the 6 inch slides. Love the HK the Para, well its a Para......still needs some tweaking. But for many years now I have been a huge fan of the CZ 75 family of pistols and have been unable to afford and decide between either a nice CZ Custom or TS or going with the Tanfoglio. This Hunter has kinda helped me to decide and right now I know where a Limited in 9 mm is. So if I buying the 9 mm limited will work and the frame will interchangeable between it and the hunter slide I should end up with two very nice pistols! I figure this way I only have to get a the trigger all worked over on one frame this way and the bonus of having it cost much less than buying both a complete Hunter and Limited.
If this works I will now have another nice 45 acp to play with in limited 10, and if I feel like playing production I have a SAR K2 45 that is on the list as well as Star Megastar, Star 30M which too are also pretty much CZ 75 based guns. The Steel Challenge I shoot locally limits all divisions to 10 rounds, even open so .45 works great. Once I get a nice rifle going for 3 Gun the 9 mm Limited will work there since I do not have to worry about major or minor.
Well probably enough rambling for now. I appreciate anyone feedback and I have my fingers crossed that I researched and understood the Tanfoglio frames correctly. I was understanding that since 2005 all that EAA was bringing in was the large frame models. And I am fairly certain I have read that the Hunters are built on a Limited frame. Well hope someone can confirm this or even better someone that has Hunter and a Limited can put my mind at ease. Thanks again everyone!
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I really do appreciate all your responses. I will try out some of these tips and see what works. Thank you all very much. I will update as soon as I get a chance to mess with it, hopefully tomorrow. Thanks!
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I am the proud new owner of a Model of 1988 5-inch Smith 625-2. I bought the gun in the factory box and it appeared to be have been shot very little it at all. I have a good gunsmith I like to use back home in Utah. Before I ever even shot it I had him work it over for me and get it set up the way I wanted it. I had him remove the floating hand and put in the typical type, chamfer out my cylinders, do a trigger job, (light as possible to fire all primers not just federals) and jewel the trigger and newly added target hammer I requested. I know, I know the real competition guns have a bobbed hammer. I just like being able to single action occasionally. Right now, I am nowhere near good enough to worry about that so I have it the way I wanted it.
Now down to the question. The trigger feels great when the gun is unloaded. When I put in snap caps loaded into the moon clip, the trigger changes it feel. You can also feel it in cocking the hammer. Unloaded your nice typical Smith action at work. With the moon clip in, towards the end of cocking the hammer it almost pulls or feels like it is catching on something. I can repeat the issue. Unloaded great, loaded with snap caps not so great. I have a 686 and 617 done up pretty much the same way by the same gunsmith. I am just wondering if one of you much more knowledgeable than me knew what the problem might be.
I would just simply take the revolver back to the gunsmith but I since have gone active duty and I am now stationed in Texas. Any help or tips to look into would be appreciated.
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I appreciate all your replies. It sounds like go with the 650. I will just start saving and get it done right the first time. Something I need to learn to do. I am currently running an old Star 30 M in production...... While it has been fun playing with it, lack of aftermarket support is not so great.
Thank you all for the help.
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Not sure if the most current Experts come with bobbed hammers and the non-bobbed. My friend just picked up a new in box Expert in .40 and his did have both.
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I now there are many threads already going over the differences in the machines. I have spent much time reading them and trying to decide which reloader will suit me best. My particular situation will be loading 9mm and 45 ACP. I will not be shooting the 9 or 45 out of a Glock, as I have seen people mention the SDB do not work as well for brass fired from Glock due to the bulge. Anyways I am really thinking just saving a bit longer and getting a fully setup 650 from Enos of course, but my big concern is how big of a PITA is caliber swaps. Especially since most, my .45 saved up is large primer; it will be a priming system swap as well.
Lately the idea of just buying two square deal's one set up for 45 and one for 9 mm might be easier then dealing with the swaps. I do not have a ton of reloading experience. My father owns a Hornady Lock N Load for prob about 20 years now, and I have done some with that. I have for the most part ruled the Hornady press out however, due to it seeming to have more issues. My father has said if he could do it over again, he would buy the Dillon instead, that seems to be the consensus from this forum. I work a lot, active duty military here, and only get two weekends free a month (got to love shift work). I mostly shoot USPSA, and Steel Challenge matches (1500 rounds a month will be sufficient for now), however, I have tried 3 Gun, and have everything but the rifle so I am sure that will be soon to follow. Anyways right now the big need for ammo is strictly 9 mm and 45 ACP. I do have a RCBS rock chucker to load the other calibers I have, I just do not shoot them enough to be very concerned right now. The big priority is getting a reloader or I might not have ammo to go and enjoy my hobbies.
Wow hope you all can follow my rambling. Guess to sum it up. Would you?
1. Buy 2 Dillon Square Deal B's, one for .9mm and one for 45 ACP. Later on, get something else for rifle rounds... i.e. the 550 or 650. ($800 - 900 depending what options I get with them)
2. Buy a tricked out 650 with all the nice upgrades. In addition, if I go that route how long will the caliber change really take? That is my only real concern. ($1600 -1800 ready to rock and roll for 45 and 9)
3. Buy a Hornady LNL AP, caliber changes do seem much simpler and pray they have work out most of the kinks.... (Have not even priced yet, because deep down I know I want the Dillon...or do I?)
I really appreciate any information you all have with this. I cannot say how nice of a resource this forum is for great tips and tricks from people in the shooting community.
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I do not own a HK USP Exert, but the Elite which I use in LImited 10. I also own a M&P 9 Pro. There is no comparison. The H&K is in a whole other league when it comes to accuracy. The M&P is like your Glock, and XD. Great service weapons and they do work perfectly fine for USPSA at least as far as accuracy is concerned. But if you sit down bench and take out the shooter factor, the H&K is extremely more accurate. The plus for the M&P like others have posted is there is a ton of aftermarket pars and accessories. For the H&K there is not much of any. Granted this is just my opinion. But there is no way I am selling my H&K, but I am going to sell my M&P Pro. Mine is very inaccurate, in comparison. I sometimes for fun shoot an old Star Model 30M in .9 mm. And I get much better groups out of it then I do my M&P. So I guess it comes down to what you really want. The M&P is accuarte enough for USPSA, and it is reliable. But I tend to like to be differnt and be the only guy at the match with that particular pistol. My vote is H&K all day.
What is your Tanfoglio Set-up! PICTURES PLEASE!
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My one limited frame two gun setup. 9 mm limited with 45 hunter slide.