Hey guys,
I am new around here and new to competitive shooting. I got myself a new Limited Pro and am hoping to use it for IDPA ssp and USPSA production.
I have shot 2 IDPA matches on a 1969 Browning Hi Power, and did well, but I didn't want to wear that gun out. And people kept looking at me funny...
Anyways. So I got the gun, fired 100 through it and decided something must be done about the 12lb DA 5lb SA trigger.
I did the following:
- Henning XL gen 5 pin
- 12lb PD hammer spring
- 8lb wolf recoil spring
- Firing pin spring that came with the wolf recoil spring, dunno the weight?
- Dawson sights
- Henning lightened trigger plugger spring
- Cone fit guide rod
With my cheap mechanical trigger gauge it's reading about 6.5/3.5, don't know how accurate that is.
Here is how it shoots at 15 yards. The gun feels GREAT. Much less snappier and easier to get back on target than my hi power. This is about 3-5 mags or so.
I put 400 rounds of 124gr Aguila factory stuff through it. And had one failure to load. It was an odd duck... The bullet would not load into the barrel. It would get stuck 1/2 inch from flush.
I tried loading it into different magazines, no go. Stuck. Finally I tried it in my 9mm Kahr and it too would not close flush. Finally I tried it in my BHP, and it would close the action fully.
What do you think, do I need a heavier recoil spring? 9 or 10lb? What is everyone running. This was at about the 300 round mark of no cleaning. Or do I just chalk it up to a weird faulty round. Here is what it looks like. It is the one on the left, nothing looks funny about it.
Also, I have polished exactly nothing. So maybe I need to polish things up. I would like the DA to be in the 5s and the SA closer to 2.
I am hesitant to polish because there is a lot of info on this forum, and some of it conflicting. So I don't know what is case hardened enough to polish and what isn't.
Anyways I love the gun. Looking forward to doing a few more mods.
Recap of questions
- Should I run an 8lb recoil? Or bump it up to 9 or 10. I will be shooting exclusively factory ammo for a while. What does everyone run?
- What can or can't I polish?
- How do I tell if I have a 1 piece sear? I want to install a T3 disco
Anyways! Thanks for reading.