Weever82 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Do you guys polish the internals of your guns? Or let time and rounds fired do it on its own... Just a thought. Curious of your two cents. Thanks for reading! Weev- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckinMS Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) Yes. Brownells sells slide track and trigger track stones for 1911 or 2011 guns. I like to round over the bottom of the extractor a tad, make sure the trigger shoe slides freely, round the corners of the block retaining the firing pin for easier reinstall, etc. You can also use flitz in the tracks and sit there working the gun. It will take longer though. Do this on 1911 or 2011. Not much to polish on the Tupperware guns other than firing group. Edited August 21, 2017 by StuckinMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckfarris Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I polish contact points on my glocks. The 25 cent trigger job as it is commonly called. Makes a difference in the smoothness of the pull IMO. So would shooting 20K rounds through it though. I think I have polished a feed ramp in a 1911 several years back. My 2011 open gun, I don't touch the internals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On my glocks, I also polish pretty much every moving part except mag release, slide & barrel. I also will polish feed ramps & get rid of the sharp edges on them. In my sti, I polished feed ramp. That was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa-XD45 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 8/20/2017 at 3:44 PM, Weever82 said: Do you guys polish the internals of your guns? Or let time and rounds fired do it on its own... Just a thought. Curious of your two cents. Thanks for reading! Weev- Why wait? I've never had a gun feel different after hundreds of rounds despite what I heard. I have a few of the 6" x 1/2" stones listed here: https://www.midwayusa.com/polishing-tools-stones-hones-and-abrasives/br?cid=8828 A lot depends on the gun. A 1911 or revolver trigger job is a much different project than a Glock 25 cent trigger job. They're all fun projects with tons of YouTube how-to videos out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weever82 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Right on. Appreciate the replies. I have did a .25 cent trigger job on a Glock before, seemed to take out some of the creep. Never had did a steel gun type polish though. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balwolley Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I'm assuming you're talking about pistols, but if not this may be reIavant. I have a vepr12 for my open shotgun, out of the box it would only run slugs and heavy buck loads reliably. Forget about the light bird loads. I took it apart multiple times and polished more parts every time. After he first few times of polishing it would run most of the bird shot, but I always wanted it smoother. Now, the thing has a super smooth (long pull) trigger, cycles the lightest of bird loads, and I actually throw in a heavy spring now when I run slugs. As for polishing, you can definitely polish too much. My opinion, if there's a friction point, I want it to be smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattooo Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I do trigger jobs and every feedramp gets the burrs polished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sffred815 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I only polished a couple of my Glocks, CZ's and all my 1911/2011's. Haven't touched my HK's, Sigs, Walther's, etc. but I did notice that my FNX45TAC came polished already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eureka1911 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I polished up the trigger bow, disconnector faces, sear spring, and used a stone on the trigger track on my Springfield loaded 1911. I also took any burrs off the feed ramp. I ended up with a crisp 4lb 2oz trigger and not a single malfunction in several thousand rounds. I basically followed the videos Nic Taylor does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTxwKxWVvis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyKhTsYfH6A&t=111s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpiMSZiutT0 A;; easy minor stuff to do. The trigger track stone from Brownell's was the final touch.. I may try Harrison's sear and hammer eventually, but right now I am very happy with the results of fairly minor effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 (edited) I did a four part video tutorial for YouTube detailing how to strip a Tanfoglio and fully polish the internals. (Search for “Tanfoglio Tuning” if you’d like to see.) After selling the Tanfo and switching to a Walther Q5 Match, I detail stripped the new gun and fully polished the trigger mechanism and slide/rails before it ever got fired. You can probably guess which camp I fall into. Edited September 27, 2017 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10X Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 There is almost always something that benefits from careful polishing. Glocks benefit from the 25 cent trigger job, a number of guns do better with the feed ramp polished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g mac Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Yes, polish chaffing areas for smoother action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1_Demon Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I still haven't figured out why you are asking if people are Polish or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattooo Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I still haven't figured out why you are asking if people are Polish or not. [emoji14] Lmaooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word_Bro Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 On 11/27/2017 at 11:15 AM, tattooo said: On 11/27/2017 at 8:50 AM, R1_Demon said: I still haven't figured out why you are asking if people are Polish or not. Lmaooooo LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word_Bro Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I polish with a dremel and mothers mag and aluminum polish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bench Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 On 8/20/2017 at 8:05 PM, StuckinMS said: Not much to polish on the Tupperware guns other than firing group. I must admit the I do have one of those "Tuperware guns" but what parts are included in the "firing group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckinMS Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Disconnecter, sear, striker, etc. 2 hours ago, Bench said: I must admit the I do have one of those "Tuperware guns" but what parts are included in the "firing group? Each Tupperware gun is different, but if it moves, polish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bench Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 56 minutes ago, StuckinMS said: Disconnecter, sear, striker, etc. Each Tupperware gun is different, but if it moves, polish it. LOL, I'll be looking for those bright spots.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean91285 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 on every glock I own. the gain is little but so is the cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bench Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 On 9/27/2017 at 5:52 AM, MemphisMechanic said: I did a four part video tutorial for YouTube detailing how to strip a Tanfoglio and fully polish the internals. I don't shoot that gun but there's a BUNCH of information applicable to what I do shoot. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 6:53 PM, Bench said: I must admit the I do have one of those "Tuperware guns" but what parts are included in the "firing group? One of best things you can do is to put a few hundred rounds through the gun and a bunch of dryfire. THEN take it apart to polish it. You’ll be able to see the shiny spots on the otherwise dirty components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bench Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Just now, MemphisMechanic said: One of best things you can do is to put a few hundred rounds through the gun and a bunch of dryfire. THEN take it apart to polish it. You’ll be able to see the shiny spots on the otherwise dirty components. LOL.As I was watching your video I was writing down slide parts etc. like crazy and then stopped and wrote down 'polish the shiny parts'! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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