jaep1911 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 The large group has the striker hit offset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, jaep1911 said: The large group has the striker hit offset? I sent Bruce a pic of the first batch of N330 test rounds and he advised that a "little" off center is to be expected. Strange how the Lockwood is more centered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaep1911 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Hmmm, to me, the offset doesn’t look “little”. I would add a witness mark to some rounds (say, at 12 o’clock) and see where the offset is at and if it’s consistent. in any case, I believe Mr. Bruce will sort it out for you. I scored my second Lockwood slide kit last night. I love that kit but I’m stuck with R3 Max which is not reliable and I’m kinda getting sick of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 I think those primer strikes being that far off center is your problem. That ain't worth a damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 19 minutes ago, RJH said: I think those primer strikes being that far off center is your problem. That ain't worth a damn What's crazy is the Modern Classic pistol shoots softer and more accurate than the Lockwood does. The Lockwood barrel is about 50 fps faster than the MC barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 1 minute ago, RangerTrace said: What's crazy is the Modern Classic pistol shoots softer and more accurate than the Lockwood does. The Lockwood barrel is about 50 fps faster than the MC barrel. That don't help it don't light primers though. I think with the firing pin being that far off, you've eliminated all the margin for error in how the primers are seated or primer hardness. And that is not a critique on your reloads, I reckon there is plenty of factory ammo that would have issues with that strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, RJH said: That don't help it don't light primers though. I think with the firing pin being that far off, you've eliminated all the margin for error in how the primers are seated or primer hardness. And that is not a critique on your reloads, I reckon there is plenty of factory ammo that would have issues with that strike If he doesn't figure out a fix by Wednesday, I'm moving the Lockwood parts to the small TXG grip to get me through Kentucky State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 I had an extra Legion slide laying around, so the strikers got swapped out. I can't tell any difference in the trigger with the stock striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOGRIDER Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 2 hours ago, RangerTrace said: I had an extra Legion slide laying around, so the strikers got swapped out. I can't tell any difference in the trigger with the stock striker. I would take a close look at the striker lug on the one from the BG tuned slide to see if there was any "polishing" of the lug/sear interface. If not you should be at the same function level with a stock striker assembly...... Good luck in Kentucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 11, 2023 Author Share Posted June 11, 2023 Okay, here is another test batch on the left with the legion striker compared to the Lockwood group on the right. It went another 90 rounds with no light strikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaep1911 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Good new! What did you do? Is that slide kit still in a break in period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 11, 2023 Author Share Posted June 11, 2023 14 minutes ago, jaep1911 said: Good new! What did you do? Is that slide kit still in a break in period? Less than 1000 rounds on it. It was flawless at Texas State and through a few hundred during sight in and load development. Then 4 light strikes on Friday at Area 4. I have an extra 3.6" Legion slide, so I just put the striker from it in the Modern Classic slide. The striker hits are more centered and look about the same as the Lockwood slide which has been 100% reliable with my checked match ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich406 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, RangerTrace said: Less than 1000 rounds on it. It was flawless at Texas State and through a few hundred during sight in and load development. Then 4 light strikes on Friday at Area 4. I have an extra 3.6" Legion slide, so I just put the striker from it in the Modern Classic slide. The striker hits are more centered and look about the same as the Lockwood slide which has been 100% reliable with my checked match ammo. Any chance you could have overlooked the primers themselves? My last box of CCI had 2 that failed to ignite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaep1911 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, RangerTrace said: Less than 1000 rounds on it. It was flawless at Texas State and through a few hundred during sight in and load development. Then 4 light strikes on Friday at Area 4. I have an extra 3.6" Legion slide, so I just put the striker from it in the Modern Classic slide. The striker hits are more centered and look about the same as the Lockwood slide which has been 100% reliable with my checked match ammo. I can’t see how using a different striker would change the location of hits as its tip comes through the hole unless the striker is angled/ tilted in the channel. Something else is causing it. Just my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Rich406 said: Any chance you could have overlooked the primers themselves? My last box of CCI had 2 that failed to ignite. Not on my match ammo. They are all put into a hundo case gauge and carefully examined for high primers. My practice ammo is a whole other story...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich406 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, RangerTrace said: Not on my match ammo. They are all put into a hundo case gauge and carefully examined for high primers. My practice ammo is a whole other story...... I meant actual bad primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 10 minutes ago, Rich406 said: I meant actual bad primers. ROGER THAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandiesel Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I wish they would add pretravel adjustment to the GG triggers… definitely helped me when I swapped in an AC trigger! Love the 1911 style cuts!!! Best of luck with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrvip27 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 6/12/2023 at 4:37 AM, mandiesel said: I wish they would add pretravel adjustment to the GG triggers… definitely helped me when I swapped in an AC trigger! Love the 1911 style cuts!!! Best of luck with them Because if you take out too much pretravel, your gun is not drop safe anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 Now they really are a "pair" both wearing the small TXG grips. Put another 50 rounds through both guns yesterday with no light strikes. Seems to be fixed with the new striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddjob Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Can you tell what the differences are between the two strikers? thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaep1911 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I just got my 2nd Lockwood kit. Its barrel fit is even tighter. It needs some serious breakin, I guess. I should post a photo of my pair later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrvip27 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 On 6/14/2023 at 3:17 PM, jaep1911 said: I just got my 2nd Lockwood kit. Its barrel fit is even tighter. It needs some serious breakin, I guess. I should post a photo of my pair later You got the new faxon barrels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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