Rocket35 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I have a Trojan that has Bob's High performance package for sale. This would make any single stack owner happy. single stack you need! Nah- mine works just fine, just need a better front sight and ambi-safeties. A Trojan would be nice- but I have bigger fish to fry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JQ- Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Dawson has them in stock, well they did on Tuesday. Yup Dawson is a good way to go. I just bought a trojan from them...very nice to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle40 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 O.K. guys , thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gundry Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Figured I'd update the thread as this one has some good Spartan info in it already. Hit a few hiccups, but only due to the extractor being WAY too tight out of the box. After some adjustment, all is well again. Was having FTFeed's on LAMR and erratic ejection. I also filed the ejector a bit to get a ~10* point at about half way up. The other day I noticed a tiny burr on the side of the disco, so I stoned both sides of the disco, sear and hammer just a tiny bit. Trigger pull is now a VERY consistent 3lb 5oz with the stock mainspring, and slightly tweaked (as per Brownell's 2.5 trigger job sear spring bending instructions) sear spring. Installed a 14lb ISMI recoil spring and Wilson shock buff. Can't slingshot it with the buff in there, but I always use the release in those situations anyway. Feels nice. Here's a fresh pic with my new Techwell XT: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...st&id=15211 The Techwell required quite a bit of filing to fit properly, but not a big deal. Feels great. Put on a Kimber polymer mainspring housing a buddy had laying around - fits near perfectly flush with the frame and doesn't stick out excessively to the rear like the stock one or the S&A did. .200x.100 DP sight is going in this week, will report back on how it works. Next up is black park and a bit more frame blending/massaging in the rough/sharp areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 (edited) Just wanted to add a couple of comments . I just traded for a Spartan that Benny Hill owned and modified. Took it to the range for the first time this weekend and it is as accurate as any Les Baer, Clark Custom or Wilson Combat that I have ever owned. The only mods are a SVI magwell, Ed brown wide thumb safety and a narrow fiber optic front sight (Caspian I believe), and of course a great 2# Benny trigger job. Other than pure cosmetics I do not feel I am "outgunned" by anyone. I feel this gun is a great value. I would recommend if anyone is interested in a single stack or CDP gun for IDPA, buy a Spartan and send it to Benny. You'll have yourself a great shooting 45 and save some serious dinero. YMMV Edited April 8, 2008 by baerburtchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Time Gang Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) well my spartan is on order. i am getting ready to make some .45's to test it with. will keep you updated. i assume it will be here by friday. Edited July 20, 2008 by Good Time Gang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) well my spartan is on order. i am getting ready to make some .45's to test it with. will keep you updated. i assume it will be here by friday. Let us know how it shoots. Mine loves 4.0 grains of Clays with 230 gr. bullets. Edited July 21, 2008 by baerburtchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Time Gang Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 i am looking at different mags for the spartan, and i was wondering about the wilson combat service mags with the base pad. they are about half the price of the 47s. has anyone used these? are there any suggestions? thanks, GTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gundry Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 47's, ETM's, or Tripps. Maybe try some Chip MCcormick's for a lower dollar option. You'll be far better off in the long run if you just pony up for the 47's though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Time Gang Posted August 8, 2008 Author Share Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) picked the Spartan up today, here are the pics of it. it seems very tight and well fitted. will let you know as soon as a pull it apart. i am sure that the info is on here somewhere, but what size fiber optic does this bad boy take? Edited August 8, 2008 by Good Time Gang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 I believe the factory f/o front sight uses that big honker 0.60 f/o cable. That's one modification you might want to do is to get a narrower front sight blade with the smaller 0.40 cable. Makes for much more accurate shooting. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Add ambi safety, Wilson tactical mag release, Ion Bond finish TechWell I modified for IDPA CDP or USPSA SS Replace the front sight with a Dawson sight. It shoots pretty good, real good for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA's Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 was thinking of picking up a single stack to shoot for fun at club matches. has anyone tried the sti spartan? For fun go with STI. For Competion run a Kimber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA's Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 was thinking of picking up a single stack to shoot for fun at club matches. has anyone tried the sti spartan? For fun go with STI. For Competition run a Kimber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh johnson Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 man i read a great articl in front sight about the sti spartan! i am really thinking of getting one now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 was thinking of picking up a single stack to shoot for fun at club matches. has anyone tried the sti spartan? For fun go with STI. For Competition run a Kimber. That has to be one of the oddest comments I've ever read here! I have nothing against Kimber, but pretty much nobody supports our sport more than STI does. Go to a big match and look for Kimber's table. You won't find it. Look for STI's table and you're likely to find Dave Skinner sitting there chatting with folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolduckboy Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Out of everyone i have talked to that shoots a kimber, It has been 50-50 on whether the kimber is a good competition gun. I would, personally, stick to the good thing STI is producing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD45 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 There is a post above about a Spartan being as accurate as any Les Baer or Clark Custom. Is everyone seeing this level of accuracy in their Spartans? If they are even close it would be an unbelievable deal. What sort of groups is everyone seeing with competition loads at 50yds.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 There is an article (to be found on the Spartan page on the STI website) that gives the groups as tested. 5 shot at 25y with 7 different loads (6 factory and 1 reload, IIRC). Best group was under 0.90 inches. Worst was no more than an inch more. Average of all was 1.43 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) There is a post above about a Spartan being as accurate as any Les Baer or Clark Custom. Is everyone seeing this level of accuracy in their Spartans? If they are even close it would be an unbelievable deal. What sort of groups is everyone seeing with competition loads at 50yds.? Mine was as accurate as my 3 Les Baer's, my Wilson Combat Professional and the 2 Clark Bullseye guns that I have owned at 25 yards. I was getting 3/4 to 1" groups at 25 yards with 3.8-4.0 grains of Clay's and 230gr. M/G's. I never tested at any further distance. I must say that my gun was Benny Hill's personal gun and I do not know if he did any other accurizing measures. All I know is that one particular Spartan was exceptional and I should not have sold it. Edited December 9, 2008 by baerburtchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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