kgunz11 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Anyone have any experience with this jig? Recommendations? http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/Pro...%20HAMMER%20JIG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Marvel makes high quality stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Lots of threads out there like this one; http://forum.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=207871 Learn to search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 According to the link posted the Marvel jig is not one I want to buy. So how about some recommendations on the proper piece of kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoMiE Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) The marvel jig is good, but if you don't like that one, check out the powers custom II or the yavapai http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/store/Pro...ONING%20FIXTURE http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/store/Pro...O%20SEAR%20TOOL Edited March 19, 2009 by HoMiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Service Desk Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I have the Brownells / Marvel Jig, the Marvel single roller sear jig and a Power Mk1 ...... I generally use the Brownell/Marvel jig for hammer prep work and sear work on factory parts... the Marvel sear jig for polishing the engagement surface of the sear on aftermarket sears ... and sometimes for adjusting the sear engagement angle....but use the Power for getting engagement angles where the pin holes are off a bit and the sear has to be cut unevenly. I like the look of the new Marvel two roller jig.... but heck... how many jigs is too many ? The Brownell/Marvel jig has copped a fair bit of bad feedback.... but it still works OK in my book so long as the pinholes in the gun are parallel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Homie do you have experience with either one of those tools? Which one do you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 i learned the old fashion way many years ago when my gunsmith got tired of me asking for a better trigger. used the old ed brown jig for the sear, and did the hammer hooks without one. a few years ago i got a power custom and it is the sh%$hole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 You want the Power Series 1 not Series 2, if you go with the Power. I've used the Power for years, and have no problems with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Biondi Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Anyone have any experience with this jig? Recommendations?http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/Pro...%20HAMMER%20JIG I dont like this jig. Due to the following reasons: When you tight the sear you risk to broken it if you overtight the screw.... but if you dont tight the screw hard when you work on the sear with the stone it will move and lose the right angle. More when you mate the hammer and the sear you cant obtain the same distance of the frame hole... its fix not adjustable. Similar trouble you'll get when you'll work on the hammer because the stone run on a fix part of the jig... IMO i prefere the simple Marvel sear jig to work the sear (simple to use and fast) but also this is a very good jig Power Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Biondi Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 You want the Power Series 1 not Series 2, if you go with the Power. I've used the Power for years, and have no problems with it. +1 for Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Is this the Series 1 jig you are talking about? Power Series 1 jig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Is this the Series 1 jig you are talking about?Power Series 1 jig That's the one. I've got the adaptors for 1911, Browning Hi Power, Ruger MkII, Hi Standard and maybe another or two. Works well for all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks for the help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks for the help guys! Just remember the jig is an aid, it still takes time to get good results. Every gun will vary a bit. Practice with cheaper parts first. When I cheaper, I don't mean junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Is there a good book available that illustrates how to correctly cut the components? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Is there a good book available that illustrates how to correctly cut the components? The one I have is Hallock's .45 Book. It's probably out of print now. The thing is, it's mostly by trial and error and feel. It took a long time to get the feel. A trigger job can take 20 minutes.....or 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Looks like I'm going to be buying a lot of parts to practice on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoMiE Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Is there a good book available that illustrates how to correctly cut the components? I've used the brownells/marvel jig with good results. I have the Kuhnhausen 1911 manuals I & II and the AGI 1911 gunsmithing videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Looks like I'm going to be buying a lot of parts to practice on. You can probably buy "take-offs" to practice on. It's the sears that take the time. How many 1911's do you have to do triggers for????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 All of my guns have pretty nice triggers in them now, several thanks to Extreme Engineering drop in kits. I have a Kimber that I could work on a little, and an Eagle that it wouldn't hurt to touch up some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediwarrior Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Yup, I tried it before. Don't like it. Difficult to use and there are no rollers for the stone to glide on. The hammer fixture is not that useful. The Marvel Custom ($50) so far works for me. Jerry Kuhnhasen's book is a good reference to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironb Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Yup, I tried it before. Don't like it. Difficult to use and there are no rollers for the stone to glide on. The hammer fixture is not that useful.The Marvel Custom ($50) so far works for me. Jerry Kuhnhasen's book is a good reference to start with. I got this entire kit from Brownell's and I really like it: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/Pro...p;%20SEAR%20KIT (looks like the marvel kit with a bunch of other goodies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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