tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post3112700294777336002..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Range ReportRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-42555194217799109842009-10-23T09:52:21.096-04:002009-10-23T09:52:21.096-04:00Clearly your gun is broken. Give it to me, as I h...Clearly your gun is broken. Give it to me, as I have a policy of accepting broken guns into my loving arms.Calebhttp://gunnuts.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-60879045610037707892009-10-22T01:31:22.636-04:002009-10-22T01:31:22.636-04:00The theory of where a particular cartridge is supp...The theory of where a particular cartridge is supposed to headspace is pretty cool. Of course, in the real world, most arms are actually headspacing on the extractor. And, like the bumble bee, they don't know they're not supposed to function that way, so they go right along working very well. <br /><br />A gun that consistently has problems with the extractor staying tuned and functional, may actually have a chamber out of spec.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-75514162949697363542009-10-22T01:22:53.988-04:002009-10-22T01:22:53.988-04:00Try checking that the trigger goes straight back, ...Try checking that the trigger goes straight back, with the same resistance, whether you press the trigger at the top, in the middle where you're supposed to, and at the very bottom. <br /><br />What your looking for is rough spots within the trigger guard that the trigger runs across, or in the trigger track itself. Detail strip that puppy and feel along all those areas for a burr or such. Sometimes running a Q-tip around will pull at the cotton tip, showing you a thread.<br /><br />Then look at the trigger stirrup. I'd recommend the taking the stirrup die to it in any case, unless it's a trigger fitted by a gunsmith. <br /><br />Lastly, check the hammer hooks, the sear engagement surface, trigger stirrup engagement with sear, make sure the hammer slot is smooth, and that neither safety nor disconnector is hanging up ever so slightly.<br /><br />Hope that helps, but let us know anyway what you find.<br /><br />http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=798/Product/1911_AUTO_TRIGGER_TRACK_STONE<br /><br />http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=3074/pid=868/sku/Single_Stack_Trigger_Stirrup_Die<br /><br />http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=680/Product/1911_AUTO_HAMMER_SLOT_STONEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4118497242996859902009-10-22T00:07:11.287-04:002009-10-22T00:07:11.287-04:00Colt's chamber dimensions may allow the vestig...Colt's chamber dimensions may allow the vestigial rim to slip over the dinky seat on the barrel hood and end up who-knows-where. One (at least) of the 1911 improvers has a barrel properly dimensioned to discourage this sort of thing. There was a big fuss about this discovery a decade or 2 ago when IPSC shooters were looking for a small caliber that could make major rating.<br /><br />WV: bangsmar The "T" was removed as it was becoming an attractive nuisance involving spotted owls.Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-39838894603341392342009-10-21T23:27:28.604-04:002009-10-21T23:27:28.604-04:00How's the 38's trigger compared to the oth...How's the 38's trigger compared to the others? Heavier triggers take more Oomph and will show minor trigger-pull directional errors much more.<br />Also, is the pinky finger doing something different with the 38?Ed Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332424242231481277noreply@blogger.com