New 1911 owner with questions - The Firearms Forum

312shooter · 01-23-2010, 12:14 AM

I picked up this SA 1911 last week and wanted you guys to have a look, picked it up for $450 with a new set of reloading dies,200 fmj bullets and a gallon size bag of brass.

Since I am a Newb to the 1911's can anyone advise on a trigger; this factory one is going to give me arthritis. Also any other suggestions on new sights, and other hop ups you prefer, thanks!

Shooter45 · 01-23-2010, 04:40 AM

Nice pistol at a good price. Whats wrong with the trigger ?? Too short ?? Hard to press ??

hogger129 · 01-23-2010, 04:55 AM

Nice pistol. I'm a fan of the 1911-A1 so I don't really have any suggestions on trigger or sights. Mine has the trigger like yours, the big hammer and the GI sights. I do like your grips. I was looking at a Taurus PT92 that had grips like that and they are very comfortable.

carver · 01-23-2010, 07:32 AM

Run it by your local pistol smith. Mine is ramped, ported, accurized (hand fitted barrel), and has modified Bomar Target sights, and a really sweet triger job.

sandkicker · 01-23-2010, 05:22 PM

Extended triggers are a stock item that you could probably install yourself. If the pull is too hard, take it to a 'smith who understands 1911s.

DCOhio · 01-23-2010, 09:43 PM

I'd say if you got all that for $450 that you did very well!
D.

312shooter · 01-24-2010, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Shooter45

Nice pistol at a good price. Whats wrong with the trigger ?? Too short ?? Hard to press ??

The trigger has got to be 8 pounds, looking for good drop in solutions and a good smith for reduction. Thanks guys!

fleetwood1976 · 01-24-2010, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DCOhio

I'd say if you got all that for $450 that you did very well!
D.

Yeah, the bear naked gun is worth that easy

Goneracin · 01-24-2010, 05:33 PM

that looks like a heck of a deal for 450. i paid 600 for my springfield new and have no complaints, i would be even happier if i paied 450

nice grab.

the only thing i can think of to work the trigger is take the gun apart and make sure thee are no huge tool marks or burrs. the springfiled should be pretty decent right out of the box

deftec · 01-24-2010, 10:47 PM

8 pounds is certainly much more than most like. i would think it would be around 5 1/2 coming from SA. get a smith to look at it. if there is something wrong that is not after market then SA should take care of it quickly under their warranty.

good grab btw

Brian48 · 02-14-2010, 11:41 PM

You can try adjusting the sear spring a little, which should lighten the pull a bit. It won't make the pull any smoother, but should shave a couple of pounds off without having to take the gun to the smith.

techoca · 02-15-2010, 08:00 AM

I have my gunsmith do a trigger job on all my 1911s. It is not very expensive and worth every penny in my opinion.

01-23-2010, 12:14 AM	#1
312shooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 1,156	New 1911 owner with questions I picked up this SA 1911 last week and wanted you guys to have a look, picked it up for $450 with a new set of reloading dies,200 fmj bullets and a gallon size bag of brass. Since I am a Newb to the 1911's can anyone advise on a trigger; this factory one is going to give me arthritis. Also any other suggestions on new sights, and other hop ups you prefer, thanks! Attached Images __________________ "Democracy is based on citizenship- perhaps the greatest gift the United States has given to the world- Power is vested in the people themselves, and government flows from the people" James M Henslin -->

01-23-2010, 04:40 AM	#2
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,786	Re: New 1911 owner with questions Nice pistol at a good price. Whats wrong with the trigger ?? Too short ?? Hard to press ??

01-23-2010, 04:55 AM	#3
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,078	Re: New 1911 owner with questions Nice pistol. I'm a fan of the 1911-A1 so I don't really have any suggestions on trigger or sights. Mine has the trigger like yours, the big hammer and the GI sights. I do like your grips. I was looking at a Taurus PT92 that had grips like that and they are very comfortable. __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can."

01-23-2010, 07:32 AM	#4
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,527	Re: New 1911 owner with questions Run it by your local pistol smith. Mine is ramped, ported, accurized (hand fitted barrel), and has modified Bomar Target sights, and a really sweet triger job. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

01-23-2010, 05:22 PM	#5
sandkicker Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 10	Re: New 1911 owner with questions Extended triggers are a stock item that you could probably install yourself. If the pull is too hard, take it to a 'smith who understands 1911s.

01-23-2010, 09:43 PM	#6
DCOhio Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hartville, Ohio Posts: 23	Re: New 1911 owner with questions I'd say if you got all that for $450 that you did very well! D.

01-24-2010, 05:33 PM	#9
Goneracin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 151	Re: New 1911 owner with questions that looks like a heck of a deal for 450. i paid 600 for my springfield new and have no complaints, i would be even happier if i paied 450 nice grab. the only thing i can think of to work the trigger is take the gun apart and make sure thee are no huge tool marks or burrs. the springfiled should be pretty decent right out of the box __________________ Long time Marine, Novice pistol shooter, First time 1911 owner and proud of it. Looking for advice and tips on it all. Going to war without the French is like going hunting without an accordian, you leave a lot of useless noisey bagage behind - Donald Rumsfeld

01-24-2010, 10:47 PM	#10
deftec Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: charleston sc Posts: 12	Re: New 1911 owner with questions 8 pounds is certainly much more than most like. i would think it would be around 5 1/2 coming from SA. get a smith to look at it. if there is something wrong that is not after market then SA should take care of it quickly under their warranty. good grab btw __________________ "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." Proverbs 28:1

02-14-2010, 11:41 PM	#11
Brian48 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 133	Re: New 1911 owner with questions You can try adjusting the sear spring a little, which should lighten the pull a bit. It won't make the pull any smoother, but should shave a couple of pounds off without having to take the gun to the smith.

02-15-2010, 08:00 AM	#12
techoca V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 329	Re: New 1911 owner with questions I have my gunsmith do a trigger job on all my 1911s. It is not very expensive and worth every penny in my opinion. __________________ techoca "The purpose of the pistol is to stop a fight that somebody else has started, almost always at very short range." Col. Jeff Cooper