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    Quote Originally Posted by mrbieler View Post
    The slight timing issue that chews up the firing pin and plunger isn't too uncommon.
    Yep. I've had this happen when I did some "home" gunsmithing work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrbieler View Post
    The slight timing issue that chews up the firing pin and plunger isn't too uncommon.
    Yep. I've had this happen when I did some "home" gunsmithing work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sinister View Post
    You can replace the Series 80 junk with 70 Series and a TJ's shim:

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    I like this idea. What all would I need? Just that shim to replace the plunger lever? And leave the trigger bar lever and plunger in place to keep the extractor in place? Or get a 70 series extractor and leave the plunger out? But then what about the firing pin stop?
    Last edited by matemike; 01-22-20 at 14:53.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Yep. I've had this happen when I did some "home" gunsmithing work.
    and you'll see it on factory Colt S80's too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by matemike View Post
    I like this idea. What all would I need? Just that shim to replace the plunger lever? And leave the trigger bar lever and plunger in place to keep the extractor in place? Or get a 70 series extractor and leave the plunger out? But then what about the firing pin stop?
    You can remove the Firing pin Plunger and spring from the slide, put them in a plastic bag and keep that with the manual. Then it will be just like a Series 70.

    You can leave the levers in the frame or remove them. If you elect to remove the levers, you will need the shim to occupy the space in the frame originally used by the levers.

    The plunger is not there to keep the extractor in the slide, the Firing Pin Stop does that job. (actually the extractor keeps the plunger in the slide).

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    Gotcha. So just remove the plunger and spring; the shim is needed in order to remove the levers. I’d like to do that much since I’ve gathered that the plunger lever could lift into the vacant plunger hole causing a slide movement issue.
    Thanks. Clearing it up more and more.
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    I suppose the firing pin safety system does exactly what it's supposed to -- keep Colt liability lawyers under-employed.

    People all over the world must be dropping their 1911s directly on to the muzzle from 10 feet up. Certainly all the horsemen armed with government models who ride on pavement. Surely everyone knows of failed 1911 drops.

    Otherwise there are at least seven unique Series 80 parts that must all work in harmony to give you the same peace of mind and smooth trigger as the legacy lockworks.

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