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    If you do your own automobile maintenance and can operate a punch and jeweler's files you can install a trigger yourself.

    I've shot 1911s over four decades. My hands are on the smaller side of "Medium" and I prefer a medium trigger and arched mainspring housing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sinister View Post
    If you do your own automobile maintenance and can operate a punch and jeweler's files you can install a trigger yourself.
    You can even fit it yourself. Take a little off the top and bottom of the shoe until is just right. I hate a trigger shoe with vertical wiggle room. (how in the hell am I talking about 1911s in this modern day??)
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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    You can even fit it yourself. Take a little off the top and bottom of the shoe until is just right. I hate a trigger shoe with vertical wiggle room. (how in the hell am I talking about 1911s in this modern day??)
    Yea, that's what I saw in the videos. I'd call it a 4/10 difficulty level and setting aside a couple hours just watching the video & having never detail-stripped a 1911.

    Obviously the second time doing it would take 1/2 the time and the third time 1/2 of that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron3 View Post
    Yea, that's what I saw in the videos. I'd call it a 4/10 difficulty level and setting aside a couple hours just watching the video & having never detail-stripped a 1911.

    Obviously the second time doing it would take 1/2 the time and the third time 1/2 of that.
    Yep, I’ve done about a dozen and it’s easy peasy now. The first time takes so much longer because you don’t want to make any mistakes.
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    I prefer the Cylinder and Slide medium trigger with the smooth face.

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    Another vote for the Cylinder and Slide medium trigger with the smooth face.

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    Harrison short in all three
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    Quote Originally Posted by R0CKETMAN View Post
    Harrison short in all three
    Nice.

    Two of those have something else I find aesthetically pleasing; barrel color that matches slide color.

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    Quote Originally Posted by glocktogo View Post
    Yep, I’ve done about a dozen and it’s easy peasy now. The first time takes so much longer because you don’t want to make any mistakes.
    I always use a dead flat surface (glass or similar) and a half sheet of sandpaper (in decreasing grits) to reduce the trigger shoe to optimum.
    Much easier (for me) to keep surfaces square/plumb.
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    Quote Originally Posted by R0CKETMAN View Post
    Harrison short in all three
    Very very nice Rocket.

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