Posted: 5/8/2008 9:07:04 AM EDT
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Well, I've had my SFS kit for about 2 weeks now and have had the opportunity to put it through a bit of use. Don't give me the "solution in search of a problem" BS. It's tired. I got it for my New Agent to make it more snag-free for pocket carry in coats or jeans. It works very well for that and gets the hamer out of the way enough to make a smoother draw. I'm not worried about C&L carry and that's not why I got it, but it could be a solution for those that are. I won't be using it on any other guns, but for my NA it works very well for what I intended. The kit arived in a very European-styled styrofoam box that was marked "Made in Belgium". It had a new hammer, ambi-safety, extended slide stop, mainspring, plunger spring, and series 80 parts for the SFS kit. I did not use the mainspring cause I wasn't sure it would fit in my officer's size mainspring housing. I also did not use the new slide stop as I like the OEM part better as I do not prefer extended slide stops. The ambi-safety is made entirely of plastic, which is very disappointing. However, it does seem sturdy. What I did like is that the ambi side is held in place by a pin (not the grips) just like the BHP ambi-safety. It holds is much more securely but does make detail stripping a teensey bit more difficult. I prefer this setup to a conventional ambi-safety however. Installation was simple if you can detail strip a 1911. No fitting was required. I did not use the plunger spring initially but found that the safety swiped off too easily. Once I used their spring it held with much more authority and clicked off quite positively. Probably because I did not use their mainspring, the trigger pull became noticeably heavier. As this is a pocket gun, I actually preferred that and consider it a bonus. The system did not affect function or reiliability of the gun in any way. Everything fed, fired, and ejected just like it did before hand. The difference now is that instead of clicking the safety up to safe the system, I push the hammer forward. When I push the hammer forward, I get an audible click and can feel the hammer lock into place. The safety goes up at the same time. Pushing down on the safety causes the hammer to spring back and become "armed" just like any other 1911. Overall, I'm very happy with the system. It's made my New Agent much more useable to me as a more snag-free carry gun. It clears pockets much more easily. I consider it the only way to easily carry a single-action automatic in ones pocket. It's akin to bobbing the hammer on a pocket revolver.        
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I have been considering one of these for a Defender. I have a couple of questions regarding the system. One, can you use a standard thumb safety or do you have to use the one provided with the kit? And finally, does the hammer appear to have enough mass to reliably ignite rounds if you were to grind it down for a flush fit? ranburr |
You have to use their supplied safety. It fits in with the special notches on the SFS hammre. Now maybe if you really wanted to you could have C&S do a custom SFS system with a different safety, but I'm sure you'd have to send in the pistol and I'm sure it would cost $$. As to the hammer, I was wondering this myself. I don't really want to try it though. I have hear people complain about unreliable ignition with the SFS system before. Probably due to the included mainspring, which I'm guessing is lighter. Most people say that the trigger pull is noticeably lighter after the kit is installed. I did not use their mainspring and found the trigger heavier, but the primers were definitely getting hit well. |
....... he's got a lot of room in his pants 
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