Posted: 5/2/2009 10:14:46 AM EDT
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Hi,
Just picked up an excellent condition LW Commander and noticed that the slide to frame fitting has more movement (side/side and up/down) than my other 1911 (RIA full size tactical). I haven't shot it yet so I can't tell how accurate it is. How much movement is considered to be within the acceptable range? Also the trigger is a little loose for my taste (if you shake the gun, the trigger will move back and forth). Is this normal too? If not, how can I tighten it up? Yg |
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You can buy a new trigger and install and that will get rid of the play as far as tightening up the slide to frame fit
I have a LW also and the frame is made of aluminum hence LW the slide is tool steel I don't think you should peen down the frame rails to tighten up fit but I am not an expert maybe somebody else can help with this.. I put a new ED Brown grip safety on mine along with a new hammer, sear, dis connector, grip safety, working on new sights fiber optic with a Dawson adjustable rear.. Mine shoots good groups as is .... 2'' at 25yrds. |
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Buy a good aftermarket trigger - Greider, EB, Wilson, etc. The shoe will probably require fitting, which is a good thing, since it will then absolutely eliminate the play. This fitting should be done with a stone or hand file, as the amount needed to be removed is normally quite small.
If it doesn't give you accuracy problems (which I doubt it will), don't worry about the slide-to-frame fit. What's more important anyway is the barrel-to-slide fit. |