Posted: 4/28/2013 12:20:22 PM EDT
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Never quite understood this. Had an M1991-A1 that shot and felt fine, only sold it to fund the purchase of my STI. In researching the M45A1 I'm seeing people speak I'll of its Series 80 trigger, meanwhile all the reviews praise it.
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Never quite understood this. Had an M1991-A1 that shot and felt fine, only sold it to fund the purchase of my STI. In researching the M45A1 I'm seeing people speak I'll of its Series 80 trigger, meanwhile all the reviews praise it. What gives? It is perceived as a stupid, unnecessary, nanny-state, intrusion which ruins the trigger action. Other than that, no objections. |
| After I got my gun back from the custom shop my rail gun is as good or better trigger than either of my Springfield Trps. Its user preferance and its not that hard to find what you want in a 1911. If you dont like it you can remove it so theres really no problem at all. |
Could a Series 80 trigger be replaced with a short style trigger like this?
I have a longer/standard trigger in my 2011 and it feels fine, but I love how the short trigger in the Springfield GI felt. Any discernible advantage between the two or is it merely a matter of preference? After doing some reading now that I'm home from work, and having shot one myself, I don't mind the Series 80 setup. At the most it's an added safety measure; I'm not looking to modify the pistol into a competition setup. |
| Series 80 parts have no bearing on the trigger as far as replacing it go. They are unnecessary parts but have posed no problems for me. You can have them polished up or replaced with coated parts to clean up any perceived feel of them. Or you can remove them and fit a spacer to frame. |
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I've seen one pistol with frozen series 80 internals. The pistol had been heavily lubricated in WD-40 and left to sit in a closet for years. The WD-40 evaporated and left a gummy residue that kept froze the weapon up. You could pull the trigger, but the hammer would not fall. I cleaned it out for them and it worked fine. With proper lubrication and maintenance it would have never been an issue. |
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Is it a difficult process? I was able to install a new safety on my 2011 by eyeballing it and filing it down til it fit the shape of the broken one (it was an ambi safety, the link between the two levers broke by someone who didn't know any better that the thumb safety couldn't be engaged with the hammer down so they forced it.) It functions just fine.
Would a trigger job be as simple? |