Gentlemen,
I have a new 1911 Springfield Ultra Compact with a mushy trigger. I have long owned a series 70 Colt GM with a very fine reworked trigger and would like to duplicate that. Am new to the far north of Idaho and would like the name of a smith within driving distance. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Gudlif

A buddy of mine drives from here to Idaho a couple times a year; does that count? Of course, Malm is a lot closer.

What part of idaho? Spokane is close to Coeur d' Alene but it's a hell of a drive from Montepelier.

Fjold:

Hmmm, I thought "far north of Idaho" was fairly descriptive. It's not all that big a place up here. Will you settle for Sandpoint?

Are you suggesting there is a competent 1911 man in Spokane?

Gudlif

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Originally posted by gudlif:
Fjold:

Hmmm, I thought "far north of Idaho" was fairly descriptive. It's not all that big a place up here. Will you settle for Sandpoint?

Are you suggesting there is a competent 1911 man in Spokane?

Gudlif

Sorry Guldif, to me all of Idaho is the far north. I thought that when you said "Am new to the far north of Idaho" that you had just moved to the state. I used to live there myself once but in Idaho Falls.

A friend of mine in Coeur D' Alene used to take rifles to a gunsmith in Spokane and he was happy with them. His website says that he does custom 1911's also. http://www.brocksgunsmithinginc.com/

My first move would be to send the pistol back to Springfield Armory. They know how to tune a pistol.

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Originally posted by Toomany Tools:
A buddy of mine drives from here to Idaho a couple times a year; does that count? Of course, Malm is a lot closer.

I had a guy drive down from Idaho Falls a few days ago to drop off his 10/22 with an extractor problem. Ooooookaaaay! Frankly, if it were me, I would rather let UPS do the driving.

I'm just to the NorthEast of Louisville at the moment. If you drive over here, you might make it in time for the Derby(first Saturday in May).

And if you would like a slickeeeeer trigger than Westpac can even imagine, I've got some new emory wheels we can put on the 6" Sidegrinder.

PS: Bring "a few" spare Sears.

Frank, your original assumption was correct. I am new to Idaho and still trying to determine who the so-called smiths are to avoid. Thought I would get some serious answers on this forum. But they seem to be fairly hard to come by. Nevertheless, thanks for the reference to Brocks.

Forrest, this gun is the second one I've received. The first went back due to defects. Had I known that Springfield contracts for production in Brazil I would not own the gun. But it is now mine. And since there seems to be a problem with QC/QA at the production facility I have the attitude that there is nothing to gain by returning the gun to the outfit that released it to sales originally. Not much to be gained in spending the userous UPS shipping fee only to be told the gun "meets specs." Makes more sense to me to spend that money with a good 1911 mechanic who will set up the trigger the way I would like.

Gudlif

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Originally posted by gudlif:
... Thought I would get some serious answers on this forum. ..

If you can take it down to the level needed for a proper cleaning, it is fairly simple to tune the trigger yourself. Just don't change the Sear angle, stone a bit and put it back together and try it.

But, you can probably get the most benefit from simply adjusting the Spring just a bit. If bending the Spring concerns you, lay it on some Engineer Paper and take a flick of it before you adjust it. Then you can always put it back to where it was.
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Once you get it where you think it is good to go, try it with only 1-cartridge. If that works OK, then try "ONLY" 2-cartridges. If it goes Full Auto, you will know it, but you should be able to hang on.

That is "why" I recommend a few extra Sears.
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We used to have a saying in the CORPS for people who can't take a joke.

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Originally posted by ForrestB:
My first move would be to send the pistol back to Springfield Armory. They know how to tune a pistol.

Leave it to Forrest to always suggest the easiest solution!

There are many competent 1911 gunsmiths and a trigger job is pretty easy. If I were you, I'd send it to Clark's in Louisiana.