Author Topic: My New little toy - not finished yet but coming along (Read 5800 times)

sledgemeister · « **Reply #20 on:** September 11, 2009, 07:59:24 AM »

Quote from: Marshal'ette Halloway on September 10, 2009, 11:05:15 PM

The grips really "kooled " up the looks..
Blue is nice..............................................

Didn't they have purple?? ?? ?? ? ? ?? ??

alas no purple grips with flames

1911 Junkie · « **Reply #21 on:** September 11, 2009, 09:50:22 PM »

Quote from: sledgemeister on September 10, 2009, 09:57:50 PM

Well it feels ok to me, as for the comp working I will tell you tomorrow, she is a cherry atm never been fired!.

Isn't it tomorrow there now? Well?

brosometal · « **Reply #22 on:** September 11, 2009, 11:29:58 PM »

Quote from: sledgemeister on September 10, 2009, 10:15:47 AM

Ones gotta pimp where one can

Yes, one does...

I chuckled when I read this.

sledgemeister · « **Reply #23 on:** September 12, 2009, 06:28:33 AM »

Quote from: 1911 Junkie on September 11, 2009, 09:50:22 PM

Isn't it tomorrow there now? Well?

Well it is for another 2.75 hours LOL

I went down the range today and as I mentioned had not fired it before, so just before the comp I spoke to the RO and got an ok to throw half dozen shots down range just to see where its pointing.
I put up a target about 10 yrds away and fired a few rounds and they were grouping about 2inches low but in inline made a small adjustment what I thought would be ok and left it.
The Comp was over two distances 5o metres/yrds and 20 metres/yards. for both pistol and rifle.
Ended up scoring 103/120 for 50m and 113/120 for 20m with the pistol

enough to take out 1st place for the day <insert dancing gif> so I figure its shooting ok LOL much to the amazement on onlookers an fellow shooters hehe.
I was using Winchester Power Points and they seem to work ok, I did have one jam but I am thinking its a mag issue, the top lip of one seems very tighy I will pull them apart and have good look this week.
I did not have enough time to sit down after and try various ammos through it and rest it, but I am sure it will be quite the shooter.
According to one fellow the compensator did make quite a bit of difference, he watched one guy with his Ruger target GC same length barrel and me with mine and noticed an appreciable amount of difference in its recoil. I guess its going to stay on.
I have of course still got to fit the volq accurising kit so hoping that will pull a little more perfomance out of it and decrease the trigger pull, damn it takes a long time to break atm.
So after its first outing I am happy.
Now for the scope :-) to those kind fellows that offered to help before expect a pm some time this week

sledgemeister · « **Reply #24 on:** September 19, 2009, 06:27:57 AM »

another update.

I installed the volquartsen trigger accurising kit today and what a difference. The pull is reduced to less than half of what it was, the scales I used werent the best but from what I can see its around the 2lb mark now, most likely a little less.
The pretravel adjustment on the trigger also makes a lot of difference, before was like pulling up an anchor now its probably no more than a couple thou of an inch if that.
The extended slide release is also a lot more ergo friendly all in all quite happy.
Took the time to do a little rubbin back on the bolt as well as it had a couple small rough patches nothing major but enough for me to notice. I think I might pull it apart again and give it a good polish up and a decent lube on it and then use the hell out of it.
The only other thing I am considering is an after market extractor for a more positive extraction and eliminate the possible chances of jam.

BTW also have the burris fastfire 11 scope on its way from the US a company calle theopticzone.com is willing to send and its cheaper than opticsplanet

Sponsor · « **Reply #25 on:** **Today** at 10:36:57 AM »

MikeBjerum · « **Reply #25 on:** September 19, 2009, 09:21:22 AM »

Sounds like a fun project Sledge!

When you get done we, all us other Mark III owners, are going to need you to post a parts list, work list and results ... Maybe you can get a Midway USA or Brownells endorsement while your at it

This winter was going to be spent turning one of my Mark III's into a steel gun. However, because I agreed to take on some responsibilities with our Church's midweek for youth I won't be shooting bullseye, so the bullseye gun is going to get some upgrades as well. Should be a fun tinkering winter.

Walter45Auto · « **Reply #26 on:** September 19, 2009, 01:11:47 PM »

Anybody know If I can get a set of those for my AMT Backup .45?

sledgemeister · « **Reply #27 on:** September 19, 2009, 06:49:43 PM »

Quote from: Walter45Auto on September 19, 2009, 01:11:47 PM

Anybody know If I can get a set of those for my AMT Backup .45?

Check the hogue website, most likely you can LOL
Dazzle the offender in to submission eh

sledgemeister · « **Reply #28 on:** September 19, 2009, 07:01:05 PM »

Quote from: m58 on September 19, 2009, 09:21:22 AM

Sounds like a fun project Sledge!

When you get done we, all us other Mark III owners, are going to need you to post a parts list, work list and results ... Maybe you can get a Midway USA or Brownells endorsement while your at it

This winter was going to be spent turning one of my Mark III's into a steel gun. However, because I agreed to take on some responsibilities with our Church's midweek for youth I won't be shooting bullseye, so the bullseye gun is going to get some upgrades as well. Should be a fun tinkering winter.

When I get her finished I will put an article together and show the reults of my fruition.
Certainly has been intersting getting the stuff together considering where I live and the fun one has to goto with getting parts etc.
I still would love one of the pac-lite receivers and uppers but I figure the likely hood of that happening is about the same as me bumping my bum against the moon.
Its a shame that our market force is not strong enough to encourage companies to make it worth while to have a distributor/agent etc here

Even more sad is the amount that they charge if things are available, I dont care what companies say but I can not accept that there is not some gouging going on with in the firearm industry over here, when the industry, dealers etc should be supporting shooters no matter what type to buy more, encourage others to start shooting etc ultimately it will come back and bite them in the butt when there is no one left to buy at their highly over inflated prices.