My Dad just bought a R1 and he is having tha same issue with his trigger as a bunch of others on here have. I want to guy him a new trigger group kit and trigger. I have no experiance with tis so I am having a smith instal all this stuff but I was wondering what you reccomend for the trigger kit and trigger itself? I would like to get a 3.5 to 4 lb trigger. Thanks
If you get a gunsmith really knowledgeable on the 1911 platform he can use the original parts for what you want with the exception of a trigger with an overtravel stop.
You will probably spend more buying a kit and then paying for installation.
If you were starting from scratch the Cylinder & Slide kits are very good.
Check with a good local smith and find out what he would charge either way before you buy something.
The gunsmith is a good friend of my Dads and has worked on many of his long guns and said he will do it cheap for me I want to do it for a Christmas gift. He is knowledgable on the 1911 as far as detailed tear down and minor fixes and problems but he is mainly a long gun guy, so he prefers a kit as opposed to the other route. The Cylinder and Slide kits seem to be well liked...
Look for a 1911 pistolsmith. There a truckload of sad stories on this forum from those who surrendered their pistol to a gunsmith who was excellent with long guns and had no tools for fitting 1911 parts, even 'drop in' kits. If you don't know where to look, make a new post giving your location and asking for 1911 'smith references. Most any of them will be able to give you a 4# trigger with the factory parts.
Also right now the trigger is pretty light but it has a lot of creep and a very noticible hitch in it like other have said before the hammer drops which is what we really want to get rid of.
My shooting partner had this installed on his Springfield and it's really nice stuff.
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