Springfield Mil-Spec Full Size 1911 : Round 2 & 3's : Range Report

After round 2 and 3's modifications, I took the Mil-Spec to the range this afternoon, and I'm COMPLETELY HAPPY!!!

Round 2's recap:

1. new flat trigger.
2. new ambi-safety
3. new lighter mainspring
4. new flat mainspring housing
5. new barrel bushing
6. trigger and sear work

Round 3's recap: polished feed ramp

All of these combinations make for a new found pistol. The flat trigger and sear worked paid off wonderfully. The pull is quick without any creep, and the break is clean! New, lighter, mainspring and tighter barrel bushing helped and kept the grouping tighter. And the new flat mainspring housing also helped my grip and I got back on target quicker.

I also tried a new grip method, which came from Magpul Dynamic's Handgun DVD - Disc 1. Both arms were kept locked straight, and I used equal amount of pressure from both hands.

So now there are another 105 rounds thru the Mil-Spec. One hundred of them are ball ammo from Remington's UMC ammo stash; 230g bullets. And the other five rounds were from Federal's Hydra-Shok JHP collection; 165g bullets. The polished feed ramp is just AWESOME! Every round feed without any objection. And every rounds fired and ejected perfectly.

Next round of mods:

• bobtail stock mil-spec hammer
• reshape stock mil-spec grip safety

Consideration of doing a bobtail mainspring housing from Ed Brown. We'll see how I feel about this later.

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