Converted my Colt 1911 Series 80 to 70

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SAJohn

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When new my Colt had a trigger pull of about 7 lbs. After polishing the appropriate parts I got this down to 4 lb 6 oz and a lot smoother. Today I converted it to Series 70 by removing the firing pin block parts and adding a spacer to keep the sear side to side alignment.

This work proved to be rather difficult as there were no instructions and the only youtube video failed to include exactly how the spacer fit nor how the heck to get in installed. After about 20 tries I finally got it right.

The trigger pull is now has less creep and is exactly at 4 pounds. :)

If anyone wants to try it, here is the best how to video:

https://youtu.be/i6H1tUP6IwM

Feel free to PM me if you need help.

John
 
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