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From: ut-emx!osmigo@emx.utexas.edu (Ron Morgan)
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Subject: Re: More 45ACP modification questions
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Date: 4 Jun 91 03:14:43 GMT
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(question about Group-Grippers and Wilson match triggers)

The Dwyer Group-Gripper is a special link and recoil spring guide that
causes the barrel to lock up more solidly. It increases accuracy considerably,
and you might say it's a good substitute for a match barrel.

Install the Group-Gripper (preferably with the full-length guide rod) and
have a match bushing fitted (cost: about $15 for the bushing and $25 for
fitting) and you should just about cut your group size in half.

The Wilson trigger is just a lightweight trigger. When tight trigger jobs
are done on a pistol with tiny amounts of clearance on the sear, the inertia
of a heavy trigger can cause the firearm to go into full-auto mode, among
other things.

If you want a *good* trigger, the *only* thing to get is the McCormick
titanium hammer and firing pin, installed with top-notch trigger work. Due
to its light weight, the titanium parts reduce the lock time by as much
as 70%. "Lock time" is the time that elapses from when the sear is released
until the hammer strikes the primer. In other words, it dramatically speeds
up the entire firing process. Plan on spending about $180 to have this stuff
fitted, parts and labor. This modification is universal among IPSC and Steel
Challenge shooters.

I've fired several 1911-types with the McCormick parts, and the feel is 
*incredible*. It's like breaking a glass hair. Before you even realize the
trigger has moved, the gun has already fired. If you're into any kind of
pistol competition, this capability is indispensable. The sooner the primer
is hit after you pull the trigger, the less the sights will move off-target,
and remember, those sights are *constantly* moving.

Well, didn't mean to ramble, but.....(-8

Ron Morgan
osmigo@emx.utexas.edu