Hello All!,
I'm new to this forum, and I've already had the opportunity to gain a wealth of knowledge from the forums. Thanks to all of you who post here!
I've recently acquired an m1911-a1 CS from Rock Island Armory. I've had nothing but good experiences with it so far. I'm probably at around 300 rounds or so through it now with not a single loading or firing issue. The only thing that is bothering me is the trigger pull. The trigger breaks half way consistantly, but there is occasionally a click or extra movement prior to the sear breaking from the hammer but after the pre travel is taken up. I've taken the gun down numerous times to look for any tell tale signs of rubbing between any of the firing components and can't seem to find where the issue is coming from. With the gun completely disassembled except for the trigger, mag release, hammer, sear, and disconnect i've tried tracing the origins of the click or extra movement with no progress in the right direction. I tried polishing the contact point between the trigger bow and disconnect as well as the surface where the disconnect lies inside the sear to no avail. At this point i'm relatively stuck as I don't want to even come close to the contact point between the sear and hammer even though it doesn't seem thats the portion that is moving. The extra movement is hard to feel unless you are slow squeezing the trigger with very slight pressure to the break. Sometimes you feel a slight click or maybe even a couple of them that move the trigger an extra couple of millimeters back before the break. I've considered replacing the sear, disconnect, and hammer, but I seriously doubt that despite their claims that there is such thing as a true drop in part or trigger pull kit. This 1911 is working perfectly otherwise, but i'm looking for a crisp trigger break as I've felt with many other 1911s that i've experienced. Is this something I can ask of this RIA? If so, what's the best way to proceed? Is there such thing as a trigger pull kit that will work out of the box on my RIA? I want to transform this baby into a gun I feel confident and comfortable enough with to carry daily, and I'm not there right now. Would you all recommend upgrading or can I reasonably accomplish this with some upgrades and help?