Vern was returning fire at Paul 
 about 1911 Triggers 
 PN>Anybody have any thoughts on an "ideal" trigger job?
 VH> Around 4 1/2 pounds for an M1911, with a clean break and as little
 The 4-4 1/2# range seems to be the standard wisdom for this piece's
 purposes.  We talked yesterday and it's gonna be springs, adjustable
 trigger, stone the mating surfaces for smooth, and a Commander style
 hammer if he's in the mood and there's enough left in the budget.
 VH> overtravel as possible.   You'll never get as nice a trigger with an
 VH> auto pistol as you will on a fine revolver -- and no smith worth his
 VH> sear stones would even try.
 This being for "everyday" carry and against the possibility of actual
 combat usage it would be overkill to try to turn it into a target
 trigger.
 We'll leave the accuracy to the Python.
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