[IrishCop]

Caught a great deal on a Springfield Armory Range Officer in (what else?) .45 ACP. There is a guy who frequents my favorite gun store that has a strange habit of buying a new gun and selling it back to them a day or two later...honest. When I spotted the R.O. in the show case with a $605 sticker on it my pulse beat a little quicker. Another R.O. had a list of a little over $900. I always thought the R.O. looked like a nice pistol, so...
They let me field strip it, and if it has been shot it was meticulously cleaned. Not a spot of carbon anywhere. I negotiated a trade in and took it home.

Well made pistol. Extremely tight slide to frame fit, the barrel locks up like the proverbial bank vault, the bushing is tight but not too tight.

Anyway, my question. There is a tiny amount of detectable creep in the trigger. Clean break, but a smidgen of creep after take up and before the break. Do y'all think a few hundred rounds of break in will clean that up? :duh:

 

[Snake45]

It might go away. Or it might get worse. Or it might stay the same.

I seem to recall Br'er Mas saying that he LIKED just a tiny little bit of creep in a 1911 trigger, on a "duty" or defensive gun. At least at one point he did. At least that's the way I remember it.

 

[Charlie Petty]

Hard to say... it might.

Creep is what you feel as the sear slides up the hammer hooks. Unless it is driving you up the wall I wouldn't worry about it. Chances are after awhile you won't even notice it

 

[Diamondback]

It might go away. Or it might get worse. Or it might stay the same.

I seem to recall Br'er Mas saying that he LIKED just a tiny little bit of creep in a 1911 trigger, on a "duty" or defensive gun. At least at one point he did. At least that's the way I remember it.

I'd suspect that little bit of creep might be as another safety, just in case of breaking the Boogerhook Off Bangswitch rule. "Are you SURE you want to do this?" and feeling the trigger move a little before it can drop the hammer might be JUST enough to jar you back to your senses.

If I had to guess, anyway...

 

[Skeptic49]

Did you check the pull weight?
Geoff
Who was so curious, he bought a gauge.

 

[IrishCop]

Thanks fellas. The amount of creep is just a tiny little bit...I really only feel it when I'm trying a very slow, steady press of the trigger...like doing my best to hit a bulls eye at 50 yards. Which depends way more on luck with me than anything.

I'll just shoot her some (Heaven forfend! What a horrible task!) and see.

Geoff: No, I don't have a trigger pull gauge. I am guessing about 5 to 5.5 lbs.

 

[Javlin]

I have another question for some who know more is the 22 magnum round employed on any semi-auto rifles?I ask for a conversion is swirling in between some hollow cavities with ears as the outliers .

 

[Charlie Petty]

Terry, bring it to Gunstock... have gauge will travel...

 

[Tim Burke]

I have another question for some who know more is the 22 magnum round employed on any semi-auto rifles?

Yes.
Remington 597.
CZ 512.
Ruger 10/22 Magnum.

 

[Javlin]

Thks Tim was kind of hearing that the cycling of the 22mag was a bit of an issue but never given a reason.I ask for I p/u an STG 44 22lr rig a few weeks back and thought alittle more bullet would be nice.1)naturally bore the breech 2)bullet fits the mag of course a little bit tight and 3)the blow back for the bolt.I haven't pulled the schematics on the rifle yet just thinking at the moment

 

[IrishCop]

Terry, bring it to Gunstock... have gauge will travel...

Will do Charlie.

 

[Charlie Petty]

The issue with the 22 magnum has always been the weight of the bolt. They are two to three times heavier than the lr. Under no circumstances can a standard rifle be converted.

 

[Javlin]

The issue with the 22 magnum has always been the weight of the bolt. They are two to three times heavier than the lr. Under no circumstances can a standard rifle be converted.

Can you explain alittle more Charlie?Standard bolt?standard semi?

Got it on the second read BOLT!gotcha.A gunsmith from Spain mentioned that as a possibility also so shot a a question ATI about 10days ago and they kind of dodged the answer.

 

[William R. Moore]

If it's just a tiny bit of creep boosting the hammer a couple of times might do it.

With a cocked, unloaded pistol, place your left thumb under the hammer spur pushing upward with a few pounds of force. Then pull the trigger. Repeat a couple of times.

What you're doing is increasing the load on the hammer hooks/sear. If there are a couple little burrs there, should scrub them off.

 

[IrishCop]

If it's just a tiny bit of creep boosting the hammer a couple of times might do it.

With a cocked, unloaded pistol, place your left thumb under the hammer spur pushing upward with a few pounds of force. Then pull the trigger. Repeat a couple of times.

What you're doing is increasing the load on the hammer hooks/sear. If there are a couple little burrs there, should scrub them off.

Thanks, Mr. Moore! That worked amazingly well. Much improved. :thumbsup::thumbsup::bow: