Testing the mods

I manged to sneak off to the range after work today to test the Bubba Gunsmithin' I had done to my Hi-Power.

To recap:

• I polished the feedramp
• I changed the trigger to a Cylinder and Slide Wide Combat Trigger
• I installed the Cylinder and Slide Trigger Pull Reduction Kit (new hammer and firing pin springs)
• I replaced the recoil spring for a new Wolff 18 1/2 lb spring

I am happy to report that I didn't blow anything up and it never went full auto. :)-~

I don't want to jinx anything, but I believe it might be cured. The previous owner of this Hi-Power never could get through an entire mag of hollow points to run without jamming. Today I managed to get one mag (13 rounds) of 124 grain +P Gold Dots to run, and another mag (10 rounds) of 147 grain Winchester White Box to run. (As well as a 100 rounds of FMJ practice ammo.) It's way too early to consider it carry worthy, but it's a big step in the right direction.

Also the trigger is much improved. For $50 it's actually a pretty impressive improvement. I'd say it breaks at around 5 pounds, and the pull is nice and smooth. It's not a 1911 trigger, but it at least feels like a single action trigger now.

I did try the extra power reset spring on the trigger but it didn't really help the reset any and just made the pull heavier than it needed to be, so I put the stock spring back on.