My Springfield Trophy Match (I bought it used) was not that impressive. The hammer and sear are not made from hardened tool steel, but MIM. I replaced these parts with Cylinder and Slide parts (fitting required). The adjustment screws on the rear sight are extremely stiff. The accuracy at 50 yards from a rest was not that great. I got a 4.73" ten shot group with my match reloads, using Nosler bullets. On the upside, the slide to frame fit is good and the barrel is fitted well at the rear. The gun might benefit from a fitted match bushing (I may try that next).
to make a buck.My barrel to bushing fit is pretty good, but the bushing to slide fit is sloppy. I'm sure that a new bushing would help. Thanks for the tip on the EGW.
The SA Trophy Match I purchased had been monkeyed with. Someone tried to adjust the trigger and screwed it up. They also cut the recoil spring. The store that sold me the pistol reimbursed me the cost of the Cylinder & Slide sear, hammer, disconnector and springs, which I thought was very fair. After fitting and installing the new internal parts, filing off the bump on the magazines and replacing the recoil spring with a 17# one, the gun functions perfectly and the trigger is sweet, compared to the trigger job I had done on a SA Loaded with MIM parts. Another plus is that the pistol appeared to have been fired very little prior to my purchasing it. The accuracy needs some improvement and I think that a new oversized bushing, properly fitted, will probably tighten up the 50 yd. groups. For most folks 25 yard accuracy or less is all they care about. I'd just like to have that nice 3" group at 50 yards, if I can get that by adding a bushing for twenty bucks. After all is said and done, I won't have had a bundle of my money in the project (around $27.00, not counting my time).Rob377 nailed it. Production guns will vary. My trophy was sweet out of the box. I did love on the trigger and yes, they are MIM pieces. I do all of my own fit up work. Ignition kits from Cylinder & slide are one of my favorites above the standard Wilson kits. Nowlin/EGW and others make slightly over sized barrel bushings that when properly fit up bring the groups into "Smile" range.
Buying one used you often do not know what it has been through as to round count and tinkering. The bushing could be in another gun. I have seen that from people. Fella brought me a 1911 to fit up all the internals and said it came from his Trophy Match. I asked where the match was. His answer, I put all the parts from this gun in it and sold the trophy. My reply, did you state that fact to the new buyer. His remark...."No".
I handed him his stuff back and refused to do the work. He is no longer a friend if he ever really was one. People do some deviate
