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Non Series 80 1911s
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Springfield Armory has no firing pin blocks in any of their 1911-style guns. STI, S-V, all of the boutiques like Wilson, Ed Brown, Les Baer, etc.
I think the Kimber Desert Warrior doesn't have one either (most of their 1911s use the Schwartz-style firing pin block, not the Colt Series 80).
I prefer the 70's.......Much easier to tune on.
Smith and Wesson E series and Performance Center guns do not have firing pin safeties. But they do have external extractors so some people faint at the sight of them. The other SW1911s have a Schwartz style firing pin safety disabled by the grip safety.
Interweb says only Colts are only true series 70 1911. true?
Not sure as the Springers have no 80 series parts in them. No blocks of any kind.
My ruger does not either if memory serves.
https://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=15201
Quick internet search. All non Colts are clones accoding to some. Keep in mind Colt patented the Commander as well so there would be no non Colt commanders. But the rest of the gun community refer to 4.25" guns in that manner. I suppose only Smith and Wesson has J/K frames as well.
Huh......interesting read.
So this is the reason I asked this question. I have a PT-1911 Taurus (yeah, yeah I know), I'm getting light prime strikes, so I thought about replacing the main spring, seem the gun comes with a 17lbs spring when 23 lbs is "norm". Upon some research found some information that the Series 80 pistol have other safety features that may interfere with a clean hammer drop, so the short of it is I'm looking for a "Series 70" 1911.
It's very possible that the firing pin block in your Taurus is impeding the motion of the firing pin when it should not.
Do you have the Series 80-style or the Schwartz-style? The former is controlled by rearward motion of the trigger (Colt, Para-Ordnance). The latter is deactivated by the grip safety (like Kimbers).
The only problem I've ever had with Series 80 was when the firing pin got peened/deformed and then was catching in the hole in the breechface. The Schwartz style is a little trickier. If it's not tuned properly to move the plunger far enough out of the way in time for the firing pin to pass unimpeded, you will get light primer strikes or not primer strike at all.
Sometimes changing the mainspring housing can cause the Schwartz-style to malfunction if the grip safety can't move far enough forward.
