[dcs_img width=”200″ height=”180″ thumb=”true” framed=”black” author=”author: Kruzr” desc=”1911 Armorer’s Block” lightbox=”true” title=”1911 Armorer’s Block” pos=”left” mright=”15″] http://limelight.bz/client/firearmsindustrynews/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/block_l1.jpg [/dcs_img] For years many 1911 smiths have used the round blue armorer’s block from Brownells. It has always served its purpose for driving out pins or holding a barrel in the V-groove. Last year, Hilton Yam and his 10-8
The Colt Gold Cup uses a trigger wider than the standard 1911 trigger. The weight of the original steel trigger would cause trigger bounce and the hammer would follow the slide. Colt added a band-aid sear depressor spring to prevent the trigger bounce. This micro sized spring was installed in one leg of the sear