Kramer1113
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I just love the .45. Not saying the 9mm doesn't have its place but Darn it I just love that .45 thud.
That being said I just purchased the Ruger American .45 and the Springfield XD-s .45. I have yet to see any range time with these two firearms.
I do have a Ruger SR1911 that just chews the center out of targets and an FNP .45 that had a Bill Springfield trigger job done on and Wow, damn near 1911 perfection with a 3 1/2lb trigger.
I did a spring job on the XD-s (Thank You Galloway) and love the improved softness of the trigger and lack of GRIT in the blocker... range time will tell.
As a Prior service MP I carried a Colt 1911 that I can only assume came directly from 1911... kidding but I am amazed to this day (Some 33 years later) that the darn thing could shoot as well as it did. It rattled like a 1974 Pinto when I ran.
Anyway, I just love the .45 caliber and to this day believe that a good trigger makes a good shooter-ish... If you still hit 7:00 and 4:00 on range day, it may NOT be recoil fears your trigger may just suck. Anything (IMHO) over 5lbs is just heavy.
IF you are one of those peeps that believes that a heavy trigger will help you in not screwing up in a stressful situation... well... again, IMHO, put the gun down and return to your sheep lifestyle.
That being said I just purchased the Ruger American .45 and the Springfield XD-s .45. I have yet to see any range time with these two firearms.
I do have a Ruger SR1911 that just chews the center out of targets and an FNP .45 that had a Bill Springfield trigger job done on and Wow, damn near 1911 perfection with a 3 1/2lb trigger.
I did a spring job on the XD-s (Thank You Galloway) and love the improved softness of the trigger and lack of GRIT in the blocker... range time will tell.
As a Prior service MP I carried a Colt 1911 that I can only assume came directly from 1911... kidding but I am amazed to this day (Some 33 years later) that the darn thing could shoot as well as it did. It rattled like a 1974 Pinto when I ran.
Anyway, I just love the .45 caliber and to this day believe that a good trigger makes a good shooter-ish... If you still hit 7:00 and 4:00 on range day, it may NOT be recoil fears your trigger may just suck. Anything (IMHO) over 5lbs is just heavy.
IF you are one of those peeps that believes that a heavy trigger will help you in not screwing up in a stressful situation... well... again, IMHO, put the gun down and return to your sheep lifestyle.