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Well....as I posted a week or so ago...I came into a GREAT deal on a used, blued Springfield Armory Trophy Match from the 1990's. A good buddy at my PD (and SRU Teammate) is getting ready to retire, so he sold it to me for a whopping $500! He wanted it to go to someone who would appreciate it and shoot the snot out of it...
So, I installed an ambi-safety, detail stripped it, did a bit of polishing on the internals, stoned the trigger track, and got the trigger pull down to a respectable 4.25#. The trigger has NO pre-travel or over-travel and a VERY short reset with a crisp break...but it's a HARD 4.25#'s of pressure to break the trigger. The slide/frame fit is VERY tight, and the barrel lockup is SOLID!....no rattles when I shake it...this gun IS TIGHT (and it has a few thousand rounds through it already).
Today I decided to just take it to the range and run it for the first time to see how accurate it is, how reliable it is, and how it would do with some of my reloads. The result.........THIS THING IS FRIGGIN' ACCURATE!!
I had some "Dot Torture" targets in my bag, so I used them...THE DOTS ARE 2" IN DIAMETER for reference....and I shot these targets OFF A REST...
Overall...very pleased with the accuracy of this gun. The trigger definitely needs some attention, and the front sight needs to go (it appears staked, so will probably have to send it out to have a dovetail milled in). I had ZERO issues with it running Fiocchi 230gr ball, Sellier & Bellot 230gr ball, and my reloads. Ejection patterns were consistent and back the right landing near my right side.
So...obligatory pics of the gun prior to shooting:
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Here are my 1st 8 rounds COLD at 10 yards:
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Another 8 rounds COLD at 10 yards (16 total...threw 1 slightly high left due to rest shifting):
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Next up was 8 rounds at 18 yards (furthest our indoor range goes out to, and by the way, those Dots were HARD to see!)
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Lastly was trying out some of my new reloads at 12 yards
(230gr Berry's and SNS Casting heads over 4.5gr's of Bullseye)
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For comparison....here are the same reloads at 12 yards out of my STI Trojan, which is a wicked accurate 1911
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and of course a pic of the Trojan:
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So, I installed an ambi-safety, detail stripped it, did a bit of polishing on the internals, stoned the trigger track, and got the trigger pull down to a respectable 4.25#. The trigger has NO pre-travel or over-travel and a VERY short reset with a crisp break...but it's a HARD 4.25#'s of pressure to break the trigger. The slide/frame fit is VERY tight, and the barrel lockup is SOLID!....no rattles when I shake it...this gun IS TIGHT (and it has a few thousand rounds through it already).
Today I decided to just take it to the range and run it for the first time to see how accurate it is, how reliable it is, and how it would do with some of my reloads. The result.........THIS THING IS FRIGGIN' ACCURATE!!
I had some "Dot Torture" targets in my bag, so I used them...THE DOTS ARE 2" IN DIAMETER for reference....and I shot these targets OFF A REST...
Overall...very pleased with the accuracy of this gun. The trigger definitely needs some attention, and the front sight needs to go (it appears staked, so will probably have to send it out to have a dovetail milled in). I had ZERO issues with it running Fiocchi 230gr ball, Sellier & Bellot 230gr ball, and my reloads. Ejection patterns were consistent and back the right landing near my right side.
So...obligatory pics of the gun prior to shooting:
Here are my 1st 8 rounds COLD at 10 yards:
Another 8 rounds COLD at 10 yards (16 total...threw 1 slightly high left due to rest shifting):
Next up was 8 rounds at 18 yards (furthest our indoor range goes out to, and by the way, those Dots were HARD to see!)
Lastly was trying out some of my new reloads at 12 yards
(230gr Berry's and SNS Casting heads over 4.5gr's of Bullseye)
For comparison....here are the same reloads at 12 yards out of my STI Trojan, which is a wicked accurate 1911
and of course a pic of the Trojan:
