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    Suggest using a fine stone as opposed to a file. FWIW
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Cobb 1723V View Post
    You can put some magic marker on both of the mating surfaces to see if they have full contact. You will see any drag that way. Sometimes you file it with a slight angle and then you don't get the full contact you needed.
    Something is not square.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lou Lou Lou View Post
    Suggest using a fine stone as opposed to a file. FWIW
    Thanks, I have some fine stones 1000.

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    Tedious to tune

    I found out you should not try to bend/tune the sear spring (European reproduction).
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    I've gone through a tedious and repetitive process of inking, firing, disassembly, stoning (1000), assembly, inking, firing, disassembly, stoning, etc, etc, etc.
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    I find it hard to square the contact point of the sear, and then get the correct angle for the face of the sear.
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    After several hours today I have made some progress
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    Still not very consistent but still progress. Next I'll test it on NRA weights.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lou Lou Lou View Post
    Suggest using a fine stone as opposed to a file. FWIW
    Not sure if I'm reading this right Lou --- FWIW
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    If its measuring about 3lbs 4-5 ounces, STOP!!! You've got a great trigger pull weight!!

    Does it have any or too much creep? If so, then that's a different step verses honing the sear face...

    Again, STOP! you have a great trigger weight!!

    I work the triggers on the whole teams guns BTW

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