EAA To buy or not to buy

[sqlbullet]

I have noticed what you describe with the safety too.  Way more positive than my BHP was, but far less than my para's.  Works fine though.

[Intercooler]

  Very interesting! You have the right parts and with them in place, I doubt you will need the buffs. They may actually cause a malfunction every so often if you try them. Can you take a picture of your grip panels? They must be a new design or something! Here is my Pro NIB with the factory Walnut grips. Never had a mag touching issue with any of them:




  The Xtreme grip panels are the thinnest out there and what I have on my Pro:

http://10mm-firearms.com/gunsmithing/new-xtreme-grip-panels-for-the-limited-pro/msg29183/#msg29183

    Some people don't like how thin they are, but it sounds like you will. You can put your factory pieces on Brian Enos and someone will buy them to offset the Xtremes.

   

[sqlbullet]

2.  While inserting or removing the magazines there is a lot of drag present, I had to apply a bit of pressure to insert or remove two of them.  I removed the grip panels and could see that the inside of the top edge of the mag well was rubbing the sides of the magazines.  I could clearly see where the edges was scrapping off the finish from the sides of the magazines.  The edges a pretty sharp so I will do a little polishing to break the edge.  The magazines do not drop free after suppressing the magazine release, must be pulled out.

Sounds like from this it is rubbing the frame, not the grips.  Seems odd to me.  You could try removing the interefence with a file.  Perhaps post up a pic here?

[Intercooler]

  Fingers are crossed someone didn't pull a fast one swapping some other grip panels on there.


If you ever need parts or Gunsmithing for your Tanfoglio:

http://www.jandlgunsmithing.com/category-s/1837.htm?searching=Y&sort=13&cat=1837&show=10&page=2

They have many of Henning's pieces on there as well.

[Coltitis]

I have noticed what you describe with the safety too.  Way more positive than my BHP was, but far less than my para's.  Works fine though.

Thanks sqlbullet.  This tells me that my safety is normal for this type of pistol.

[Coltitis]

  Very interesting! You have the right parts and with them in place, I doubt you will need the buffs. They may actually cause a malfunction every so often if you try them. Can you take a picture of your grip panels? They must be a new design or something! Here is my Pro NIB with the factory Walnut grips. Never had a mag touching issue with any of them:
  The Xtreme grip panels are the thinnest out there and what I have on my Pro:
http://10mm-firearms.com/gunsmithing/new-xtreme-grip-panels-for-the-limited-pro/msg29183/#msg29183

    Some people don't like how thin they are, but it sounds like you will. You can put your factory pieces on Brian Enos and someone will buy them to offset the Xtremes.
 

Those are the type of panels that would probably work for me too.  Here's a picture of my panels.  The lighting makes them look lighter than they actually are.  They look like a medium to dark walnut.

[Coltitis]

2.  While inserting or removing the magazines there is a lot of drag present, I had to apply a bit of pressure to insert or remove two of them.  I removed the grip panels and could see that the inside of the top edge of the mag well was rubbing the sides of the magazines.  I could clearly see where the edges was scrapping off the finish from the sides of the magazines.  The edges a pretty sharp so I will do a little polishing to break the edge.  The magazines do not drop free after suppressing the magazine release, must be pulled out.

Sounds like from this it is rubbing the frame, not the grips.  Seems odd to me.  You could try removing the interefence with a file.  Perhaps post up a pic here?

Yes the magazines are rubbing against the frame.  I need to find my small needle files which seem to be hiding somewhere.  Here's a picture showing where the rubbing is occurring.  This want take five minutes to file if I could just find those files.

[Coltitis]

  Fingers are crossed someone didn't pull a fast one swapping some other grip panels on there.


If you ever need parts or Gunsmithing for your Tanfoglio:

http://www.jandlgunsmithing.com/category-s/1837.htm?searching=Y&sort=13&cat=1837&show=10&page=2

They have many of Henning's pieces on there as well.

Thank you for the link.  The pistol came from Wholesale Hunter, a large online dealer.  So I'm hoping that a little switcheroo hasn't taken place.

[sqlbullet]

There is a ton more metal there than in mine.  I would work it over with a file and create some clearance like you are planning.

[Coltitis]

Couldn't find the small files so I used a medium sized one and did some very slight filing. Area filed is where I have the red arrow in a previous post.  I just file a little at a time, try a mag, then filed a little more.  Basically just knocked off the sharp corner.  Now three of the magazines insert and drop freely, no binding what so ever.  One magazine will still bind some.  It will insert easier but will not drop freely.  I think that I will stop filing for now as it could be the one magazine is slightly out of spec.  After I shoot the pistol a time or two to insure all is well, I'm going to order a three or four more magazines and see how they do.  Got to run for now but will try to take a picture of the are filed later.   Thanks again for everyone's help.

[sqlbullet]

Is the frame stainless or hard chrome?  If it is chrome, don't forget to cold blue where you filed it.

[Intercooler]

  Those are a new style. They look pretty good too!

[Pinsnscrews]

Hey Coltitis, where are you located?

[Coltitis]

Yesterday I took the LTD Pro out for it's first workout.  I was hoping that the parts from Henning were going to be in yesterday's mail, but they weren't, so off to the range I went.  I ran 2 different reloads and  through 4 magazines.  Reloads were topped with Montana Gold 180 grain JHPs and Zero 200 grain FMJ.  I had previously shot these through 2 different 1911 pistols of which the 180 grainers averaged 1200 fps, and the 200 grainers averaged 1100 fps.  Both of these loads are fairly pleasant to shoot.

The best that I can describe my first outing with the LTD Pro is.....WOW!  Let me first say that I usually do not mention group size because I can no longer shoot decent groups consistently.  I wear a merit disc on my shooting glasses and sometimes I am able to get a clear front sight, sometimes not.  Additionally, the weather here dropped from Wednesday's 101 to yesterday's 63 degrees.  Cloudy, windy, and misty were the range conditions.  With that said, my best 15 yard group for the day measured 1.2", using the 200 grain Zero bullets.

I fired a total of 124 rounds and did not experience any malfunctions.  To me the recoil was managed a little better than when shooting these same loads in my 1911 pistols.  Not sure how to describe it but the recoil seemed to be a little softer.  For fun I shot at a few clay pigeons placed on the berm, distance was 20 yards.  As long as I did my part the pigeons didn't stand a chance.

Needless to say I am thrilled with this new pistol. 

Here's a picture with the with the best group of the day:

       

[Intercooler]

Very nice! You can trick it out with a Dawson fiber front sight to see it better too. Very nice with the new style grips!