Do you modify your firearm? why or why not?
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My new .45 Shield will arrive at my FFL dealer tomorrow and I'm already thinking of an Apex trigger kit.
I talked with Apex a few days ago and they hope to address the Shield 45 shortly after they complete their move to a new facility.
The striker block in the 45 is rather different from its siblings as you can see here:
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Nebraska12
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Not usually...outside of Talons or TractionGrips. I'm even getting away from those. But, I'm not opposed to it.
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Bonephish
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Yeah, to Arizona some time after the election. My .45 should be broken in by then. I'm a Apex believer, having installed a trigger and FSS sear kit in my 9C.
gunfighter48
US Veteran
All of my carry guns have been modded by me to fit my needs and wants. I want my guns to shoot accurately and to where I aim. I want to hit what I aim at!!! I don't want accountants, marketing guys, lawyers deciding on what my self defense gun should be!!
susieqz
Absent Comrade
i modify every ruger i get. i think they are poor out of the box.
even if it's just changing to a custom sear, i can make them better.
even if it's just changing to a custom sear, i can make them better.
MassiveOverkill
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This goes for anything I buy. I suppose if I bought a Ferrari, Porsche, or Lamborghini, I'd leave them alone, but the first thing I do when I buy a new gadget\toy is take it apart and see what I can do to improve it (part of my nickname's philosophy). I have to laugh at purists who poo-poo on others who mod their stuff for functionality. I guess I could sympathize for bling bling mods but to each their own.
HOUSTON RICK
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I leave it as is. I figure the manufacturer knows better than I how it is all suppose to work, I have been rightly accused of never even changing my grips.
Gamer
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Oh yeah
I do mods if they help the gun fit me better or in order to accomplish something specific. I decide if I feel I intend to keep it as to justify the added expense. For example, my shield has an apex kit, light polish, and xs big dot sights. As a cc firearm I wanted sights I could see fast and without my glasses
. I did the apex trigger because I tried a mp core that had a better trigger and had to have it on my shield. It's a keeper.
I do not modify items I consider collector guns. I would rather cash out and buy what I want or wait until the funds are there. Tupperware on the other hand it's open season. Glock the finger grooves are gone, sights changed etc.
I do mods if they help the gun fit me better or in order to accomplish something specific. I decide if I feel I intend to keep it as to justify the added expense. For example, my shield has an apex kit, light polish, and xs big dot sights. As a cc firearm I wanted sights I could see fast and without my glasses
. I did the apex trigger because I tried a mp core that had a better trigger and had to have it on my shield. It's a keeper. I do not modify items I consider collector guns. I would rather cash out and buy what I want or wait until the funds are there. Tupperware on the other hand it's open season. Glock the finger grooves are gone, sights changed etc.
well....my 4 week old Shield 45 got a minor "adjustment" this morning.
The grip was too long for my hand and when I drew I fumbled to get a grip high on the backstrap.
So, Mr. Hacksaw removed the overhang at the bottom of grip....wallah !! perfect. Now its the same as my 9C and the heel of my hand naturally pushes my hand up high on the grip without fumbling. Feels great, draws quicker and points better.
The grip was too long for my hand and when I drew I fumbled to get a grip high on the backstrap.
So, Mr. Hacksaw removed the overhang at the bottom of grip....wallah !! perfect. Now its the same as my 9C and the heel of my hand naturally pushes my hand up high on the grip without fumbling. Feels great, draws quicker and points better.
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samnev
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My mod is usually a replacement Geissele trigger on my AR's. Occasionally I replace a stock. A scope and mount is a must on all my rifles.
Just an interesting thought.. My cousin is a retired LA County Sheriff's Dept. detective. I expressed to him my interest in doing a tigger job on my concealed carry S&W 642 DAO pistol. He advised me not to do so, because should I ever (God forbid) be involved in a self defense shooting, the investigation could go bad for me, having done anything to make the action easier to fire... I know that sounds a bit crazy at first, but we all know what an attorney could do with this...
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CBStuard
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I mod mine in any way I think they need. Sights are all set up for the same sight picture on every gun. Triggers get help if needed. I have actually made the triggers on both my M&P9c and wife's Glock 19 to be slightly heavier than stock. (BTW the Glock trigger is no where near as nice a design as the M&P IMHO). Grips get changed to make them feel better to ME.
I think this fear is wildly blown out of proportion...ask him to to cite some specific examples
Well if it needs ''something" to make a good short gun even better I will do it. Trigger work on S&W & Ruger revolvers, grip changes! . Some polishing and other tune up work on a semi auto, grip changes ETC.
Long guns some trigger adjustments if needed, some careful stoning of some moving parts, scope mounting. Mount a recoil pad! I tend to not do more than that to long guns as I really do not like guns that look like they have a companies catalog of items hanging all over the gun.(so called tactical guns) They tend to not balance right for me also! I guess for the most part I follow the KISS rule.
Hey Ive only been fooling around with guns for 61 years what do I know?
Long guns some trigger adjustments if needed, some careful stoning of some moving parts, scope mounting. Mount a recoil pad! I tend to not do more than that to long guns as I really do not like guns that look like they have a companies catalog of items hanging all over the gun.(so called tactical guns) They tend to not balance right for me also! I guess for the most part I follow the KISS rule.
Hey Ive only been fooling around with guns for 61 years what do I know?
Protocall_Design
Vendor
I have been shooting competitively since 1979. All S&W revolvers. I have built my own custom ones for over 30 years. I do not work on any one else's guns. Most of mine have 100% reliable 6 lb. DA, some have barrels I made from a blank, most of the iron sight guns have front and rear fiber optic sights that I make. Some are almost box stock. I have won many matches with modified guns to fit the situation. It all depends on what you want to use it for.
