New handgun owner who has been shooting his CA-compliant 40fs for 4 months or so (1300 rounds). Just picked up a new 40fs (non-CA) and went to the range with both handguns. Didn't have a great session, but that's another story. Both guns shot well. I believe the sights are accurate on the new addition. I could tell that the triggers didn't quite feel the same.
Here's the difference: The CA model, probably test fired Jan 2014 (I'll verify), has a bit of grit in the trigger slack while the newer model feels smoother during take up. The really interesting difference is trigger reset. The early 2014 model has a definite false reset; the newer model does not have this anomaly. I wouldn't have thought there would be a difference in two such recent handguns. The "new" 40 was actually test fired back in September 2013 so I think there is a good chance that its date of manufacture is actually earlier than the 40 I've been firing.
Any thoughts on why this might be the case? Based on the better trigger reset with the new addition I'll probably switch to this version for most of my range work, instruction and IDPA, but I'd like to get both handguns feeling the same without going to Apex. I'm not adverse to Apex BTW, I just wanted to master the stock triggers before making a decision. I'm a new handgun owner and the trigger is not holding me back!
Here's the difference: The CA model, probably test fired Jan 2014 (I'll verify), has a bit of grit in the trigger slack while the newer model feels smoother during take up. The really interesting difference is trigger reset. The early 2014 model has a definite false reset; the newer model does not have this anomaly. I wouldn't have thought there would be a difference in two such recent handguns. The "new" 40 was actually test fired back in September 2013 so I think there is a good chance that its date of manufacture is actually earlier than the 40 I've been firing.
Any thoughts on why this might be the case? Based on the better trigger reset with the new addition I'll probably switch to this version for most of my range work, instruction and IDPA, but I'd like to get both handguns feeling the same without going to Apex. I'm not adverse to Apex BTW, I just wanted to master the stock triggers before making a decision. I'm a new handgun owner and the trigger is not holding me back!