Recent content by Dan in MI

I will try to get your answer later. If I don’t post later feel free to PM and remind me. I do remember they are not fun to install. I did figure out a trick that helps...... if I remember it.

And purple 222 is for small machine screws. (think # screws) and is also removable.

So all of my factory Contender barrels with red loctited screws were done by amateurs? 🤣

Did you ever call VQ to see if they were aware?

I can't say no to this. I'll take them PM sent

Yeah should have been find. When you a re testing do it it WITHOUT the upper in place. Then you can see what;s going on. Generally it is the pre-travel screw that messes with you. It prevents the trigger from coming forward enough to reset. That said, if you truly do have the pre-travel and...

You've got to find the balance between over travel and pre-travel screws. I suspect it is pre-travel giving you the issue.

Barrel, or barrel/receiver?

My thoughts as soon as I looked at it.

I did my own trigger jobs back in the 80's. I can get them down to about two pounds and very clean. Also added my own pre-travel and over travel screws. I have two frames with VQ internals. While the weight is the same between mine and theirs I can tell the difference, but cannot for the life...

I was there for this too. Smith's did not live long if the shooter was a serious silhouette shooter. Smith quietly beefed up their line. And fired back trying regain market share.

Model numbers aren't on the gun. That's learned knowledge.

Last bump before back to storage

Some rear sights have an allen screw to lock it down, I 'm assuming yours doesn't. If that is the case look up ^ one post.