shade tree gunsmithing

[Bubba]

http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/ae ... aaegis.php

The Kimber Aegis II is another quality pistol and it is the one
that a friend of mine picked out and bought. I thought it would
fit her small hand better with a short trigger so I EMAILed them
to find out about the details. They wanted about $100 for doing
it and said that a standard 1911 trigger would not fit. Since
this gun is a 9mm I almost believed them about the short trigger
but bought one anyway for $12 at a local gun shop. It fits but
there is not an "over travel" screw adjustment. When the trigger
is pulled and the slide cycles, the hammer doesn't lock back and
just follows the slide back into place. Once during the trial
shoot, it slam fired. That was kinda fun having a full auto 9mm
pistol (only 2 rounds fired) in my hand :)

I replaced the original trigger and all is well. Since there is
only $12 at steak here, I may try to drill and tap the short
trigger for the adjustment screw. No I'm not a gunsmith and don't
play one on the internet. LOL

This is just an FYI post

[trvlgnome]

What a great piece of hardware, getting great reviews too!!
I'm kind of partial to the .45 cal. but that is one great looking gun.

On the subject of shadetree gunsmithing though; I have a Llama Max-I 45...ok, you can stop rolling your eyes. It's going to become a strictly home protection gun once I get my Kimber but I still would like to make it a little more shooter friendly, the trigger pull is horrible!!
I don't have a 1911 take down manual but since it's a clone except for the grips, can I replace the trigger mechanism or spring to bring the pull down to a more manageable level without matching the purchase price of the entire gun?

[Mike1951]

Try this article written by member of 1911ORG titled "Poor Man's Trigger Job".

http://www.m1911.org/technic20.htm

Use at your own risk!

Also, for a manual:

http://stevespages.com/pdf/llama_maxi.pdf

[trvlgnome]

Thanks for the info. I think I've got most of the materials on hand.
If I do it I'll let y'all know how it comes out.

[Mike1951]

Apologies to Bubba for hijacking his thread.