I see my last update never posted. So here it is.
The bad news...
The new disconnector I bought is out of spec as well. 1.305 OAL, and the upper portion is over the spec by about .004. I have to contact Brownell about a replacement. I half wonder if I should just file it down to spec as the shipping will be nearly half the cost of the part.
I also got a new Go gauge. When testing it in the chamber with the barrel out of the gun, it sits just proud of the hood. Can't get a good measurement with my caliber but you can see and feel it. If I put the barrel in the slide with the gauge in place I cannot get a feeler between it and the breech face (and I did remember to take the extractor out). The other 1911 I have allows a .009 feeler between the gauge and breech. Finally, I assembled the gun and noticed that without the gauge I can't really get a shim between the hood and breechface. But with the gauge in place I can get a .010 shim in. If I put a .011 or .012 shim in it will sometimes trigger the half cock issue. So I believe I need to deepen the chamber by around that much to get the Go gauge to stop holding the slide back far enough to trigger the problem.
What do you guys think? I was also wondering if I need to further shorten the hood to allow the closed slide to go far enough forward to rest against the back of the upper barrel lugs. Thoughts?
Brian
The bad news...
The new disconnector I bought is out of spec as well. 1.305 OAL, and the upper portion is over the spec by about .004. I have to contact Brownell about a replacement. I half wonder if I should just file it down to spec as the shipping will be nearly half the cost of the part.
I also got a new Go gauge. When testing it in the chamber with the barrel out of the gun, it sits just proud of the hood. Can't get a good measurement with my caliber but you can see and feel it. If I put the barrel in the slide with the gauge in place I cannot get a feeler between it and the breech face (and I did remember to take the extractor out). The other 1911 I have allows a .009 feeler between the gauge and breech. Finally, I assembled the gun and noticed that without the gauge I can't really get a shim between the hood and breechface. But with the gauge in place I can get a .010 shim in. If I put a .011 or .012 shim in it will sometimes trigger the half cock issue. So I believe I need to deepen the chamber by around that much to get the Go gauge to stop holding the slide back far enough to trigger the problem.
What do you guys think? I was also wondering if I need to further shorten the hood to allow the closed slide to go far enough forward to rest against the back of the upper barrel lugs. Thoughts?
Brian