Springfield 1911 Loaded trigger vertical wiggle

[Wombats Are Dangerous]

Hi guys! I'm no 1911 expert, so I wanted to ask more experienced 1911 owners a fit question about their factory triggers.

I was at a store looking at a Springfield 1911 Loaded and noticed the trigger had some vertical "play" in it. I was able to wiggle the front edge of the trigger up and down as I took up the slack. Not a whole lot... maybe like 1/32 of an inch... but the movement was noticeable and you could see the gaps as I wiggled the trigger up and down.

Is this typical in production Springfield 1911s? Is it an easy issue to correct?

For reference, I tried the triggers on two store model Kimbers (Custom II and Stainless II) and they had no vertical play. They would only go straight back and reset straight forward. Didn't try any of the Sig 1911s.

By the way, the fit and finish of the rest of the Springfield was really tight. The slide to rail fit was so tight that it was hard to rack the slide back. Once you racked it, if you let it back into battery slowly, sometimes it wouldn't fully go back into battery. That one's going to take some breaking in!

[drkphibr]

Is it an easy issue to correct?

Once the trigger has been fit (top/bottom of the trigger filed/sanded), the only "fix" if there is more play than you want, is to replace the trigger and have the new one fitted.

[MA2]

Yes, the play can be fixed.
Slight play is normal for a production gun, as long as you do not feel the play as you squeeze the trigger.

Since the trigger is not a high stress part, you can add soft solder, resin, or anything that can bond to aluminum (assuming aluminum).
Just add a small amount to the rear, top and bottom of the trigger, and re-fit.

As far as gap, nothing really you can do about that, unless you want to work on the frame.

Good luck...but it is a good excuse to buy more 1911 parts

[himurax13]

Springfield makes shiney and pretty guns but the fit is not very good (until you get the really expensive ones). On my loaded, I replaced everything except for the Slide, frame, and barrel. Those items needed fitting.

[fullspeed1]

Bummer, The trigger on my Custom II was solid with a crisp break.

[-hanko]

Once the trigger has been fit (top/bottom of the trigger filed/sanded), the only "fix" if there is more play than you want, is to replace the trigger and have the new one fitted.

Issue here is that the trigger was improperly fitted...in the land of 1911 mods, fitting a new trigger is (should be) no big deal.

Another example of the value of S'field's lifetime warranty.

-hanko

[Wombats Are Dangerous]

Thanks for all the advice guys! I ended up buying it because I really wanted polished stainless steel over the Kimber matte stainless finish, and because of the warranty. Going to take it through a 500 round break in to see if the slide loosens up a bit and then contact Springfield about this trigger. It's a little gritty right out of the box, but I'm hoping a little breaking in will smooth it out. It was the last one they had in stock! Whew!