[bellson]

Originally Posted by j427x

well i got her in one piece. it went together well and looks good.

there were a few areas that did require some fitting.

the first thing i ran into was the fit of the S&W disconnctor. it fit OK during the trial fit yet during the full assemble it would fail to re-set the trigger. it was too long and when the slide came buy it moved it too far down the hole for reliable operation. my solution was to trim less than .100" off the top of the thing. then polish it up. it seems OK now--

fitting the plunger tube was not that difficult thanks to a very nice bench vice and an assortment of bent nails i made for the project. the stainless steel plunger tube had dead soft legs. there was one small issue, the holes on the frame and the legs didn't match exactly. so the holes had to be flared slightly to get the proper fit.

i don't know if the frames holes were off a tiny bit or the legs on the charles daly plunger tube might have been a tiny bit not standard.

installing the charles daly ejector came off without a hitch and it didn't need any touch ups.

fitting the beaver tail grip safety went off well just a little grinding on the back of the frame and it fit perfectly.

the feed ramp on the frame looked OK but underneath the black park it was as rough as a cob! it would not feed even FMJs straight from the mag.

i spent most of my spare time this afternoon working over the ramp with a round file, 220 grit and 400 grit paper. it is now feeding rounds from the mags including HPs!

i hope to get to test fire it tomorrow!!

midway is sending me a spare grip bushing , i think i can test fire it with only three if i space them properly.

Sounds about right. I would not worry too much about fitting. Take your time, and don't sweat it too much. It usually takes me two or three trips to the range to get a handgun dialed in.