I cut down the tab on the Ghost Rocket a little more

[drmitchgibson]

When I installed it, I initially cut it down so that there was absolutely no over-travel at all. It was a very fine job, but seemingly inconsistent. I think that there was enough flex in the frame and trigger mechanism housing that different grip pressures gave cause for excessive pressure every once in a while, and this made for difficult follow-through. I just guesstimated the amount of material to remove on the grinder last night purely by feel. Now there is some small amount of over-travel, but the follow-through in dry runs feels natural, and I'm overall very much more pleased with the current dimensions.

Something nice to know is you can remove the slide and place it over one set of rails at an angle while observing the location of the frame internals in relation to the slide internals.

 

[Burk Cornelius]

You're kind of like the mad scientist of metallurgy, aren't you?

 

[drmitchgibson]

I'm just an old wizard.

 

[mike cyrwus]

check out your striker for nicks from plunger contact; dress it up a little if so. If you get close to no overtravel with a ghost rocket, you often get contact.