Happiness is a new gun 2

[dao]

Good shootin' hoss!

Don't know if it's a trend Colonel but I personally don't like triggers with holes. Seems like it opens possibilities to an accident. Just a personal preference on my part.

[JohnR]

The trend now days is solid triggers? I remember when they were all solid and everyone wanted the lighter ones with holes. I'm behind the times I guess. Those do look like real slim grips. My Wilson from long ago came with slim grips. Something going on there too I guess. The good thing is there's so much stuff out there now a person can get whatever they want.

Starbelly Sneetch Syndrome.

I always preferred solid triggers.

[kenemoore]

I have always been a solid trigger fan.
The typical trigger pull on a 1911 is almost always decent, even the budget ones. Why would you need to lighten the weight of the trigger?
Part of the tactical-cool crowd?
I was/am afraid something would hang up in the holes. But the pull is so short, not likely.

[BirdsThaWord]

Agreed! The three holes punched into one would probably only equal the weight of a piece of pocket lint anyways, so not sure where and benefit would be.

[Bawanna]

But, but, butt if the gun comes with holes in the trigger brand new, is it so important to swap out for a solid trigger. (not to me) I have swapped from a short trigger to a medium or long trigger, but that's of course personal preference.
Seems swapping just to have a solid trigger would be the tactical cool approach.

Granted I'm pretty much a Don't mess with mother nature type dude. Usually try to leave things the way they were born for the most part with of course many exceptions.

[BirdsThaWord]

But, but, butt if the gun comes with holes in the trigger brand new, is it so important to swap out for a solid trigger. (not to me) I have swapped from a short trigger to a medium or long trigger, but that's of course personal preference.
Seems swapping just to have a solid trigger would be the tactical cool approach.

Granted I'm pretty much a Don't mess with mother nature type dude. Usually try to leave things the way they were born for the most part with of course many exceptions.

For me at least, it’s mostly aesthetics. A solid one looks better. Gotta be cool!

[berettabone]

I'm sorry, but for someone who likes ketchup on a corn dog, I like the original triggers myself. The solid one's make your firearm look like a squirt gun. Just my .06 cents. (Bidenomics)

[Bawanna]

I think maybe that's it. the squirt gun analogy clicks with me. I certainly don't mind solid triggers, don't get me wrong but I guess like everything else it's kind of a what ever floats your boat ya know.

[BirdsThaWord]

Lol! Never thought about the squirt gun thing, but have to admit that you are correct. 😁 But the ketchup on the corn dogs... come on man!

[BirdsThaWord]

Got finished with one side of the Tisas slide, and the springbox. Tried to somewhat copy this longslide's damascus pattern, but the serration areas were a pita. Just doing the flats and spring box.
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Going to postulate on it, but I might color fill the etched areas either a dark grey to pull off of the grips, or a black to pull off of the slide. Definitely will not be purchasing any mammoth grips though! 😁