Just took delivery of it yesterday. Spent some time removing all the factory lube/preservative. There was quite a lot and the slide even felt a bit gritty when worked. Pretty smooth now. The bore was filthy.
Trigger pull was 6 lbs out of the box. Did a little bit of polishing on the connector and a lot of dry fire. After the polishing and dry fire, it is pretty consistent at just a hair over 5 lbs. The trigger is smooth and breaks cleanly. Much better than my Shield 9 was out of the box. I was planning on installing an Apex hard steel sear, but I may not need to.
It has a very aggressive grip texture, especially on the back strap. Hoping it will smooth out a little over time. If not, Talon Grips here I come.
I bought three extra 6 round mags from Quantico Tactical. Glad I have an UpLula. Very difficult to get the last round in right now. Just part of being new.
I don't have a dedicated holster for it yet, so I've been using the 9's Remora for draw and shoot practice. Seems to be a good fit. Stealthgear Onyx holster is on the way. The 45 will probably become my new EDC if I can get used to the idea of carrying only 7 rounds. I'm hoping Magguts will come up with a +1 for it.
I hope the 45 is as reliable and trouble free as the 9 has been. Can't wait to get to the range with it.
Trigger pull was 6 lbs out of the box. Did a little bit of polishing on the connector and a lot of dry fire. After the polishing and dry fire, it is pretty consistent at just a hair over 5 lbs. The trigger is smooth and breaks cleanly. Much better than my Shield 9 was out of the box. I was planning on installing an Apex hard steel sear, but I may not need to.
It has a very aggressive grip texture, especially on the back strap. Hoping it will smooth out a little over time. If not, Talon Grips here I come.
I bought three extra 6 round mags from Quantico Tactical. Glad I have an UpLula. Very difficult to get the last round in right now. Just part of being new.
I don't have a dedicated holster for it yet, so I've been using the 9's Remora for draw and shoot practice. Seems to be a good fit. Stealthgear Onyx holster is on the way. The 45 will probably become my new EDC if I can get used to the idea of carrying only 7 rounds. I'm hoping Magguts will come up with a +1 for it.
I hope the 45 is as reliable and trouble free as the 9 has been. Can't wait to get to the range with it.
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