FRom there, I created my own extended mag welding a tab to the original, filing it, and cold bluing it. I have since gone back and refined my metalwork since taking this pic, but you get the idea.
Added an extended safety by drilling and tapping the original. Tried to drill out the screw head and welding it to the original, but the wire just arced to the screw head and not the button. Waste of time. When all is said and done, the tapping method was the way to go. The trickiest part was getting the drill to hit the dead center. It wanted to walk on me, even after center punching a guide spot. Three drill bits later, I got through. Had to drill all the way through for the tap to work. Trimmed the exra threads down, filled the bottom hole, and tacked them with a weld, filed flush and blued. Had to chase the indexing hole with a drill bit afterwards. I am happy with the results, and VERY happy with the way it shot for me yesterday. Much easier on the quickdraw. Great mod!
The trigger job was done exactly as Bullseye posted previously. I went ahead and drilled and tapped between the hinge and the trigger. One hex screw later, and I was in business. Here is the only tip I would give you if you are going to try this... If you take a close look at the pic below, you will see a green super fine Sharpie line right where the trigger and the pistol come together. That is the exact point where there is no more pretravel. Once you pass that line, the gun fires. I found that having that reference kept me from having to put the gun together, test, and pull it apart 500 times to find the right spot. This made setting the trigger MUCH easier.
YEsterday, I shot my best group ever wth these mods. I shot the first round of Practical. On both D-2's, I only had 3 flyers to the 5 zone. The rest were all in the 10 and X zone. I figure the flyers were from the offhand shooting. Still not too good at that.
Okay, here is the big question... I am still getting jams even after changing the extractor. Here is a pic below of what they look like. Now, this pic is not an actual jam from the range, but a recreation I did at home to get the pic. It looks pretty close.
From what I can see, the ejector is not damaged, nor is it loose. I do wonder if it is short or if there is an angle, or something else causing this. Anyone have the OAL of a new ejector? Would like to mic it and see if it is short. The new extractor has made no difference. Neither does using different kinds of ammo. I get one jam about every 30-50 rounds... fine for plinking, but not okay when one is competing. Would love to have your insights into my jamming prob.
Thanks.
John
