Hinged Triggergaurd #3?
Having now had two bad experiences trying to buy triggergaurds at discount prices I finally decided to pay up for what I had known all along was the cr?me? de la cr?me? of hinged triggergaurds?an Argentine 1909 Military Hinged Triggergaurd.
Of course the problem with this approach was not only the fact that the Argentine?s cost even more, (Notice the theme of rising costs/expectations already), but also the fact that the Argentine?s can be hard to find.
Fortunately, I was able to find what was advertised as an original condition 09?, that had recently been polished and reblued. This triggergaurd cost about 100$.
Well, you guessed it, while the guard was close to advertised, (it was in fact a reblued 1909), it actually had a lot of alterations made to it?More importantly, the floorplate appeared as if it had been re-welded at some point.
After all was said and done, I decided that the part would require enough additional fitting work to make it function properly that it would be easier to just try buy another!
(This Argie was eventually sold, including disclaimers of condition, for 120$ on Ebay.)
Argie?
While it looks great at first glance, there were simply too many problems to fix in order to meet my expectations. (Notice the expecations rising as well..)
Yes, Virginia?.that is a the top of hex-head screw welded on the release, (that in itself is a whole nother story)(Also note the holes in the side of the mag well...a sure sign that this box was at one time "blocked off" for a short action caliber conversion)