After some file work, it did not look half bad.
I spoke with Gary again at Caspian to order another slide, identical to the first. Gary offered me a 20% discount on the slide which was fantastic. I will be having Gary fit the slide when it is ready. Their method involves welding tungsten carbide to the rails to prevent wear and galling. After this experience, it seems well worth it.
ONWARD!
Next step was to fit the trigger. The tracks for the trigger bow in the frame needed to be polished. The stone for this was pretty fine so it took a fair amount of time to get it to the point I was happy with it. Everything will be given a final polish at a later date but it was smooth enough so that the trigger bow would glide smoothly and not get scratched.
Then the height of the trigger needed to be reduced so that it fit through the trigger slot in the frame. I did this very carefully as I did not want any up and down play with the trigger. Using a black sharpy as a poor man's dykem was effective, showing where things were rubbing and where I was removing material while filing. The final fit is tight with zero play and smooth enough that the trigger falls under it own weight. Great.
I wanted a flat trigger. It looks very purposeful and the idea is that the trigger pull is the same regardless of where your finger is on the pad. The Wilson Combat lightweight version has the tabs shown below that can be bent forwad to eliminate the fore and aft play in the trigger at its resting position. These tabs had to be filed down slightly to fit in the trigger track and move forward completely.
The back of the trigger bow was polished where the disconector will ride. Not perfect here, but fine for the time being.
