George,
I'm an am amateur smith and have modified a 1990 FN MKIII and FM (Argentine) Detective (chopped P-35). Here's a series of 3 pictures and a complete desription of the modifications made:
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The FM has the older style sear lever and exhibits no take up and a very crisp release of the trigger and no overtravel after my modifications. The MKIII however has the "newer" paddle style lever and has more take up than I would like. The release is quite crisp at a about 3.5 pounds with no overtravel.
The only way I can figure to correct this is to build up the contact pad on the paddle of the sear lever. What is your recommendation as to the best method of building it up? If I weld, what materials and method? Will I risk screwing up the heat treatment of the sear lever? Is there another option I'm missing?
Appreciate any counsel, advise, and wisdom you can provide
!
-=[Bob]=-