Hardball smith

Jsut started shooting service pistol, coming from a service rifle highpower background. I love it. Looking for a good smith with not too long of a backlog. I'm here in Hawaii but I heard Ed Masaki is retiring and not taking any more builds. I have a Springfield Loaded from 1999 that I'd like massaged into a hardball gun.
I also prefer a short trigger

Have you asked Ed who he recommends? I met a Navy shooter at Perry that knew Ed and he said he had been working with Ed to learn his process. I don't know if he left Hawaii when he retired from the Navy but I would bet Ed knows someone on the island that can get a ball gun in shape.

As the saying goes "It ain't rocket surgery"

and, there really isn't any "hardball" anymore.

Jim, how very true!!