I was so saddened to hear of his passing. My most sincere condolences to his family and friends. He is missed.
Type: Posts; User: Joni Lynn
Forum: In Remembrance
I was so saddened to hear of his passing. My most sincere condolences to his family and friends. He is missed.
At each price level there is a 1911 that might be considered to be a best buy. RIA is a good solid 1911 with a great warranty service if needed. After that I'd suggest Springfield, followed by Dan...
Forum: In Remembrance
One of the great ones has left and the world is more poor for it. My most sincere condolences to family and friends.
Forum: Completed Deals
*Price reduced on 9/16* I've had this 1951 commercial Colt Gov't model for awhile. Chambered in 45acp. I was thinking of having a custom build done on it but that's not going to happen so it's...
Forum: Completed Deals
I found a pair of JC Higgins rifles in good condition and had intended to do custom builds. That never materialized so they are available for adoption now. They are in great shape for their age and...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Doing the bottom metal first gives you a way to keep the action going in straight.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Thank you. I've only inletted a few of these, this one is one my my better attempts.
At the time I had my father to give me guidance on what to do or not do. It was a long slow process but in the...
I have both. Which one to adopt depends on what you expect of it. The DW is perhaps the best assembled production 1911 I own. The LB is reliable and very accurate. My LB guns are more accurate than...
I like Pythons and still have my favorite one. I found out the hard way that if you want to keep wear to a minimum, don't cycle the action really fast as it's hard on parts (as previously mentioned)...
I got to see some of the research that S&W did on the issues including the high speed photography. When they decided to address the issue they appear to have done just about everything possible to...
I have the 29-4 version of that gun. It's one of my favorites.
Most people should never experience any problems with a 29/629. They're a very well made/designed revolver. The best thing you can do to help shoot these is to get grips that fit your hand really...
That one is still a good catch. Does the rear sight have a square front on it or the rounded one?
A photo would be great too.
You should have no issues with the -3. There were several variations of the -3, probably the most preferred would be a 29-3E (endurance package) Shoot it within normal loads as shown in most load...
To help your daughter improve, practice dry firing. She needs to be able to hold sights on target and squeeze the trigger to the point of firing without the gun moving off target. After firing...
Congrats, that's a great handgun. You'll enjoy it for years to come.
Congrats on a great adoption. To reduce the wear on timing, use a grease or at least oil the ratchet star and both stages of the hand/pawl.
At one time I had a 1957 NM complete with original box. The gentle man that sold it to me had never had it out of the box. Both the box and the literature indicated it was a Colt 'Gold Cup National...
Good responses. The large primer was primarily used in the 38/44 loads of the past. Some of the cases may be of the folded brass design which holds more powder than modern style brass but isn't as...
While limited production, even if it were to increase in value it's a poor investment in that regard. I would keep it unaltered or if altered, done so in such a way that it can be returned to stock...
Here's a pic of the 3 older GCNM that I have kept as of now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/Joni_Lynn/ColtGCNM_zpsk4iruxvv.jpg
I removed the original Accro rear sights on them and...
Congrats on the GCNM.
For years I had a serious GCNM addiction, especially for the older ones. I've now sold or traded most of mine but still have several of the older ones including a first year...
The barrel constriction in S&W vary from gun to gun with some being barely noticeable and others are just crazy tight. My 29-9 has the worst of any I've seen. S&W of course thinks it's perfectly fine.
Yes, thanks. Where the horizontal meets the vertical of the breech if there is a small wavy area in what some call the elbow area it indicates frame stretch and means that frame is done. Hopefully...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |