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  1. Thread: Glock 46?

    by Jim Watson
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    Und next ve vill put a lock on the takedown...

    Und next ve vill put a lock on the takedown button so only Authorized Personnel may disassemble the agency's pistole.
    Ja ja safety first.
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    Most vendors are real cagey about just how long...

    Most vendors are real cagey about just how long their "extended" firing pins are.
    Eeman says 2.296" which is not much extended vs the above.
    Bailey in Australia says 59mm = 2.32".

    I don't see...
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    But a titanium firing pin and stout spring can...

    But a titanium firing pin and stout spring can get it through the California drop test.
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    There are Glocks and similar on the California...

    There are Glocks and similar on the California roster, so their criteria do not include safe user operation. I can't find the requirements of a California Safe Handgun.
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    Always the case, the Government exempts itself...

    Always the case, the Government exempts itself from rules and regulations.
    Wouldn't you think a gun to be carried daily into stressful, sometimes combative situations should be especially safe?
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    The nice thing about the Ledbetter Effect was...

    The nice thing about the Ledbetter Effect was that it could also be tuned to kill germs, malignant tumors, and vermin. And transmute elements, giving the Americans an endless supply of gold to fund...
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    Yes real series 80 Colt, a Gold Cup.

    Yes real series 80 Colt, a Gold Cup.
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    I once saw a S80 failure under match conditions. ...

    I once saw a S80 failure under match conditions.
    Unload and show clear. Hammer down, holster.

    Load and make ready.
    Nope.
    The hammer down dry fire had gotten the firing pin far forward and...
  9. The Flat Top Target Colts, both Bisley and...

    The Flat Top Target Colts, both Bisley and Frontier, had sights to meet the then Bisley requirement of sights not adjustable without tools. Changes in the wind and light, hold for it.




    There...
  10. We shot BR50 for a while here. I was pretty...

    We shot BR50 for a while here. I was pretty casual but thought magnification was good, so I bought a 32X Weaver.
    Ugh, too much, should have been a 24 for my level of effort.
  11. The short action cost $8.50 plus $5.00 for the...

    The short action cost $8.50 plus $5.00 for the cockeyed spur. Plus adjustable sight, plus vent rib and front sight, plus new barrel and cylinder. King would have reblued it for $6.00
    ...
  12. And Colt quit making the Bisley in 1915 with less...

    And Colt quit making the Bisley in 1915 with less than a thousand target sight versions.

    Kings would do a short action conversion on SAA and probably a cockeyed hammer if you wanted to stay on...
  13. Consumer Reports said there is no good time to...

    Consumer Reports said there is no good time to trade in a running vehicle. As long as it provides reliable transportation, you are money ahead. So keep the present vehicle and sock the equivalent...
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    I have been fortunate, my loading has generally...

    I have been fortunate, my loading has generally been done in house or a finished shop. So I figure that if I am comfortable, my components are comfortable.
  15. Thread: Staccato C

    by Jim Watson
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    Nitpick Alert: Uh, no. Iver Johnson...

    Nitpick Alert:

    Uh, no.
    Iver Johnson introduced the Safety Automatic with "Hammer the Hammer" transfer bar ca 1895.
    Colt started putting in the Positive Safety hammer block in 1905 although it...
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    Sounds like the actual bore diameter is under and...

    Sounds like the actual bore diameter is under and would not take the pilot of his reamer. Interesting, so many 9mms are on the high side of bore and groove diameter.
  17. It sticks in my head that in the late days of...

    It sticks in my head that in the late days of target shooting with revolvers before the autos took over, that the standard gun was a double action design, preferably with a "target hammer" available...
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    Good, I didn’t realize that was a video. My...

    Good, I didn’t realize that was a video.
    My usual USPSA shoot runs a lot of 20 shot Medium Stages, some in reserve will be good.

    I have 21 and 23 shot mags but it took buying new internals.
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    Three more in a 140mm would help me more.

    Three more in a 140mm would help me more.
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    I don't know how well it shoots, but it sure is...

    I don't know how well it shoots, but it sure is ugly in a field of already overly slotted and grooved angular guns.
  21. The problem with a jersey bearing your favorite...

    The problem with a jersey bearing your favorite player's name in his home team colors is that players are mercenaries and he might well be with a different team next season.
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    D. Sevigny says a lot about G44 sights at...

    D. Sevigny says a lot about G44 sights at
    https://sevignyperformance.com/2020/03/sights-for-the-new-glock-44/
    Although I have read of successful DIY installation.


    I don't know what generation...
  23. The RPM seems good but it is the only .45...

    The RPM seems good but it is the only .45 magazine I have to UpLula.

    Send in a magazine for a spring? Maybe it is something to do with Wilson management.

    I was seeing misfeeds with the extinct...
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    Turn Lane.

    Car thief stops in turn lane at red light.
    Shoots at pursuing police car.
    LEO(s) shoot back with rifles.
    ...
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    I figure that the "safety stop" hammer introduced...

    I figure that the "safety stop" hammer introduced with the Series 80 firing pin obstruction was to discourage carry in the regular half cock notch. There were years of cries "My hammer will fall...
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