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my main duty ride is 1911 .45 acp.

my main off duty carry is a G19 built in 2016, brand new (back then) G4 frame and early serial number G4 upper.
the finger grooves were ground off and light...

since mine is chopped because of the rear adjustable sight.

I had to make a decision, cut off the top or make a radius at the bottom.

I have had good luck with EGW being oversized and theirs...

thank you sir.

I was of the same belief, but could not locate that info.

I will likely have to buy a square corner FPS and round it off myself.

Putting the Nina together... I see this.

Since this is not a carry piece, I will shoot it till I get another one purchased and fitted.

look at 8 o'clock just outside the firing pin hole
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I had to re think for the rest of the season since POPS and the ammo was a fail.

I did not reload over the cooler months thinking the 185 SWCs would work.

So, I dug this Nina out. I must be...

LR,

I got my cables twisted when trying to go back 30 years in my head.

Clark Custom was the one I was thinking of that made Officers barrel bushings.

I also know that EGW made officer...

I am putting on my thinking cap.

I dont believe yours is a Kings as with the Kings, they machine the slide and you lose the Colt Factory Plug with the big screwdriver slot. Its thin, but I think...

A gift from my dad in 1988 when I graduated the police academy.

It was bought brand new, and my very first shot sent the barrel bushing, recoil springs and plug flying.

It was sent to Kings...

thanks for the info

My optic was about to come off in May... so I can send the slide off for a taller front sight.

My past experiences with red loctite and tiny threads will keep me using blue.

Ever since I got my MCOP Red Dotted.... I have been "hammering" it. I have been paying close attention to the paint pen witness marks on the RDS screws. If I had to guess, I am close to 1000 rounds...

POPS and Federal 185 WC was a fail.

POPS has a KART barrel and did not like the short WCs.

POPS has worked well with the longer and exposed bullet shoulder of LSWC 185s and 200s.

It was...

Good Eye, that's a tired 686 no dash M Stamped from the dept I work for.

It was given to the Police Academy in 1993 ish when we switched from 686 to G21.

When I took over firearms at the...

I got my stuff ready for next weekend.

I am planning on shooting revolver, semi auto and red dot. They are timed stages from 5 yards to 25 yards, total 50 rounds on a B27 target for points.
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I dug out Pops for an accuracy match next week. It had not been shot since Oct 2019 (pre VID) the good old days.

Found a little rust on the frame and beavertail safety connection. Luckily it wiped...

last year, I sent a DW Valor to CZ for re-blue. I used the online return to factory. I was quoted a decent price for the reblue as I wanted to sell the DWV and the factory was the lowest quote. Was...

the pointed follower causing damage to the frame in the original CMC Power Mags is real.

My frame is steel and the gun is a hard used Springer MCOP that used CMC PMs exclusively.

The mags...

Qual day on 3/20/24.

RDS MCOP shot well however the older CMC PM with the rounded plus followers were having intermittent failing to engage the slide stop. Rob dimpled my slide stop and the mag...

I drug my feet long and hard looking for what I considered to be the perfect mount for me.

I did not want it high with a Sears Tower front sight.

My first view of the Charyn was these two...

I am the gun guy for the dept I work for. I recall some years ago... another officer made Training Lt and asked me to teach him everything I know about guns. I responded what are you doing for the...

Nice piece!

The only 1911 I ever bought that I would consider TIGHT was a 2002 model Les Baer Monolith HVYWEIGHT. If this piece had a break in period, I would never know as it had zero issues. I kept it well...

We think alike. I was wanting to dial it close but taller and adjust to my zero. Plain black post is what I want, no wider than .125".

The gun works great. I am confident it's good to go for duty...

Going 10-8 tomorrow.

Ran 200 rounds of hard ball and 230 GD today with CheckMate 8s and some older CMC PM 8s.

I had two bobbles where the first time it happened; something did not feel right...

so I have to ask.... what are you shooting with the 1911.

plinking
tryin to make small holes on a B8 target
slammin the trigger hard up close


This has been the balance for me many years.
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youtube search - wilson combat gunsmithing series VOL 1 and VOL 2

they are long videos from the VHS days. see if that will aid you.

There are also quite a few AGI videos on youtube.