Yam doesn't really seem to like Commanders but maybe the 4.25 will change his mind. Then maybe he'll make this and an appropriate recoil spring guide:
https://www.10-8performance.com/reve...e-bull-barrel/
Yam doesn't really seem to like Commanders but maybe the 4.25 will change his mind. Then maybe he'll make this and an appropriate recoil spring guide:
https://www.10-8performance.com/reve...e-bull-barrel/
This is where you'll find comparability issues
You might just be able to reuse the Springfields like I did
Time for a little update on the Parody.
It was too windy to really do any accuracy testing. Gusts kept catching the edges of target paper and bowing my portable target stand. But I did shoot a couple groups at 15 and 25 just to see if the irons were regulated.
After this I spent a bit of time shooting slow fire and alternated between right and left hand only. I also fired ten rounds without a mag in the gun to check ejection. No problems were noted.
Afterwards I did a series of Bill Drills to get a general feel for the gun. It is fairly soft shooting and the fiber optic is easy to track. During the Bill Drill phase I did have three instances where a round fed but failed to go into battery.
I finished with shooting by B/C zone steel from 50 yards. This included 15 rounds of 147 HST. I had three instances, all almost right in a row of the HSTs stalling out on the feed ramp. This could be a maintenance issue as the gun was feeling pretty gummy and sluggish at this point.
Total of 250 rounds fired.
No issues with mags failing to lock back. And I wasn't able to identify one mag giving me at feed or chamber issues over the other. Hopefully this is all "normal" break in that will clear up especially after the gun is cleaned and oiled.
Probably not surprisingly, the Springfield is a noticeably softer shooter than the BUL. I assume this is due to the weight difference primarily.
I did note the two piece guide rod was loose at about the halfway through mark. Not an unusual thing but it does remind me what a general poor design these are.
The Nightstick mounting screw can't be tightened sufficiently with just a coin. I tightened the screw pretty much every fifty rounds. The slot is curved to accept a coin and isn't really deep enough to work with a screwdriver.
I lost one of the little cap screws for the trigger guard bushing. Annoying but also not too unusual for these types of frames.
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I'll never not be able to call it the "Parody" now.
True. I know QVO said it fixed the issue, but I’m curious how many rounds he shot with factory vs staccato mags. I’d be interested to see a direct side by side with measurements of the mag bodies. Maybe the springs of the mags are at play too.
Either way, interested to see if a “break in” to deal with cerakote on the rails, mixed with a stronger recoil spring will fix everything.
That's just me being silly. More a jab at the name than the gun itself.
No worse than naming a firearms company after a musical note. Maybe they should have just used one letter. Like a Q or a Z or something. Or just used a punctuation mark for the company. I'd suggest a "!"
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Another 50 rounds through the BUL today as well. This gun has been reliable from Day One. What am I at now? 200 rounds I think.
I do note that one of the original two mags that came with the gun will no longer lock the slide open. The follower is getting underneath the lobe on the slide stop but isn't pushing it up enough to lock the slide open. I assume I'm seeing some spring fatigue.
One other comment on mags. The top round doesn't slide forward as far in the BUL as it does in the Prodigy. Not a big deal either way. Just something I've noticed.
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