I just recieved these photos from John. Finished.
Last edited by Trooper224; 03-04-2024 at 04:48 PM.
We may lose and we may win, but we will never be here again.......
I've never understood why Springfield took a pass on the marketing layup of a MEUSOC tie-in. They weren't shy about marketing their FBI selection. They weirdly threw pachmayr grips on the Operator and marketed it as the 'MC' Operator, even though the Marines didn't used railed guns until the Colt M45A1s. The 'Variant 4' MEUSOC pistols used new Springfield slides with the forward cocking serrations and Novak sights...throwing a set of Pachmayrs on the old parkerized 'Loaded' model got you 90% there. And not terribly expensive either for a Springfield (my NM serial numbered Loaded was under $700 at the time).
"When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man."
Note: my son bought a B9 Carry as his training gun and it recently developed extraction issues. Upon examination, I observed very little tension on the extractor. After increasing the tension I also noted that the tip of the extractor was sitting proud of the extractor channel. Ideally, the tip of the extractor should be at least flush, or better yet, slightly below the channel mouth. If the tip contacts the barrel recoil surface, this can cause extraction problems and eventual loss of tension on the extractor. Both of which my sons gun was exhibiting.
After ajusting the extractors tension I removed.a bit of material from the tip in order to remedy the issue. Not a lot of removal is required. Just enough to put the extractor tip below flush with the channel. I've done this on three of our four pistols. His Stingray hasn't shown any issues, but I bet it would show the same condition if I checked it.
MyTank Commanders extractor crapped the bed early so I simply replaced it. I did have to preform the same procedure on the installed Wilson extractor. I noted the same with my Stingray when I adjusted its extractor after a failure to eject. On all three of these pistols the extractor was long enough to contact the barrel recoil surface. So, if your Tisas starts having extraction issues, check these areas for contact.
We may lose and we may win, but we will never be here again.......
Just picked this up from my pusher. It reminds me so much of a 1980s American Handgunner cover I couldn’t pass it up. I’m hoping to do very little to it - different grips, springs if needed - and then beat it like a rented mule. I always wanted a buried Bomar on the 1911 I built back then, this made more sense.
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Ken
BBI: ...”you better not forget the safe word because shit's about to get weird”...
revchuck38: ...”mo' ammo is mo' betta' unless you're swimming or on fire.”