Recent content by STxRynn

Newer Shorter action tube?? I bought a 500A the other day. Pawn Shop. The action tube is 4 3/4 inches long. The slide bars are 6 1/2 inches from the base of the tube to the ends. :uhoh: Looks like they changed it again!!! I think it'll be easier to just get a long one than go thru...

Dad I've been thinking about my dad a lot lately. Lost him about 2 years ago. He was a city cop in LBB, TX. He told me that most policemen go thru 3 stages. Stage 1 is so scared you can't read the ticket you just wrote up. Lasts about a week. Stage 2 is 10 feet tall and bullet proof...

I only carry with a 1911 or clone thereof so: 1 yes 2 yes 3 on Been carrying for about 12 years, no unintentional discharges to date. Sometimes Mexican carry, most always in a holster of some type. The real safety is the user, not the tool. Thanks for the quote, dad! de...STx

sight sawing Okay, that sounds promising. I have held back heating it up. I don't like spot heating with a torch. I'll give the saw a chance. Thanks for all your input.

1911 sight I warmed it in the oven. Not too hot, set it on 150, pretty warm to the touch. Thought about using dry ice to shrink the sight down. only had regular ice. I'll look for some kroil, but the PB stuff is really amazing. Got a free can, so why not try? poured it on while it was...

Bought a nice 1991 Compact, but the rear sight is too far to the left. I tried moving it, took it back to the gun shop, and they pounded on it. Sounded like they were using a sledge and a piece of railroad iron. Made me wince every time I heard it. No movement at all. Then said it'd be 8...