Recent content by agony

Thanks, just ordered some of the SR primers.

I put my regular quarterly order in on 1/21. Hopefully it will be here soon.

As much as I love the original Makarovs, the CZ-82 is so much more gun despite the flaky paint. Plus as a lefty, it's a no-brainer.

Yeah, been here since before the demise of the original Firing Line, but when all the splitting occured, I rarely post here. I do come to check out the classifieds and read up on some of the more esoteric firearms. Like Siglite above, this was my first post in ages.

To the original poster--patience is a virtue. SIGforum is a good place, like thehighroad. Dorian put it best in his previous response. Seems like the same conspiracy theorists who love to bash on SF still take every opportunity to do so. It's like a sore that won't heal with some of you...

When I want a caliber bigger than 9mm but easier to carry than a SIG P220, I reach for my 239 in either 40 or 357SIG. Accurate, easy to shoot, slim grip.

I love those mags! Will they work in a 228?

Sometimes SIG will refurb a pistol and use replacement parts from police turn-ins and other sources that have been refinished. I have a 226 that had the same treatment. Dunno if your 229 has a serial# on the slide, but check and see if it matches your frame. Mine came back with a different...

Welcome to the SIG family. I carry a 220 regularly; it's the only gun I can trust to work 100%.

A very informative write-up, I learned a lot about how Armalite has upgraded the little things to make for a more reliable rifle. Plus anyone who wears a USN hat and gets it published in a magazine is okay by me.

That is pretty scary. Thankfully no one got hurt any worse than it could've been.

Here's a pic of the stuck case. Yucky hard blackened crud stuck to the case. In the chamber, it looked the same, but corresponded with the non-black spots on the case. You can also see how the extractor tore the rim.

Thanks for the warning, powderman. I was only half-serious about the Dremel. But it's the serious half that would've done bad things to my rifle. :)

W.E.G., I finally got the case out. I tried freezing the complete upper in order to cause the steel case to contract, but that didn't work. I ended up soaking it in liquid wrench penetrating oil (didn't have enough Kroil to stick down the barrel). I banged on the case with a brass rod I...

Thanks Powederman! The etching comment with Kroil still kinda bugs me. Wonder if there is any truth in this. I've used Kroil for everything and I don't think I've had an issue yet.