Recent content by elprofeloco

Try www.heinie.com. I believe they offer dovetail tritium night sights in both 2-dot and 3-dot for your Taurus - reasonably priced for tritium

It was not stated whether this was a PRO model w. factory Heine 2-dot sights or an earlier non-PRO model with 3-dot sights. If it is a PRO model, Heine makes both 2-dot and 3-dot replacement night sights for the Taurus 24/7 PRO. Not sure about interchangeability with other Taurus models...

H20 One of the posts seems imply that oxidation (rust) does not happen in water - not so. Water (H2O) is mostly oxygen by weight, and everything from iron ship hulls to iron/steel guns can and will oxidize/rust immersed in water over time. In any chemical reaction, oxidation included, two...

DEFINITE NO on the .22 for self-defense. Forget .22 "shot placement"; while placement IS important you'd have to be lucky enough to get a .22 through the eye, or sideways into the ear, or between ribs to the heart - none of which are likely. There are many other good choices in .380 or 9mm...

good posts and advice above. I bought some "glow" paint on sale at a local sporting goods shop that was specifically for gun sights - "Ghost..." something-or-other. A waste of a few bucks...the paint glows enough to see IF ya hold it directly under a bright lamp for a few minutes immediately...

I'd like to hear more from others, probably more knowledgeable than I, on this topic. During an all day firing session at the range during my CCW permit class, there were failures (feed, fire, battery) among a few 1911s. As I recall the failures involved a S&W, Kimber, and Para Ordnance. The...

I'd check the Taurus users forum, www.taurusarmed.net; go to the "Smithing" section and you'll find some useful info on replacement sights. Taurus has used 3-dot and 2-dot (Heine Straight 8) sights on some of their pistols at various times. The Heine sights with a dovetail mount are somewhat...

I have both, and like both for different reasons. The Bersa .380 is one of the best values in a smaller semi-auto firearm. Mine has had zero failures of any type, is very accurate, and is ergonomically excellent (point, fit, feel). My Bersa .380 is MUCH better than the Walther PPK .380 I once...

I too just bought a used Buckmark (a 1990 vintage in very good shape). I had some strange failure to fires (no firing pin mark on the rounds which did not ignite). Then while removing the sight cover on the slide, I noticed that the washers for the two sight cover mounting screws were...

Sweat Corrodes Human perspiration (sweat) is usually very high in salt and very corrosive to metals. So any oily/sweaty fingers or thumbs on the safety lever (and trigger) can leave a highly corrosive residue conducive to rust (oxidation). Just be sure to clean off the affected parts...

Manual Try here for Buckmark manual: http://stevespages.com/pdf/browning_buckmark.pdf This is the older manual appropriate for your Buckmark. I just bought a used Buckmark made in 1990. Recognize that there are some differences in the older Buckmarks and the newer ones: mags...

Hogue I have similar SW revolver (SW 637) and like many others did not like the stock factory SW mini-grips. Hogue Monogrips are a popular replacement and should cost $15-$20; they only take a few minutes to install, very easy to do. There are dozens of low-cost after-market replacement...

No firing pin marks thanks for above replies. The sight/slide cover plate lack of washers and initial looseness of cover plate screw is definitely suspect; firing pin (wear? bent? spring?) is also somewhat suspect. At this point I can't really blame the ammo, since there was no firing pin...

Colt CCO The Colt CCO is another choice that meets all your requirements. The CCO (Concealed Carry Officer's) is a Colt Officer's alloy frame with a Colt Commander SS slide (4.25 inch barrel/slide). They were made in the 1990s, as a version within Series 80 (there may have been some Series...

p.s. Update: I removed the metal top cover (two slot-head screws) from the slide and the exposed spring/firing pin seemed relatively clean; I cleaned firing pin/rod w. Breakfree CLP (sparingly). I noticed the rear screw of slide cover was a bit loose upon disassembly. So I snugged both...