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  1. BBBBill

    Has anyone gone to the Sonoran Desert Institute?

    I never made any money at it. Had plenty of business for my part time work. I focused mostly on 1911s, S&W revolvers, and Ruger revolvers along with some sales. It was fun until it wasn't (I would have brought it to you tomorrow, but I need it yesterday). I resigned myself to the fact that I had...
  2. BBBBill

    Barrel swap with a S&W 37

    There is significantly greater risk of trashing the aluminum frame. If you are determined to do this then plan on sacrificing the barrel to preserve the frame. A relief groove carefully cut a few thousandths (leaving a very thin sliver of barrel) ahead of the shoulder (gonna take a lathe and...
  3. BBBBill

    S&W 638 Cylinder Swap

    A hard kicking gun. Those little beasties are a handfull for me with my old injuries and arthritis. I need a bit of heft in my guns.
  4. BBBBill

    Looking For Brace recommendations For A Zenith ZF5 Please

    Yes. It will fit the Zenith ZF-5. That one is as good as any and better than some others.
  5. BBBBill

    S&W 638 Cylinder Swap

    WEll, sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't. The chances of getting lucky seem to wax and wane with the furtunes of the company. The modern machinery hold tighter tolerances, but the specs have changed rapidly over the last few years. And the workforce has turned over repeatedly. So...
  6. BBBBill

    Cheap Hobby lathe

    Look for a good used South Bend 9" swing. Very common and good supply of parts to keep them going. Mine has the quick change gear box. The one that I learned on you had to swap the gears. Not a big deal. Just happened to find a good one with the quick change. Picke up a draw bar and collets for...
  7. BBBBill

    Quandary with S&W service

    I did have a long history with them. Not so much anymore. They have lost most or all of their really well trained service staff. The ones there now are just parts swappers as far as I can tell. And S&W now restricts many of the parts that I used to be able to order. So it's a double curse.
  8. BBBBill

    Need screw-in sight

    Brownells. https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts/shotgun-parts/shotgun-sights-parts/?sort=NumberOfReviews It probably WAS a shotgun sight. If you want a Patridge it will most likely require that a slot and pin hole, or a dovetail be cut in the base to accept a sight.
  9. BBBBill

    Savage Accutrigger Question

    Using those same springs, yes, you do lose that ability. As noted, replacement springs are available, and using new springs will restore the original state.
  10. BBBBill

    Assemble or disassemble for parkerizing.

    I have used an old Pyrex dish that my wife was going to throw out to do a small batch of parts. So heat safe glass will work, too. The problem will be finding one large/deep enough to do anything but small batches. If you decide to try a Pyrex type dish don't use your wife's without permission...
  11. BBBBill

    Assemble or disassemble for parkerizing.

    The phosphoric acid in the Parkerizing solution will eat the aluminum. The tank won't fail the first, second, or 20th timme you use it for that, but you don't want the disolved aluminum in the mix with the Park getting deposited on your gun. No one knows what effect that will have on the finish...
  12. BBBBill

    1910 Browning barrel bushing

    I wish you success in your search for the original and/or a replacement. If all else fails, a chunk of steel, a lathe, a mill, and a couple hours will get you a new one.
  13. BBBBill

    Marlin 1873 Hand Fabrication

    Not familiar with the design of the gun you're working, so generic info here. Some revolver designs depend on both length and width of the hand as both surfaces perform a function at a specific point in the rotation and lockup of the cylinder. Others depend only on the length of the hand. You...
  14. BBBBill

    BHP wide trigger upgrade?

    Yes. I should stop doing posts when I'm half asleep at 2AM.
  15. BBBBill

    Dayton trigger ID?

    It must be for the P-14/17 Enfield, not the British SMLE in any version. https://www.thehawkenshop.com/Products/Mark-II-Trigger-Assembly__DMTP.aspx
  16. BBBBill

    BHP wide trigger upgrade?

    I've used the C&S a couple times. The Apex High Power stuff is new to the market, but their other stuff that I've used is very good. Blackhawk Nighthawk bought the rights to Jim Garthwaite's High Power components and has offered their trigger for a short while. Folks were pretty high on that...
  17. BBBBill

    Assemble or disassemble for parkerizing.

    Stainless is best by far.
  18. BBBBill

    Illegal migration crisis.............of my hammer pin

    True. I would not attempt to diagnose a medical problem or do surgery on someone. Some of my doctor friends can barely field strip their firearms. They express envy when I make detailed disassembly look easy and salivate over some of my builds. I tell them to just keep on doing what they do well...
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