Purtiful Thangs
Love the melt job. Reminds me of a 1913 Colt that I used to know.
Also like the early scallop design on the slide. Looks like a 1916 Springfield
that I've lusted after for about 10 years...whose owner is a real hard case
and refuses to sell for less than my first-born.
For the record...Never said that I don't admire the work of the masters. Seen some real works of art, and especially yours. (Havin' a toolmakin' background, I always appreciate skill in steel...and can spot it at a glance.) I just prefer a plain ol' slabsides or WW2 USGI or equivalent for my OWN use.
Speakin' of work...I just got done with a Chinese pistol that turned out right good. Kinda proud of it, if I may toot the ol' bugle a bit. Had to beat on the frame with a hammer to get the top-end down far enough to get .049 vertical lock on the Kart barrel.(No. Didn't use an Easy-Fit) Draw-filed the top of the frame to remove all traces of the hammer and the bottom of the slide to get it into the rails. Lowered it .010 inch total...Got two lugs hittin' solid with the third one juuuuuuuust barely kissin'...which should come to the game with a few proof rounds...and maintained a static headspace of .900 inch with the pin hittin' as dead center as my eye can see. Pullin' hard, the gun has nearly zero up/down or sideplay slide to frame...and if ya oil it a little, there's exactly zip. Yep. Squeezed on the slide about .003 inch. Finish-lapped and got'er slick like goose grease. Only one mag through it so far to test function...Too dang cold to wring it out in the early hours today, so I gotta wait for Friday to roll around.
Got lucky on this one. The slide lugs' locations spec-ed out close to the barrel's. Didn't have to whittle on'em much to get all hittin'.
'Fraid it still looks like a box-stock Norinco though...so I reckon it won't make the cover of Guns'n' Ammo.
Nice work Chuck! Kudos!
