Recent content by Podmonkey

That actually sounds pretty fair.

Striker fired guns, such as those you lost here, most certainly do have locking lugs. The barrel hood/chamber itself is the locking lug which locks into the ejection port of the slide. I'd also argue the the fixed camming underlug what interfaces with the cam block in the frame has more...

Yeah, I was looking at the Wilson combat stuff, not terribly expensive. I'll look into the spring too, I'll have to learn more about it first. Also I'll be replacing the factory polymer mainspring housing with a blued steel one too.

I am thinking of getting an extended slide release and a wider safety.

The LAR Grizzly Mk I has become something of a grail gun for me. Totally impractical with expensive, hard to find ammo but I still want one.

That particular gun is definitely on the list. I'm thinking I might plump for the Performance Center model, mostly because I think the compensator looks cool. I have read you might need to go to a heavier recoil spring for reliable function in those and if that doesn't work people claim...

Ah, I know Johnson's Country Store well, I was raised in Lockport. As others have said Johnson's will only be able to offer a fraction of what the gun is worth. Gunbroker or such like is her best bet.

I imagine my Colt is post CZ production. None of the issues I have heard of their 1911s having seem to be present on mine. Machining is all good, no voids in the MIM parts, fit and finish seems good, function is very good and reliability so far is fine. Accuracy seems to be outstanding. Now...

Ruger? Really? I thought Rugers were at least spared tge QC woes that have afflicted every other domestic manufacturer. At least I am having great luck with Colt so far.

I took a hands off approach this time. I called it in initially, pointed out this would be the second time it was back, lady on the phone was sympathetic and concerned, saw the service record of it and directed me to coordinate its return with my ever helpful LGS. Then I ignored it it for 3...

Those are cool guns............could we get, like, a pic?

Welp, I hadn't bothered to report on this as frankly I'm over it, this L-Comp drama, but a few months ago my wayward S&W began clicking instead of banging again and it progressing to the point where it was 90% clicks to 10% bangs. Some chambers it seemed refused to fire altogether. A month ago...

I have gotten .45 in the quantity of a muchness. I ordered a 400 round lot of their 9mm and found it to have above average accuracy at only a small premium over regular FMJ blaster ammo. Yes, I have indeed been shooting the snot out of the Colt and I intend to continue doing so.