TGO David

Copying this from M4Carbine.net ... it should be particularly of interest to those who have performed the weak-hand drill described in this post at any number of training programs that teach it. I know for a fact that we did this plenty at the CIS Defensive Pistol class but I don't recall anyone taking that class with the combination of gear described herein. Todd & Dustin... might be a good one to keep on file. ----8<---------------------------------- During a recent training event, an officer in a partner agency experienced a problem with his Glock 21 and Blackhawk Serpa holster combination. During support-hand, single-hand drills, he inserted his G21 into his Serpa holster backwards during a drill. When he attempted to draw the gun from the holster, it was locked into place. Removal of the gun required partial disassembly of the holster. The holster operated as designed. The problem can be duplicated. Examine the inside of an empty holster. Along the back wall, there's a plastic bar that starts in front of the trigger guard and ends about halfway to the bottom of the holster. As the gun is inserted, that bar is compressed against the holster body by the dust cover, creating a friction fit. If you insert the gun upside down as described, that lever is compressed first by the front sight, then by the balance of the slide, creating the same friction fit. The trouble starts after the front sight clears the end of that bar. The FS is taller than the slide, and after the end of the bar clears the FS, the bar snaps down onto the slide. When you try to pull the gun back out, the bar catches the FS locking the gun in place. You can correct the problem by removing the screw that holds the bar in place, or you can slide a long narrow paddle of some sort in to raise the bar above the FS allowing it to clear. Fatal flaw: This cannot be corrected while in the fight. The gun is stuck. I could duplicate this holster failure with Glocks 17, 21, and 23 and the appropriate Serpa for each. Unknown how other designs might be impacted. If users insist on keeping the Serpa, they must not employ this particular method of refunctioning the gun during such drills. There are many other, high quality, holster options which have no such problems. Photos of the problem with a G21 follow.

With Clarksville being on the border of the Ft. Campbell Army base, there have to be plenty of movers up there. Perhaps someone with experience using one of them will spot this and chime in.

This thread wasn't started as a discussion of WHY. The people who want to use the form know WHY they want to use it. The people who don't use the form won't be convinced, so there's no reason to debate it. Coincidentally, the people who won't use the form also won't be sold a gun by me either.

There's always the option of shooting some moly resin on the slide after it's been milled.

Smith & Wesson completed the work and shipped the firearm back to me yesterday. I should have it tomorrow. All told this has taken about four weeks, which I suppose isn't bad but it would have been excruciating were this my only firearm. Of course no sane person would own just one firearm. I have a Glock. I wanted something nicer.

[/url]The Safe House can probably help you with that. With it coming out of the back of a truck with no lift-gate and just a rattly metal ramp, I don't think I'd want to be the guy trying to do it by hand.

Yep, we typically run up to September or October before the weather gets too chilly for scheduled events.

Um, typically not in a 5.56 or .223 as the powder charge almost entirely fills the case.

When in Rome, do as the Romans. In other words... it's not worth losing your job over this.

Yeah, the cabinet isn't very difficult to come by. I'm just making sure that this one is set up to handle a variety of different configurations, possibly including powder coatings.

Media blasting where appropriate.

Majority will always rule. I'm sure someone could sub for you once at the charity facility if that's the only way you can make it.

It does look that way. I'm in the process of getting a larger curing oven put together. That is practically the only fly in the ointment right now. Hope to have it done soon.

I guess "better" is subjective. More rugged, perhaps. My VZ Grips Alien grips are quite a bit more grippy. Moreso than wood even. These Alumagrips are a little thinner and less likely to grab onto cover garments, though.

Thank you. Thanks... yeah it did knock a bit of the shine off. It's kind of in keeping with the tan color plastic grips that came on the gun from the factory. Gracias. Am not! Thanks, sweetcheeks.

Soon.

I think it turned out pretty good.

I'm no 1911 purist but there's no way I'd use that in a self-defense weapon. Gaming? Sure. If it eats cheese on a stage, no big deal... you just go home a loser that day. But if it does that during a self-defense situation, you might not go home that day at all. K.I.S.S.

Ok... grip panels are out of the oven and the moly has cured on them. They look freaking awesome. Will take some pics after they cool and I'm able to put them back on the Kimber.

Justin, I received your PM but haven't responded yet simply because I'm still in the stages of getting everything set up. If you haven't gone with someone else before I get ready to go with this, I'll get back with you. I'd recommend the Moly Resin product over Duracoat.

WHEN: Saturday, July 18th, 2009. 11am - 2pm WHAT: Middle Tennessee TGO Meet & Shoot WHERE: Spring Hill, TN (Owl Hollow Shooting Range) Cost to shoot as a guest is $5.00 per person. You must supply your own eye and ear protection, paper targets and target hanging materials. Rifle lanes require a heavy duty stapler and cardboard to hang targets to the backstops. The handgun pit requires cardboard, stapler and/or heavy tape to hang targets from the backstop. Recommend that you bring insect repellent and bottled water or soft drinks. Alcohol is not allowed! Weather dependent, also bring sunscreen and/or shoes that you don't mind getting muddy and dirty. This is an OUTDOOR range. Directions To Owl Hollow Shooting Range Range is located approximately 10 miles south of downtown Franklin, Tennessee in Williamson county. From I-65 South/North take the Peytonsville Road exit, #61; go West about .7 mile to the red light at South US 431 (Lewisburg Pike); turn South (towards Lewisburg) onto US 431 and go approximately 6.5 miles to Owl Hollow Road; turn west onto Owl Hollow Road; the range is located approximately 1.1 miles on the left side of the road. Approximate GPS Coordinates for those with GPS devices: Latitude 35.7606 N ; Longitude -86.8571 W *** There will not be an organized lunch connected to this month's get together *** Important Update Regarding Owl Hollow: As many of you know, the Owl Hollow Gun Club no longer has the lease for the shooting range. The range is now being run by the landowner. The landowner is fine with us continuing to meet there during the summer provided that we police ourselves and ensure that everyone is being safe and responsible. Some changes that should be mentioned are: There is now only the 25yd pistol pit. The short pistol pit has been closed down as of this writing. Only handgun calibers may be shot in the pistol pit. Centerfire rifle calibers may not. We did shoot some defensive shotgun (12ga) in the pistol pit yesterday and the owner did not appear to have a problem with that. Full auto weapons are not allowed to be fired in full auto. If you have a full auto, you can bring it and shoot it but you have to stay in single fire mode. Rapid firing is permissible as long as it is kept in 3-round, controlled strings. Bump firing is forbidden. Anyone doing anything unsafe will be asked to leave. Period. That's pretty much it. We will review these rules again on the day of the event just to make sure that there are no gray areas. It's imperative that we respect the wishes of the landowner if we want to be allowed to meet there again. Look forward to seeing you guys there!

So, I lightly media blasted my new grips and shot them with flat-tan moly. They are curing in the oven as I type. I'll know how sexy they are in about 1hr. Or I'll be back here describing how I ruined a good set of Alumagrips.

Replacing the recoil spring likely won't address the type of malfunction he's seeing.

Your extractor can just be tuned a bit. I've got a 1911 armorer's block and can address that stuff sitting at the range, so a good gunsmith local to you should be able to knock it out in about 10 minutes. If you do just replace the extractor, I'd go for a Wilson Combat Bulletproof model. Odds are it may need to be tuned also as not much for a 1911 is exactly "drop in".

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