Bill,

I bought a small set of 9mm snap caps I will have turned to make a pair into the barrel chamber plus. I already bought some vinyl tubing caps for the barrel muzzle cap. Still need to figure out a replica suppressor chamber cap...

Regarding the hardest item, the local gunsmith reported back to me in the affirmative that he can make the slide lock!!! We are going to make a 3-D prototype before making chips fly. He is starting to determine a price for it now...

The true rebirth of the "hush puppy" is coming up...