Recent content by cahotshoe

I wonder if it rode around for years in a glovebox and the cartridge cases just rattled a gazillion times. No prime4 marks cause they are recessed.

I use my UpLula on all my mags too. I have the .45acp adapter that clips into the bottom, stored on the little ring for all my single stack mags, like the shield. The double stack M&P full size is used without the adapter. Best money I ever spent on an accessory

Never sell If I wanted a 4", I would buy one, and maybe I will. I would never sell the 6". I bought it new at a gun show in Sacramento in 1972 or 1973. $125 out the door. It has been the grandfather of my collection ever since. I was just wondering it it was feasible to change a barrel...

I have a model 19-3 6". I would like a 4" barrel for woods carry. If I were to fine a nice one on the open market, is it something that has a chance of being replaced without machine work done? Surely in the 70's with CNC machining, the factory didn't hand fit the barrel thread length to a...

I am sure no expert 'smith, but I have never seen a spring like that used to hold something sideways. Does the trigger bar have a groove or slot on the bottom that the wire spring will engage and hold th trigger bar up? This is in reference to the 2nd and 3rd pic in post 9.

Business associate of my Dad's had a little later model. No back seat, just rubber matting. Used to love going for a ride standing up looking out the windows. How unsafe we were back then. I was probably less than 10. Nice clean example there that you found.

I have had my 19-3 since new in 1973. Carried it hunting, shot 3 deer with it, and killed many attacking beer cans. I have a nylon padded holster that covers all but the grips, and can't think of a better field gun. Not as big and heavy as my model 29 (also 6") but very accurate and easy...

Strange that in 1972ish, when I was in the market for a model 19 and living in N. California all the gun shows had the Ranger cased sets everywhere. I of course, picked a plain jane 6" for $150 out the door. Brand new in the box. No waiting time, and at the next table I picked up a box of...

so i guess the question was "how much wood could a woodchuck chuck (toss) if a woodchuck could chuck wood." there, I had to say it.

In our survival vests, we carried a 4" model 15 with 6 in the cylinder, and six on each shoulder strap of the vest for a total of 18 rounds. didn't take too long to "acquire" a 1911 with several magazines in the thigh pockets. 18 rounds of FMJ .38 special didn't seem like enough if you had to...

Alloy and temper have a lot to do with the machining of aluminum. I bet you used 6061, the most common alloy. It is very gummy. An alloy in the 2000 series, 2024, 2011 makes small brittle chips that fall like rain. Aluminum is a magic metal, but you gotta know what you are dealing with.

I've never had one apart before, but I read on the internet that if you filed the sear you could have a hair trigger. Hmmm where's the sear. Yep, a perceived knowledge can be dangerous.

My club has a steel challenge once a month in the summer. The RO's like to mess with us by painting the steel different colors so your sights just disappear. Many a frustrated shooter that has blaze orange sight on a blaze orange target. Where hundredths of seconds count, my bubble gum pink...

insure the chamber is empty, and pull the trigger. My Shield 40 does the same thing. The sear deactivation lever doesn't quite release the sear all the way. Again, INSURE THE CHAMBER IS EMPTY.

That story has a happy ending. I'm glad it worked out for you, and we all learned a little something. Keep that guy on your Christmas card list, he did you good.