Recent content by Jaymor7

It would be the 6" Model 17 that belonged to my Grandpa, followed by my 6" Model 686.

I carry a Kershaw Blur. I like them so well for carry, this is my second one. I also bought one for my son. If you shop carefully, you should be able to pick one up for about $55.

I have used Brownell's baking laquer in a regular oven at 300 degrees F. My experience is you get the best adhesion of the coating after sand blasting the surfaces. You have to mask critical surfaces to avoid affecting smoothness and tolerances. It will affect, for instance, head spacing on a...

The red insert is replaced as a liquid epoxy and allowed to harden. The surfaces are then dressed to the proper profile. This kit and the mainspring are both available from Brownells. The 686 series are 400 series stainless steel as evidenced by being magnetic. This means that they can be...