Recent content by MGW-Fla

Where in Fla are you located?

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Wife n I took it to the range last week, put about 85 rounds thru it & it performed flawlessly. So I'd say at least this EAB frame isn't showing any problems initially. It handled nicely & shot good groups. She likes it and thats most impt.

I wasn't aware of this issue prior to purchase. I wasn't planning on getting one so soon, but when the wife agrees with any gun purchase while at a gun show you just don't pass that one up! One of the features I liked about the BG380 is the takedown lever. The LCP is about impossible to remove...

So does that mean the one that I purchased yesterday that has a EAB40XX serial number has the new fix already incorporated in the frame?

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Guess that squashes my offer to buy both guns. :(

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Well, after some additional persistence, I was able to depress the remaining lever & get the slide to go the rest of the way into position! Whew! It would not budge for a good while though. Thanks for the suggestion. I ended up using a 2" x 1/4" x 12" piece of oak trim that I had & it worked...

I'll try the ice cream stick method. It does have very tight tolerances, and is very difficult to get the levers to depress down deep enough to clear the bottom of the slide. The manual from 20 yrs ago said nothing about the levers. Back then it was simplistic, basically, "...put the slide...

I recently purchased a 645 from the original owner. Its a great gun. I've shot it twice. After the 1st cleaning I had problems getting the slide on due to difficulties in depressing the levers near the hammer(firing pin safety block, etc.) I was finally able to get it on. However, last night...