Recent content by oldandslow

18 DAI, Dimensions for my 4516-1 and a Springer officer's sized Ultra Compact. pistol ---------------- length -----width -----ht. to slide top---wt. 4516 -----------------7"=====-1.268" ----4.814" ---------34oz. 1911 officer's UC ----7 3/8"-----1.275"---- 4.822" ---------32oz. The...

Greetings, I have a number of 3rd gen. SW's including the 4566tsw. I also have a number of other brands including several CZ's which are DA/SA without a decocker and with a manual safety (like the 1911). These can be carried cocked and locked or hammer down on a loaded round. The...

I'm a doc and I ask my patients all the time if they have guns. I also ask them if they're shooting in the local match this weekend, if they have powder or primers to trade and how the new scope on their AR is working out. They also ask me about my guns, reloading and shooting plans...

pr, I have a 457 along with a number of 3rd gen pistols. I put trijicon night sights on mine as I like all my defensive pistols to have them. Trijicon was the only maker I could find who made them for the 457 and even then it was a special order. The sights arrived quickly and they work...

They've had my cracked frame 5906 for fourteen months (yes- 14) and I have sent eleven emails and still can't get an answer on when my pistol will be back. SW customer service has become terrible-even worse than EAA or Taurus. best wishes- oldandslow

Greetings shooters, 9/20/13 My SW 5906, acquired used about eight years ago, started having hammer follow issues. Upon detail stripping I found cracks on both sides of the frame between the sear-spring pin and hammer pin. When the slide would recoil forward the cracks would...

E-1911, 8/30/13 I have a Howa 1500 rifle and believe that Howa makes the actions for the SW 1500 and Weatherby Vanguard rifles. SportsWorld in Tulsa has Howa 1500 parts and you might try Weatherby parts dealers for the screws.Good luck. best wishes-...

18dai, 8/23/13 You have TWO 4516's? I'm jealous. My daily IWB carry is a Sig p245 which is a decock and no- safety pistol. I do carry a SW 6904 when opting for a lighter and slimmer pistol or a 4516-1 in a waist pack for informal occasions. Since I always carry the SW 3rd...

I have both the 3914 and 4516-1 and I like and shoot both of them. If you are not using the 4516 then it may reasonable to trade it off to someone who will use it. Good luck. best wishes- oldandslow

arb, 8/13/13 I had to send a CZ Rami frame to be anodized and it worked out really well and the price was reasonable. Check out Welcome to TechPlate, Inc. are our specialty is plating Tooling, Molds and Firearms. and if you have any questions address them to Marshall- he's good...

corvino, 2/12/13 There should be two models of the 457, the 457 like you have with a black aluminum anodized frame and a blued steel slide. The 457S should have the stainless slide. Yours looks like my 457, that is a blued slide and not stainless. If you remove the bluing on the...

greetings all, 1/22/13 I appreciate all the suggestions. Since I was in KMart a few days ago I went to the bike section and got a nice, new 12 inch bike tube made in China (like everything else). I cut out a small bit and amazingly it fit around the 4513tsw grip like a glove...

bar, 1/22/13 I've got about eight or nine factory 4516 mags and they all work in my 457. Good luck. best wishes- oldandslow

mb, 1/22/13 I have the 6 rounder 4513tsw and the 7 rounder 4516-1 and 457. They both have their pluses and minuses for carry. Being shorter and lighter the 4513 carries easier. My 4516 also carries great in a IWB holster on the right side with a spare IWB mag on the left...

Greetings all, 1/16/13 I prefer a small, alloy framed carry pistol in .45acp. I've tried a number of others but always go back to my Sig p245. It's light, accurate and reliable. But I've also got a number of 3rd gen pistols and recently stumbled upon a 4513tsw. It feeds...