Recent content by Rifleman762

Well, ran into a little problem with my 4516-1. The little trigger play tab broke clean off (and jamed up my trigger). I'm a little ticked off, even though S&W will repair it for free... it's going out of service for probably 2 months. Thank God it went down at the range, and not in a...

Okay, so today I finally got a chance to hit the range with my 4516-1. Fired about 100 rounds, no malfunctions or problems of any kind. The 20 lb spring seems to be working perfectly. Accuracy was pretty good, and the recoil didn't seem much worse than my 4566tsw. Overall, I think this...

Smoke, you must have misunderstood me. I never said chosing to NOT inform a LEO of your CCW, or NOT consenting to a search was you being a jerk. Your rights are your rights. Just like I didn't say a cop deciding to issue a citation is him being a jerk, he has a right to do his job. I just...

Thanks for the advice and comments everyone. Lots of good info here. Like I said, all my 3rd gen .45s are steel on steel. I shoot them ALOT, and was concerned about excessive wear the aluminum frames versions. I'm sure I'll pick one up sooner or later. I will pass this info on to guys I...

Rastoff, in my experience the majority of citizens reach for their license before being approached by officers anyway. So officers see that movement all the time. I personally find better to do that little bit of movement prior to being approached than having to reach out of sight (and toward...

First off, I'm truely sorry to hear some members here have (due to no fault of their own) have had bad encounters with Law Enforcement. Out of all the LEOs out there, there are bound to be a few bad apples. Just like gun owners, priests, teachers, and all other people out there, some are bound...

I'll start this out by saying all my 3rd gen .45s are steel framed. However my boss told me he is going to start carrying his 4563 again, and that got me thinking. I remember reading somewhere that operators should use grease on this aluminum frames to reduce excessive wear. Is this correct...

Okay, another update. My slideplate assembly came in, and it wasn't the black one that was pictured. It looked like a direct replacement for the broken one, so that was good. I also recieved my flatewire spring. Question. With the flatwire spring, the gun should be okay to shoot without the...

I love Walther P38s (and I don't think they are ugly). I remember as a teenager (back in the mid 90's) looking at one at the local gun store with my dad. He had always wanted a Luger 9mm, as his uncle had brought one back from WWII. I talked him into picking up the P38 for $299. Years later...

That sounds like an administrator with very little field time making that decision. I like compacts, I tend to shoot very well with them, but if I was working uniform I'd want a full size. Infact my department only allows compacts for detectives and u/c officers. I know many "narcs" who carry...

18DAI, are you telling me that the glock 30 is a popular gun with uniformed officers in your area? That would be very strange as it's a compact weapon. I carried one for a while in plain clothes, and though I liked it... I had an issue where I couldn't fully rack the slide with a round in the...

18DAI, PM me if/when you decide to make the trip and we can meet up for a cup. As far as 3rd gens on the west coast, I only see CHP with their .40 cals and LAPD, mostly with .45s. The 4506/4566 has a cult following in LAPD, and you still see many of them hanging off sam brownes from oldschool...

Yes, I have the same feeling as you. Looking at my springs on the guide rod my first reaction was "Oh no, this can't be right". That flatwire spring sure seems like the way to go. Unfortunately, my department requires my parts to be factory. I'm sure a wolff spring here or there wouldn't...

Thanks for the reply 18DAI. The picture I posted before is a little misleading.. the visable metal surrounding the guide rod is actually the spring. I'll try to post a pic of it without the spring for comparison. For me, the flatwire isn't going to be an option. The internals of my pistol...

Thanks for the replies. FYI, I won't be carrying this gun until I shoot at least 500 rounds through it. I won't be shooting it until I get the problems fixed. I ordered part #106990000. It was the only one for the 4506 that I could find. Figured it was cheap, and if it didn't work for the...