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To remove the sideplate, turn the gun sideplate down, put your hand under the sideplate, put a towel on the edge of workbench, and rap the grip area down sharply on the bench/towel. The sideplate should come off in your hand. If it comes off, can't see why it would not go back on.

I have a M64 4" RB serial # AWH8324, marked NY-1. It appears after NYPD service someone replaced the hammer and trigger, and it cocks in single action. Whoever did the replacement did a rotten job because the trigger pull had such a bad hitch that I sent it to TK Custom, and it now finctions...

If XS doesn't come through, try Tooltech Gunsights. They replace Trijicon lamps, don't know if they will work on XS. The type of work they will accept has narrowed over the years.

As this Hilton Yam guide says, if you haven't had these stoppages with a 1911, you need to shoot more. https://imgur.com/gallery/hilton-yams-1911-malfunction-guide-2jauVjQ

I love both the 1911 (which I carried in the Marines) and 92F (which I carried on duty), and own versions of both. But let's face it, the 1911 is a jam-o-matic. I personally don't believe in striker fired guns for carry, so to me the 92F and FS which are super accurate and reliable and were...

LAPD from 1981-87. S&W M67 (in a Safety Speed clamshell holster) then Beretta 92F.

I didn't know. I guess they're meaner in the mountains than in my backyard.

I have one of those in 45acp that was pretty pristine when I acquired it. It came with Ahrends round butt combat grips. IIRC my research was that mine was all correct except a prior owner had put on a FO front sight. I got rid of that and put on an SDM gold bead. Gold bead I believe was...

I was told when a young LAPD officer that the change from 6" to 4" revolvers was in around 1969, when LAPD made other equipment and uniform changes (e.g., round hats, abolished leather jackets for non-M/C officers, etc). You can follow LAPD equipment and vehicle history by watching the yearly...

Dave at D&L Sports but it will not be cheap. You can email him and get a very quick response. https://www.dlsports.com/dl_jframe_sw_sights.html Novak should do it and they are very fast and not crazy when it comes to prices in my experience. I don't see revolver sights specifically offered...

I stopped watching after a couple episodes, and read only a couple of the Michael Connelly books, because the show and books are uncomfortably close in describing the dysfunctional LAPD internal politics.

For a couple of decades I wore a gun to and from work but locked it up while in the office. I tried numerous paddle holsters but the only ones I found concealable were the Safariland 5181/518 type holsters, which are fairly hi-rise. Naturally Safariland terminated that model. I tried the...

Agree. I always assume a SS gun with a polish job that is for sale was polished to remove signs of wear, so the seller is trying to pull a fast one.

I'll take those. PM incoming.

Ha. I grew up in Rutherford and, being a model airplane nut, spent many hours at Pauls Hobby Shop. I use Brownells Site Kote with nailpolish top coat over the Site Kote. Seems pretty impervious to holsters, cleaners, clumsy gun owners.

I thought the purpose of a mountain gun was to defend yourself from Grizz or wild boars or something?

Yes, that's Gates circa 1983 or 84.

Hopefully these photos come through.

I used a Safety Speed clamshell holster for my LAPD M67 for about 5 years, until they authorized semi-autos, from about 1981-86. That, IMO, was a great holster! Very lightweight -- I tried a Hoyt breakfront-drop holster for about a week and that thing weighed a ton, so I sold it. The...

Finks Custom guns which is at Gunsite Ranch.