Recent content by Calthrop

No sweat senior. I am glad you did it yourself. Nothing like doing a job yourself and succeeding. It is not bad for a guy from the provinces.

No sweat senior. I am glad you did it yourself. Nothing like doing a job yourself and succeeding. It is not bad for a guy from the provinces.

I must crow a bit. To-wit: NNM has exceeded the avowed limits of male expectations, at least in this family. He has read instructions. He then decided to followed them. Sir you have raised the bar for all male kind. You have dispelled the myth I have so diligently sought to implant. I...

Yup! Tucson can be a provincial wasteland. Did you try Larson? They were off Fort Lowell and Alvernon. A guy named Brown was the pistol smith there. However he did have a back log. The correct tools to do the job can be had via Brownell's. It is not much cash for a proper set of punches and...

INDY45 has the way to go.

Good luck great gun. Have hearing protection in layers and I do not recommend fire it from under a roof, a closed room or near a cliff side. No joke been there done that.

The only heavier spring is made for the OA. I am not suggesting it be changed. I think the gun must pass the function test outlined by Hondo44. The problem could be that the hammer is rubbing or the strut was bent and the spring is binding. Were you certain that none of the parts had burs or...

Nice gun. Congratulations and safe shooting.

Nice gun. A "hand me down" GP alway fits.

led, Those guns were $550.00 new out the door and a limited run to boot. Nice job and good on ya son. Keep her clean and she will not let you down. Calthrop.

steady, The deal is in my experience and tests by others around here the Bisley GF fails the simple draw test. That means the hand must be repositioned when the gun is drawn from a conventional holster placed strong side or on the hip. Do not get me wrong. I like Bisley framed guns. I do not...

I carry a Bear Cat. I have used both shot and ball ammo through it. In my experience the crimped .22 rounds tend to be effected by rifling a bit. Not so bad I would not use them. The capsules are OK if you are close. A long or long rifle will do the job and not ruin any meat. Granted snakes are...

Direct heat on those set screws will loosen them up. A wood burner or the like will do the job. I have put OA steel grip frames on OM guns to good effect. The added weight makes handling easier. If you have a thin trigger you can put a wide one on. I have also seen OM Super GF's on short...

Just to be clear the newer type of GP extractor/ejector star has a slightly curved appearance to the ends of the star. The cylinder is cut to accept this contour. On the older type guns the contour is not present. The star points are symmetrical and there is a pin present that fits into a hole...

Scott, I should have asked about the barrel length too. The birdshead will make the draw easier than a Bisley GF. If I were you I would go with the Bisley hammer and a standard trigger. The birdshead will lower you grip at the draw in my experience. Therefore a lower longer hammer spur will...