Did you drill your thumb too , know you didn't. Good deal and cheaper than buying the range rod. I don't really play with barrels but I've always dropped new brass in the barrel and eyeballed the flash hole through the FP hole. Nice job improvising.

 

Ha Ha not sure on the thumb been like that a while. I used to eyeball to but this is definite !!

 

Definately more precise. I've had a nail do that before if you whack it just right back at the cuticle/skin. Hurts but as the nail grows you get that blood spot. If it hurts like hell for long it will develop a blood blister as it grows out and you have to drill it. That sucks because you have to wait instead of whacking the nail and drill it the same day.

 

TBH I can't even remember what happened ?

 

Happens at work every week turning wrenches, I work my hands or arms down in to do something and might feel a little pressure loosening or tightening something, sometimes no pressure. Once I'm done a minute later where'd the red stuff come from, damn I'm bleeding. There is a good thing to this though, we're old-school and not the new breed of puss's.

 

Happens... I.. might feel a little pressure loosening or tightening something, sometimes no pressure. Once I'm done a minute later where'd the red stuff come from, damn I'm bleeding... we're old-school...

Nah, you're just old... like me. I can just touch the back of my hands or forearms on some things and 5 minutes later I'm wiping the blood up off the floor while trying to remember what'nhell I did to damage myself.

 

Whose slide stop is that?

 

Not sure it came on the gun.

 

Good job on that Barrel. As far as the injury(ies) to the hands it is an almost daily occurrence for me and has been all life. I just stay current on Tetanus shots… don’t need lockjaw in addition to the hand cuts and bruises.

 

Iv'e been a sparky my whole life with the exception of the last couple years, my entire body is beat to hell !

 

Here's my first three shots this morning I can say I'm happy with the test so far. Six o'clock hold.

 

I shot a match last night with the Clark LS I shot up a bunch of ammo during practice which might have led to a issue I had towards the end of the match the gun was not going into full battery and it started shooting pretty high maybe 6 inches high. Pretty disappointing to be sure but I found out why when I tore it apart there was a bunch of junk in the lugs that was preventing full lock up so that explains why it was shooting high and lock up was giving me fits after cleaning the lock up is back to normal but I never had a gun do that before.
I think I may switch powder to HP-38 or a VVN-310 or something cleaner than BE anyone ever had this happen during a match?

 

Nice bench. Maybe try a different oil or less oil on the lugs? If the cases don't have soot I would think the powder is ok. Titegroup-E3-N310 and American Select is a little cleaner.

 

I did oil more than usual mostly because it’s a new barrel and bushing so trying to be extra vigilant it definitely messed me up and got me off track I guess I should learn a lesson here and recognize that when my accuracy starts going haywire it’s not always my bad habits !

 

If you go to HP-38 or 231 (same thing) don't run light loads because it's dirty. 4.7 of 231 is dirty, 5.7 at the top end was fine.

 

Here are a few updated pics of my barrel and bushing fitment also fit a new larger pin gun is shooting well. I fit a new two piece guide rod as well.

 

I like those old 70's style Herrett's

 

Yeah love the look haven't decided if I like the grip while actually shooting have to shoot a few matches with them.

 

Nice!

Jon.

 

My new Kart I fitted into a new Caspian frame with Late 1960s Colt slide.
Accurate, but I should have at least let a pistolsmith check it. Colt 1911s are forgiving ...until they are not.

Construction started downhill when 2 x 4s became 2X 3 somethings...and untreated in bad climates.

 

give WST as a replacement for BE. it's a bit slower so add 3 tenths to your BE loads.. for something a bit closer to BE try tightgroup with the same loads as BE.. much cleaner. I run WST at the short line in all my BE pistols and have run tightgroup at the long line with equal success as BE. too much oil with BE can be very messy.