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thanks Leo! I'll just leave it the hell alone for the moment. It's hard for me not to tinker with stuff, especially since I like stuff to look good AND work well.

I'd like to park the frame on my old Gold Team somewhere down the road....is it even possible? I'm not sure of the frame material, since it looks alot like stainless steel, but it certainly stains and don't know what kind of surface treatment it might possibly have. I want to do this myself, so ion-bonding it out of the question. At the least, I'll bead blast the gun to knock down the blingy finish....or take some Moly-Resin to it. thanks!

WooHoo, I snagged a big mag at at the same place I got my bargain Gold Team. It's a factory mag with a ???+5??? basepad. The mag holds at least 21. I'll post a pic Monday, maybe someone can tell me who made it.

thanks guys, Alan, I'd found your link the day before, but wasn't really thinking when I asked the question..I just had gun powder on the brain. Glk21c, I might be interested, but I'm going to try to run a whole 25 rnd mag through my gun first (If CZ-USA shooter Matt Mink has one I can borrow to try out) I'll probably go with the stock mag + CPMI bases+ follower mod. Is the frame of the Gold Team Stainless?? or is a "wonder" type finish - Mine seems to have some staining on it and the polished sides seem to easily scratched- I wonder if it'd take a park job? I'm not a fan of shiny things!

I'm new to Tanfoglios, but CZ literate as I've owned them for years. I've been researching mag options for feeding my old 9x21 Gold Team. The gun came with a stock mag with a BRIGHT YELLOW +2 steel base pad. I want to make sure of the options. Here's my list Stock 16 rnd mag and CPMI+3 pad=19 total cost @$45 Stock 16 rnd mag and Pearce+2=18 total cost @$34 Stock mag + tanfoglio pad= 18 total cost @$57 CZ SP-01 mag = 18 or 19 maybe combined with a +2 basepad for 21 or maybe total cost @$55+ CZ 25 rnd mag? Will it work? I think I read it needs to be trimmed a bit for the 170mm mag gauge. total cost @$67 I'd like to get 21+ in a mag if possible and cheaply as possible ALSO.. What powder for loading Major PF for the 9x21?????- Seems that Win 540 was popular back in the day, with Hodgdon HS-6 as a substitute. Short OAL recipes seem to be uncommon. I did find the J. MAAS list of 9x21 loads. Vit N350 seems to be popular now, but it is difficult to get where I live. Choosing between 115 vs. 124/5 grain bullets is another problem. thanks for your help!!

Oh, and Mr. Hathcock was born very close to where I live.....

Cool, I'll have to check that out. I've got a spare one for the CZ 75 that I can use in a pinch if this one breaks. I've already accidently put my Sp-01 slide stop in the Tanfoglio.

Not my favorite, but drinking any Czech beer on tap in Prague is my version of heaven. Pilsner Urquell is about all I can get hold of where I live, but Bernard is one of my favorites.

I didn't even bargin with the guy. This gun was priced at $700 with a bushnell holosight. I asked how much without it, guy said "$450... cash... today only." I couldn't get to the bank fast enough. I thought he'd change his mind before I got back. I was practically giddy about getting the gun for that little. It can't have had more than a few hundred rounds down the pipe, if that. It has a short spring, less than 2 inches that angles toward the trigger, unlike my CZs that run down the back of the grip and are much longer. I wasn't thrilled about it being 9x21, but I reload so it isn't a big deal. I had a $50 gift certificate I won at an IDPA match last year from Starline....so 500 pieces of 9x21 cost me just $23.50. This is my first tanfoglio, and my first open gun. It also is marked EAA Hieliah, FL (however it's spelled!) When did they move to their previous location (Cocoa Beach...I think). I'm friends with a CZ team shooter, he's going to disown me for shooting a Tanfo in competition (I'm too poor to afford a custom CZ open gun!) I've even gotten a tour of the factory from the CZ team open shooter Martin Kamenicek. My CZ factory tour page-

I picked up a barely used Tanfoglio open gun -AT A GUN STORE- the other day for a whopping $450. It has CAT. 5388 stamped next to proof marks on the frame, drilled and tapped on both sides with a weaver rail mounted on the left, the square triggerguard is checkered underneath, the grip and backstrap have fine raised checkering, the frame is silver, slide and the 3 port comp are both black. It looks a lot like a newer Gold Team, but without the fancy comp and grips. I was wondering about how old the gun is? My best guess is late 90's. I usually shoot CZs, but couldn't pass this up at the price. That's an Sp-01 mag stuck in the gun, click in like it was made for it.