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Aimpoint made a model called the Mag Dot. I have one I'm not using. PM if interested.

I have never seen anything go MIA from any match. At IHMSA matches I've shot, I have seen guns, spotting scopes, and range boxes left in truck beds, at the clubhouse, and even left at the clubhouse overnight at a 2 day match. Shooters in general seem to have more integrity than the rest of society, IMHO...

Guy, So sorry for your loss.... We'll be praying for you.

Cool! So the Hammer and safety interchange, too?

I'm thinking about getting a Match in 45, and was wondering about internal parts interchangeability between the large and small frames... I've got some quality parts that I've been accumulating for years, and would like to put them to good use. I've got an Austin Behlert hammer/sear combo; and an EGW sear, WCP trigger, an EAA comp hammer, and Silver Team safety; all for the small frame Witness/P9. The hammer is .309" wide (7.85mm if you're from Norway) with a .144" pin, Sear is .500" wide with a .118" pin, Trigger is .324" wide with a .109" pin, Safety pin is .1555 thick and a touch over 1" wide. Anyone have the Match (large frame) parts they could compare? Also, are the slide stops interchangeable? And lastly, will an older "Supersight" fit in place of the factory fixed sight? All help is greatly appreciated.

Awesome memories! I didn't want to bump this back to the top, so I'm glad you did, Brian! I gotta tell you how COOL your Moms hat is! What a treasure, thanks for sharing it!

Wow, I want one!!! No, actually I want two...

364 days a year it might be a thankless job, but today, THANKS Brian!!!! Thanks also to the Mods, and everyone else who contributes their time and talents!!!

Is there a primer in the cup when you return the handle forward? I have had debris get behind the primer bar, which stopped the bar from travelling rearward enough to let the primer drop from the tube.... If the press has never dropped primers, you may have to adjust the limet screw out till the primers release from the tube.

Midsouth Shooters supply has the 55 gr. Varmint Nightmare's in stock for $40.05 for 500, or $154.70 for 2000. They are almost identical to the Hornady 55gr. SPFB, and lots of us guys shoot them for handgun silhouette. http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/varmintnightmare2.asp

Happy Birthday, OLD friend!!

I hope anyone who is going through what you did finds this topic. Thank you for having the strength to share what you have learned from this. I wanted to send you a PM, but in light of the fact that you shared.... The only way to defeat cancer is to unite where it seeks to divide. I have lost much of my family, and a few close friends to the disease. Last year at this time, My Mom was admitted into a small Kansas hospital suffering from COPD and Atrial Fib. They gave her drugs and cookies, and were nice to her; and released her for Christmas with a relatively clean bill of health.... The end of May of this year, she went to another Doctor who ordered the Xrays from her "holiday 09" visit to the hospital. She showed the films to my Mom, (who was an RN with radiology, CT and other certs) if she saw anything on the 5 month old films. My Mom answered that she saw a classic asymetrical cancer tumor in the lung..... The initial doctor and radiologist obviously missed something that was unmistakeable. Further evaluation found that the lung cancer was not the primary cancer, but had matastisized from somewhere else; probably the pancreas; and it was too far along at that point to warrant testing or treatment. The lung tumor had grown through the chest wall and was now a large lump under her skin. After 3 months of fighting it, My Mom finally got her rest. I was lucky to be unemployed at the time, and was able to make 2 extended trips to be with her. The time I got to spend with her was priceless to me, and from what I've heard since, was priceless to her as well. I can only imagine how strong she had to be to deal with the hopelesness of this whole situation, and I had no idea that I had helped at all. I can't imagine loosing my wife, so I can't pretend to know how you feel. But Christmas has been known to heal wounds. Resist the temptation to be alone for introspection, and spend as much time as you can with people, even people you barely know.... Don't do it for yourself, but for them. Things will get better, perhaps not as fast as we want them too, but they will. And I hope you can take some comfort that somebody you never met is praying for you, Brother!

I bought my P9 from a guy on this board. Seems I gave around $700 for it and a bunch of extras. Something didn't get disclosed when he sold it to me, however... It was NOT a standard P9 LS, instead I cycle the slide and find out it was a World Cup. The World Cup is in a whole 'nother league in quality. They are (were) hand assembled and fitted in the Springfield Custom Shop. They had cone comps, were hard chromed, and were ready for competition out of the box. And the last MSRP was $2935, if that gives you an idea in the difference in the WC. If it is indeed a World Cup, buy it!! I'd suggest leaving it as a 9x21, as they are hand fitted and extremely accurate guns... They were based on the small frame Tanfoglio, so 38 super is out of the question. 170mm mags are hard to find, but other parts are still available for them.

I had a King Cobra in 357, and was underwhelmed. It had a larger, stronger frame than the Pythons, but it lacked the fit and finish. To me, an old Python is like a peice of Americana, a finely tooled and finished peice of art, the result of the work of a craftsman. They are wonderful to hold, and when you pull the trigger on one, it's all that history and tradition that guides the bullet!! Colts are very seldom seen on the silhouette circuit, as they don't stand up well to the abuse. The lack of parts available for them would put them out of the running for any kind of competition, in my experience.

That thread about says it all. I have seen 1100's with fatigued mainsprings that have battered the receiver. We all change the recoil springs in our pistols at regular intervals, but many of us have never changed the recoil spring in our SGs!!