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I tried 165, 180 & 200 with my 6” 40 limited and noticed the same 165 were much snappier, 180-200 the slide felt sluggish, but that also might be a open shooter thing

If you want bling check out limcat https://www.limcat.com/ a few local guys run his gun and the all work

For Para’s I used the kings ambi safety that had a slot in the hammer pin that mated with dovetail I the right side paddle i believe EGW makes one similar

before you worry about keeping the gun flat shooting, find a load that runs in your gun 100% we’ve turned a century old proven, simple and reliable blowback technology into something that is no longer that simple, no longer proven and not reliable in the quest for flat shooting gun. the idea behind the pistol length PCC barrel is to use the same ammo you shoot in production or factory ammo and start there as a baseline, once you find a powder charge that reliably cycles in the gun, start playing with bullet weights to get you PF around 130-135

PSA got the AK V rifles in stock https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-ak-v-16-9mm-moekov-rifle-black.html

Mine was Moana, watched it ever time I babysat my wife gave the WTH look when I started to sing along with it

If you have a 124 jhp load, try loading 115 blue bullets with the same powder charge I’ve had the 115 blues make major, the recoil impulse is the same and I don’t think I had to readjust my sights

I’ve run blues in guns with 2 port popples, and 4 port hybricomp barrels with no leading in the barrel, port and minimal build up in the comp

Ghost holster ultimate evo highly adjustable, very secure when locked and has a smooth draw as an added bonus with a minor modification it works well with a caspian frame I have a DDA racer didn’t like anything about it

A cheap solution is go to the trash bin at the range and grab all the 9mm boxes out of the trash. 38 super fit in them plus as an added bonus if you fly to matches, it’s a factory box that you can toss to save space on the trip home

If you already have those powders on hand, load up a hundred rounds of each and go to the range and run drills on a timer every open gun is a little different, what works great for 1 gun, may be rubbish in another my order of preference thru my gun HS-6 silhouette, is a close 2nd autocomp AA7

On my reloading bench is a sign there’s nothing like a MISTEAK who’s time has come with a blown up 38 super case taped to it

Many of us tumble with corncob after loading to remove the lube, 10 minutes with a capful of odorless mineral sprits makes the rounds shiny

Ancient history time sti used to make a SS grip for their frames over 20 years ago caspian used to make a SS insert for their frames, it was a bitch to fit up but it did work

Did some say leather An old Rogers for a Highpower

Have you tried the Dawson mag catch https://dawsonprecision.com/mag-releases-sti-2011-by-dawson-precision/

never wear the red shirt

Also look at the grip safety, the rib sticks out a bunch i have an old mclearn gun that he did a frame reduction, I don’t know what he did but it does feel smaller in the hand you might check if he still does that kind of work

Looking at your picture, it looks like it might be a 45 extractor, I would pull the extractor out of your rock island and compare the hooks

I ordered mine through speed shooters international https://www.speedshooter.com/

I dump mine down the drain, where is diluted by the millions of gallons of sewage on its way to the treatment plant if you want to be sure it doesn’t get to the ground water you could pour it into kitty litter and let it dry out then toss it in the trash

What sights cut does it have, fixed or adjustable, a picture would help if it’s a fixed sight you will most likely need a taller front sight

Blue bullets, my old supercomp load pushed 115 to almost 1500 FPS with no leading i also swabbed my comp with kroil at the end of the day and let it sit until the next time I shot it. The kroil is a penetrating oil that would loosen the crud and blow it out the next time I shot