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  1. It's your gun, do as you please. I'd say replace the springs, extractor , lube well and run ball ammo.

    If you want to go with a red dot I'd suggest buying a gun already configured for the job. It'll probably cost you more money to have a new slide fitted than it would just to buy a new gun and you wouldn't need to wait 6 months for the gun to return from gunsmith prison.

  2. I run Lee undersized sizing dies in 9mm and 40 S&W. When combined with coated bullets the amount of belling required causes the brass to stick to the powder through expander/powder funnel. I'm thinking about having my powder funnels sent out to be coated for added lubricity to smooth out the press operation.

    Has anyone done this?

    Can you recommend a type of coating that would be self lubricating and not easily get worn away by expanding case mouths?

  3. My unsolicited $0.02.

    There are only a few gotchas I've found with CZs:

    - The trigger return spring can launch itself into low earth orbit. You need a pin (use a #9 or make your own) to hold the spring in the trigger when it's being reinstalled.

    - The other springs (except for the main and recoil springs) are small and easy to lose if not careful.

    - The hammer retaining pin is slightly longer than the other pins.

    I suggest picking up a spare trigger return spring, #9 pin, and maybe a safety detent spring and sear spring (if you lose springs easily).

    Pretty much everything is just reverse of removal.

    If you want a nice trigger buy the CZ competition hammer and a lighter main spring and polish per Kneeling Atlas's recommendations. Don't get caught up in the trend of chasing the shortest reset and lightest possible DA trigger pull.

    Remove the extractor and clean the muck behind it every 5000 rounds or so. Change the trigger, recoil and maybe the main spring once a year.

    Have fun!

  4. I heard a rumor (marketing BS?) that Wilson came out with a new revision of the ETM mags what is supposed to seat to be easier than their old mags. I used to clip a coil off my ETM mag springs so they would be reloadable in my Trojan until I found the Dawson/Metalform mags. The Dawson/Metalform mags have longer tubes than my ETMs and work well out of the box.

    Someone gave me a Tripp mag but I wasn't impressed. The mag lips were too wide and the follower would almost pop out when dropped on a hard floor.

    I vote Dawson/Metalform.

  5. When the poo starts to fly it would be better to be somewhere poo free than to try and shoot the poo. If you where cornered and could not flee the poo, it seems to me you would be up close and personal to the doo doo, and a red dot might be more the ticket. Avoid the fans at all cost, they scatter the poo.

    I'd add that anything with glass is going to be a bad idea in an CQB poo fight. The poo spatter is going to smear and leave streaks all over an optic. I don't know why but none of the tactical optics manufacturers have wipers built into their scopes. If poop is a concern it might be advisable to stick with iron sights.

  6. Grumpy - That's good to know. I actually buffed the blueing off of a bunch of my mags. It's a pain with sand paper an a buffing wheel. I'll have to give that stuff a try the next time I want to polish a mag. Do any of the big retailers (home depot, walmart, etc) stock the stuff or do you buy it online?

  7. When I removed my bushing (for a completely unrelated project to this post), I used a hex bolt socket that was large enough to not go through the bushing, but large enough to fit down the slide, a punch down the middle of the socket, and hammered it out.

    Took a bit of hammering, but it came out just fine.

    Bushing Removal:

    Ok I think I get the above idea; insert a socket that will grab a bit of the edges of the OEM bushing and hammer it out. Problem is that bushing is almost flush with the slide. I cannot get anything that will fit without slipping. Any suggestions?

    I did something like what is shown in this post:

    http://www.carolinashootersclub.com/threads/cgw-10x-bushing-for-sp-01.213174/#post-1958015

    I used a heavy, 36mm socket instead of the stack of washers but I couldn't get the slide hammer to work. I tried heating the slide a number of times with a heat gun to break any corrosion and locktite. However, I ended up putting the rod in a vice perpendicular to the jaws with the socket above the jaws and the slide below. Then I hit the dust cover with a rubber mallet to get the old bushing moving. Crude but it worked and nothing got marred up.

  8. I installed the 10x bushing in my Lim-Minor/ESP gun this weekend. I wasn't expecting much of a difference but I was pleasantly surprised how nice the gun grouped, off hand at 20 yards. I shot a couple 10-11 round groups with the ammo boxes I had floating around in my range bag. Both groups used 124gr MG JHP's with mixed brass and likely Federal primers. One set used S1000 powder and I think the other was WST.

    I haven't shot much this winter, the wind was blowing (eyes watering), and I wasn't using any kind of rest. Both groups had some flyers but that was probably me. Long story short, the gun could probably group even better if I had the time, materials and patience.

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  9. I took a class with him in Rhode Island a number of years ago. He was a fantastic instructor: entertaining, never afraid to step up to the line and always willing to accept that others might have better techniques. He was a big time tactical instructor but also a champion of the shooting sports.

    I botched one of his drills drurring the class and my penance was to shoot a 1" square from 7yds while he tried to screw with me. I drilled the the center of the 1" square and he bought me lunch as a reward. He later told me he was very impressed I was able to make that shot under pressure. It's one of my fondest shooting memories.

    f*#k cancer. RIP Todd

  10. Better build quality and nicer serrations on the DW. Neither of mine ran out of the box. Both required screwing around with the extractor & ejector. The PM9 required an extended ejector and the Trojan required clearancing the ejector to keep the mag from contacting it. I run an Aftec extractor in my Trojan. I might put one in the PM9 if I run into any more extraction issues.

    P.S. Sad to say my favorite 1911 right now is a SIG officers model in 45acp. It's been flawless right with minor and full power ammo. The SIG uses an external extractor and a flat wire, captured main spring. When I have some more pennies in the piggy bank I'll likely five one of their 9mm 1911's a try. The SIG trigger will likely suck so I guess there are some trade offs.

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