bountyhunter

I'm married to one... not really so funny. It screws them up for life.

He has even said he considers himself to be a "transitional" pope. He also said he never wanted the job.

I am also familiar with St Malachy and his predictions. Regarding the "olive connection", I have read some believe the "olive" generally symbolizes Israel or Jews. The new pope has a number of connections to the Jews: He was in the Hitler youth and served in the German Army during the years of the Holocaust, and now is extending some forms of reconciliation toward the Jews. I did just about fall off my chair when I heard he had taken the name "Benedict"... exactly as malachy had predicted. If this pope is that one, the next pope will be the final one who will be in place during the Tribulation, which are the seven years of horrific suffering the earth will endure before Christ returns to end the Earth Age. God only knows (literally) how many years we have until then.

The teacher asked little Johnny if he could use three words in a sentence: "detail", "defense", and "deduct". So he thought for a while and said: "De tail is de last part of de duck to go under de fence."

The overtravel screw being in too far will cause the hammer to catch on the safety notch, which is one problem you describe. Going full auto is another problem. That is so dangerous I would never try to fix it myself.

Somebody on CaliGuns was asking if he could sell his stash of HI-Caps when he sold his Beretta 92 (he owned the mags legally). I told him there was no leagl way to sell or give the new owner of the gun the hi-cap mags, he would have to throw them away.... I recommended putting them in a plastic bag and setting them out by the curb for the trash collector to pick up, or perhaps they might be found by some lucky citizen who happened to be walking by and had just purchased a Beretta which could use them. The fellow replied and said he had asked the local sheriff what to do and he had told him the same thing!

Regarding defensive shooting, I am trying to remember who it was when asked about the advantage of "high capacity", replied something like: If you don't hit with the first or second shot, high capacity just means they will find more unfired rounds in the gun laying next to your body.

The added vacuum leak is negligible in effect. The air is drawn through a tiny orifice and draws about one bubble every two seconds. The system works because the platinum coats the inside of the combustion surfaces and is availible to radicalize the hydrocarbon fuel mix, pping the amount which is in the "burnable" configuration when the spark lights. The ability of platinum to do this is well known: experiments were done where the inside surfaces of the head and tops of the pistons were plated with platinum (exactly as your cat converter is inside it) and the added combustion occurring due to the platinum catalyzing was seen.. but it was eventually consumed. Nobody figured out a way to get it delivered into the inside at a controlled rate. As for cost: The system costs around $100 when I bought it and lasts for about 30,000 miles. The reservoir is topped with platinum each 5000 miles with the platinum liquid. Is it worth the cost? Well, if your car gets 20 mpg and it increases by 10%: At $2.50/gallon, 20mpg translates into a fuel cost of about 12.5 cents per mile or roughly $3750 for 30k miles. Increasing the mileage by 10% (mine went up 15%) would save you $375 over that period at a cost of $100 to you. You save $275 along with the performance benefits. As price of gas goes up, your profit goes up.

You could be right, I haven't bought a new one in a few years. A while back I distictly remember musing that I hoped that they didn't get "Kimber Syndrome", which is where a small outfit making nearly perfect hand fitted guns for a good price gets discovered and then has to increase volumes... with disasterous results. IMO, it has ruined Kimber and dropped their quality down to the same as all the other off-the-rack suppliers. Sounds like STI is having some guns get out that needed some more tuning before they left home. At least STI is aggressive in fixing problems, but you are right in that it is expensive and infuriating to have to send new guns back to the factory. I had my last one built by Bob hunter so it was perfect when I got it. That may have been a smart move.

Makes it the same price as Para's LTD series. I could fill encyclopedias with the problems posted from that brand.

Sounds like he had an easy time being wrong, but a hard time admitting it. That is normal for the kind of people who get to be bosses.

And that's the problem. MIM is a fine process, but not well suited for long thin parts. Why? Because MI is subject to specific flaws invisible to the outside: 1) Air defect (internal void) 2) Grain defect (metal powder not uniform, a big "chunk" was in the mix) Either will produce a weak spot which will cause a catastrophic failure in a thin piece which is subject to stress.... like an extractor or slide stop or safety lever. DUHHHH! I think MIM is a feasible choice for thick parts like hammers and triggers, maybe sears.... problem is they are using it for everything except the recoil spring.

http://www.nationalfuelsaver.com/ I don't sell these, don't make a penny, don't guarantee anything. I just offer this information to anybody who wants to try it. They worked for me, but are probably only $$$ practical on cars with carburetor engines (explained below). I have personally used these devices on my 1986 Dodge and also my 1979 Kawasaki motorcycle and can report they do improve mileage there (average +15% on the Dodge, +8% on the bike). My friend put one on his old VW beetle and saw an increase of about 15%. In a nutshell, it injects platinum vapor which catalyzes the air/fuel reaction and burns the portion of the fuel not utilized in an engine (in any engine, about 15% - 20% typically goes unburned and is ignited in the cat converter). To install, the engine must have a vacuum line and a PCV (crankcase vent) into the intake manifold which can be T connected. One caveat: Modern engines with computer controlled multi-port fuel injection use a feedback loop to rich up the mixture based on the reading of the O2 sensor in the exhaust stream. Unburned fuel is more or less proportional to free O2, so the engine can be calibrated around a set point and regulated to it. But, if you install a system which burns the fuel more efficiently (like this one), the unburned HCO's drop and the feedback loop opens up the injectors more to rich up the mix and regain the "set point" more or less cancelling out the fuel savings you would have gotten because it is running richer than necessary. On carburetor engines or older cars which did not have computer controlled FI, the platinum system should work fine. The other benefits I saw using them was that the combustion chamber carbon was gradually reduced which let me go back to running regular in my Dodge instead of premium. My motorcycle also quit fouling spark plugs. YMMV. For the record, I investigated the claimed patents and they are real. The physics and chemistry behind the process is also for real. Whether the system works or not depends on how the fuel system of the engine responds to the change in HC in the exhaust. Also, the amount of added fuel economy you get will depend on how inefficient the engine is to begin with. My Dodge was choked to death (I saw 15% increase) my Ksaki had free flow headers so I saw less there. Provided for your information.

By looking, you probably can't. density on cast is about 65%, on MIM it's about 95%.

It will have at least two "holes", one where the stuff is injected into the mold and one where the air comes out. many also have "mold lines" where the mold separates.

You may want to repeat the "empty slide drop" (no magazine) test with the trigger held firmly back as you release the slide. If the hammer does not follow (fall to half cock) it is very likely that the problem is an "inertia trip" as Mr Bedell has indicated. This is caused by the triggers mas having inertia and wanting to stay in place as the slide hits the frame and knocks the gun forward. The trigger trying to stay put applies a slight rearward force on the disconnector which can trip the sear. If the hammer follows with a slide drop while the trigger is held back, the sear spring needs more force or the sear and hammer need to be recut. I think this should be given to a gunsmith because it is possible to temporarily "fix" hammer follow by bending the middle leaf of the sear spring, but if the sear face has rounded over, the gun is still pretty dangerous and could double fire.

No worries. If it's a 454 you will either be selling it or parking it real soon. Basic unleaded topped $3 up here today.

"a mainspring and two rebound springs in the kit. A heavy spring for Winchester and other primers and a nice light spring for Federals which take less pressure to fire." The rebound spring has nothing to do with hammer striking force, that is all the mainspring. The rebound springs has everything to do with the amount of mainspring pressure that can be applied. The longer rebound spring is needed to return the trigger when the mainspring is cranked up to fire harder primers in Vic's kit, that's why it comes with a long one and short one. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, I believe my statement is 100% correct: "The rebound spring has nothing to do with hammer striking force, that is all the mainspring." The rebound spring adds exactly NOTHING to the striking force of the hammer which is derived solely from the mainspring. It is true that if you choose to increase mainspring force you may need to also increase RB spring force to keep good trigger return, since the RB spring must push the trigger back and also deflect the hammer against the mainspring. My point is that generally, a reduced power spring set is designed with the mainspring to be a given force (about 30% less than stock), when the strain screw is fully turned down. Which is to say, you don't have the option of increasing the mainspring force beyond that, it is what it is (you can put a shim under the head of the screw to increase it). Multiple RB springs are included in performance kits to tune the trigger return feel. Perhaps this kit comes with a selection of mainsprings? Yep, that is true (in both directions). Good to hear, I specifically tested to see if I could get lower DA pulls using them and saw no improvement. Probably depends on the ammo.

If you mean the C+S "extended firing pin", that is a misnomer. The C+S pin xtends the tip of the FP out to the same distance it protrudes on an old hammer-mounted FP. I measured it. I have no idea why SW's frame mounted firing pins are shorter.\ BTW, I have seen ZERO improvement in performance using the C+S "extended" pins and every one was so poorly made it had to be fitted. save your money on those.

"a mainspring and two rebound springs in the kit. A heavy spring for Winchester and other primers and a nice light spring for Federals which take less pressure to fire." The rebound spring has nothing to do with hammer striking force, that is all the mainspring.

I agree with what you say, but in fair context, the RCC is such a massive institution abrupt change is impossible. This pope did some amazing things: he publicly apologized for the vatican's role in aiding the Nazi murderers escape justice after WWII (well documented, never acknowledged by the RCC before then). I agree the RCC's response to the pedophile plague (and the local churches hiding the predators and intimidating the victims into silence) was shameful. In that case, I think the pope was probably sheltered from thr facts and never knew the truth... in fact the church's bizarre public position that the child molestation problem was caused by "gays infilitrating the ranks of priests" reveals an ignorance not of this century. On the whole, this was a pretty good pope and a lot better than most IMO.

Two hours is a really good number. You should be working for Para if you can do that, you are probably better than some of their techs. Try a Ruger Mk II detail strip.... talk about a buch of flying springs and pieces!

Stupidly bought a Toshiba VCR/DVD last month. VCR flaked out about one week past the thirty day window where I could dump it back on the store. No worries... it still has the manufacturer's warranty (?) I call Toshiba and find the local "authorized" service center and call them and they confirm they will fix it under warranty. Drive across town and try to drop it off.... and the guy says he is not sure if they can repair it. Toshiba does not authorize repair on all models, just some... the others have to be sent back. So, he says he will have to call them on Monday to see if they can get an authorization to repair it. If they say no, he'll return it to me.... but there is a $15 "processing fee". Now I have already called Toshiba and it is an 800 number. So I ask him: "So you are saying, you aren't sure if you can fix it, but you will make a toll free call and then charge me $15 for that one minute of your time?" At that point the guy cops an attitude, so I walk out with the VCR mumbling the famous mantrah: "One of us is an idiot, and the evidence is leaning towards YOU." So Monday, I call Toshiba and they say that they do not repair any of the DVD players (which any service center would actually know, he was just trying to get $15 to cover the cost of the 30 seconds he spent talking to me). Bottom line, if I package and ship the unit all the way across the US at my own expense, they will generously send me back a used refurbished POS that somebody else sent in because it failed under warranty and they were able to get working by cobbling together enough parts from various machines. Oh, goody. Invest that purchase price carefully, it will be the last $$ you ever get from me.

Hmmmm....... not quite enough forward momentum to chamber the round, so go to a heavier spring which will store more energy. Now there's an idea.

The Volquartsen trigger for the Ruger MkII has both an overtravel and pretravel allen screw to adjust each seperately. The pre travel screw adjusts the distance the trigger can come forward when released... ie, stops it at the point right where it is about to engage the sear.