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Just added to the store, Wolff extra power Extractor Spring. These are about 25% stronger than the factory and have been known to fix extractor failure due to low extractor tension. I also recommend adjusting the extractor knob, see my article in Tech Forum "Tune for 38 Rimless". http://henningshootsguns.com/shop/wolff.html

Here's a picture: GOLD - GREEN RED - BLUE

Me and my mouth... Alright good you're keeping me in check. I'm moving all the pictures and videos from my skiing in Aspen (which I'll also post... ehem... soon), deleting the files right now and I've put the 4 custom colored grips outside to snap them. I don't have any pro equipment so... few minutes..

I am trying to have a magrelease made that is already drilled and tapped for a button. For 1911 there are a myriad of extended buttons available so if we had a 420 Stainless magrelease ready for a button it would be an easy tings. Most shooters won't spend the time to do what you did or what I do to mine. It's not hard, just takes a little more effort than swapping out a part on your own. I can't shoot my guns without an extended button of some sort.

CasePro's are definitely cool.

Thanks Mitch for picthin' in.. I'll be super-happy to have the new 40HW brass launched. The idea is to have a case that none of us have to worry about whether it's new or used. If you can size it using a U-Die it's rock'n roll time. That's what I'm looking for.

I've posted this before and I cannot repeat it enough. Quality Brass = Functional Gun. The Tanfoglio Magazines have shown me and all Tanfoglio / EAA owners who put a fair amount of rounds downrange that a straight case works better than a cone or bellied case. I've had the luxury of shooting free factory brass for a very long time and to some extent disregard the cost of brass. I remember the slogan "I love my Colt" portrayed by Sharon [insert current last name] and Jerry Barnhart many years ago. I think it was a great slogan and I have to say honestly that I've always loved my Tanfoglio pistols. If I didn't I'd be shooting something else. I've had chances to switch, but there's something about the way they feel and shoot that ... "I'm flattered, but no thanks" has been my answer. Being sponsored by any company is a pretty cool thing and very understandable that someone jumps on an H&K deal if they can. Personally I couldn't every do that cause I think they suck, but if that's your cup of tea, by all means. Bottom line is that I (and many with me) love our Tanfoglio pistols. The one thing that it comes down to for us practical shooters is that brass has to be as straight as possible in these large frame pistols. It's just a fact and if I could change it I would. I've been a friend of Beven Grams for a long time and he's as far as I care, the magazine Guru above any else. His entire company is based on magazine tuning and providing quality springs, followers and complete magazines for STI / SVI magazines. In 2004 when I went back to playing Limited 40 I asked Beven to modify my magazines. He said... they are basically flawed...they are too narrow. He is right, they should be wider. Well, to modify the gun frame is a major ordeal so changing the magazine body and internal parts is not an option. I asked the factory and they weren't crazy about the idea. After all they sell most of their guns to the average "off the streets" guy and though IPSC is very important to them marketing wise, it's not cost efficient to them to change their design. So, what could be done. Beven and I over a few years eventually came to an improved follower design and today we have a factory magazine body with a Grams follower made especially for the Tanfoglio magazines that work very well. It expanded the capacity for both 38 Super and 40 S&W. The commonality for both caliber was that the cases needed to be straight to work optimally. If you can afford new cases, by all means to do so, at least for major competitions such as the US Nationals, IPSC World Shoot, IPSC Europeans, National Championships and US area matches. I do and because brass has always been free.. even at local matches. I understand this is a luxury and is not reality. Brass and Copper prices have been going up and it's becoming expensive to shoot, for all of us. I've introduced, marketed and sold EGW Undersized Dies. These cases are re-sizing brass in 9mm, 38 Super, 40 S&W and 45 ACP down to a smaller diameter which, when adjusted correctly, can re-size your brass to factory spec or less. This helps making the cases straighter. Straighter = Improved functionality. Most of us reload on a Dillon press. I have a 1050, an old one which is awesome. It allows me one extra location which if I want, can double-size my brass. This means I can use the Dillon (crappy, but great for punching out the spent primer) one the typical re-sizing die location and put my EGW U-Die in my second location. This helps sizing the die down. Even with the 1050 and the U-Die it's hard to get all of that fat belly completely removed. We (I mean friends of mine and myself) tried to cut a portion of the dies down, Dillons and EGW dies to allow re-sizing lower. It's almost an impossible task and it seems to be just that little extra spot that stays un-sized. I can tell you, that extra 0.020" or whatever it is that remains unsized is IMPORTANT. It allows the case to, if you lay it down on a straight surface, to become a cone shape. It will... allow 20 cases in a magazine to form a banana shape. It will cause a dip that can produce a nose-dive. This is why the USPSA competition created the 38 Super Rimless case many years ago (besides the fact that the rim could catch each other and cause other problems.) (This is also a part of the problem with 9mm in the large frame magazines. Besides the fact that the round, if loaded factory short, has a big jump to the feed ramp.) So.. back to the main point of this post... Todd Jarrett realized this a long time ago and created a 38 TJ case. Initially made and sold by Hornady. I don't know, maybe you got it, but most of us never really was explained why or understood the importance of this case. It really was this simple.. it allowed the case to be sized all the way down or at least lower (it's still up to the reloader to adjust his/hers dies to remove the belly all the way). I've been talking to Starline for quite a while now and we're developing a new case that'll allow the 40 case to be re-sized lower just like or maybe slightly better than the 38TJ case. For all of you that shoot 38 Super... all I can say... invest in 38 TJ brass over 38 supercomp / rimless cases. Being able to re-size cases back to a straight case is vital for functionality. (One step at a time.. and I'm trying to share both the knowledge and the pain.) I decided to add 38 TJ brass to my shop and I'm shipping them 2000 cases for $278 including shipping. This is cheaper than getting them from Starline directly and it will help you making your Tanfoglio / EAA pistol in Open Class 38 Super more reliable. Remember to adjust the extractor, read article: Adjust extractor for 38 Super Rimless 38 TJ Brass Available in my Shop: Get Starline 38 TJ Brass

Just added in a 45 ACP U-Die to the shop. Also added 45 extractors (earlier). I have Starline 38 TJ brass available, will be adding in to the shop shortly. If you need some, and I recommend this case used with the U-Die because it's easier to resize the entire case over Starline Supercomp or Armscor Rimless brass. The 38TJ is cut higher so there is less material at the bottom of the case to worry about resizing. A HUGE help. All Tanfoglio magazines "LOVE" straight cases which is why 38 rimless and 40 S&W works great when they are either using new brass or correctly [straight] sized cases. When the cases start to form a cone-shape they tend to nose-dive and cause all kinds of grief. Use Round Nose for 38 super and as-straight-as-possible re-sized cases and you'll be smiling for ear to ear. Especially when you're loading up those 29 round mags.

Kickass pic's Leo.. Be cool to see updated pics with the new colored grips on them

Just picked up the Short Grips for Limited / Gold Teams large frame. I had 6 different colors made up; main ones are: Satin Clear Black Did a few in custom colors to see how they looked / came out: Pepsi Blue Maroon Red Forest Green Real Gold Was supposed to be a violet in there, but they made a Gold instead. Looks good. I'll try to get some pictures posted tomorrow. All non-checkered large-frame magwell grips are now ready to ship and the ones who ordered them will be shipped out tomorrow. The checkered ones are still in production. Had a meeting with the machine shop today and I decided to make the grip full-checkered. I appreciate the input on the top being smooth and while I think it's a good idea for magreleasing and trigger finger, after looking at how I hold my hand... my supporting hand touches all of the top area and I would want to have that checkered. It'll be 20LPI with a 60 degree cutting tool to a sharp edge. A few things to figure out on following the contour, but otherwise all good. BTW. Maroon Red is my favorite color of the custom grip colors. Looks sharp !

limited 40's complete with trigger parts, trigger job, 21 rnd mags, magpouches, holster etc can run you anywhere from 1500 - 2000 depending on your options. All you need is a belt ! You'll be ready to go. Call me for details (720) 352 1080.

vote NOW; smooth top on both sides or not? Checkering is happening right now and R&D is finalized on Tue eve/ Wed day. If we're gonna do smooth tops it's gonna be on both sides for two reasons: - lefties - trigger finger should have smooth surface to ride on as well

firing pin hole, spring and pin should be dry. I clean out the slide with brake cleaner spray (use glasses!). Can use q-tips to swab out leftover residue. No lube, EVER ;-) A gunsmith can recut your slide for a front or side dovetail cut. Use a carbide endmill cutter first and then run the dovetail cutter. Canyon creek custom can do this for you if you cant find anyone local. I'm doing an aftermarket 0.090" with a dot soon.

what capacity do you get with those springs/mags ?

we can do anything, just a matter of time and cost. Post a drawing. If anyone else wants the same it may make sense, otherwise yours could be expensive. Right now the cad we've got will checker everything except a small border around. And checker both sides.

we can do anything, just a matter of time and cost. Post a drawing. If anyone else wants the same it may make sense, otherwise yours could be expensive. Right now the cad we've got will checker everything except a small border around. And checker both sides.

i've got magwell grips at the plater; satin, black and blue. As soon as I've got the checkered ones done I'm gonna do one in each color and put up pics.. Non-checkered grips can ship mid next week, checkered will be following week. I'll write up a new article once I've got good pics.

i went up to the mc shop tonite and we are doing a 20lpi sharp diamond checkering. The grips will be checkered, then colored. Pepsi Blue will look really cool. Jim, for ur match, I already have those. Get the Satin and build up with putty and grip tape.

Just called and talked to them and there's plenty in stock and more coming. Here's a few things that's available at the moment: Gold Team 38's Gold Team 45's Gold Team 40's Limited 10mm's Limited 45's Limited 40's I have Limited 40's if you're interested.

I'm going to have do checkering & coloring on a custom basis, so the checkering will be done prior to checkering. Or if you want, it can be applied after. After would remove some of the color, but also make it stand out more. I'm going to do fairly aggressive checkering.

Here's some pictures of the barry mount :

I think Pepsi Blue is going to be very cool, already have others ordered them so I'll probably make up a few. Yep, just place your order any time and I'll ship as soon as ready. I will take a batch of grips to the anodizer today and just guestimate qtys on various colors. Which if you place your order (custom color) soon you'll probably get it sooner as well.

Just to note: the webshop or cart-system doesn't reflect the discount. I charge all sales manually and will apply discount to the orders as I process them. ;-)

Celebrating the new grips, I am offering for all BE'ers who is paying attention.. Next week my Contour grips will be available for (A) Large Frame Gold Team & Limited with magwells [20% OFF WEB PRICE] Week after: (Small Frame Stock II for all you international guys lucky enough to own this gun [20% OFF WEB PRICE] !!! Also offering checkering and custom color options. My anodizer can do 6 different colors. Black and Satin is my standard inventoried colors. I am also going to offer 4 other cool colors which will be custom orders. May have a few in stock, but typically will have to get over there and have them done for you specifically. These colors are: Pepsi Blue Maroon Red Forest Green Sharp Violet I don't have any pictures to show yet, I will have a few done and take pictures which will be up end of next week. In the mean time, trust your gut and go with a cool custom color of your choice. This is a TWO WEEK SALE starting today. Place your order before March 21st and write in "20% OFF GRIPS" in the comment box. It applies to Large Frame magwell grips and the Small Frame Stock II grips. Discount is also applied to custom color & checkering for these. On all other products listed on my site, I will offer 10% off. This of course includes my Contour Grips for Match/Stock/Steel. Discounts will not be applied to products on pre-order deals like my TiteFit pin and the new firing pin for small frame. The pricing on the two new grips reflect the permanent price, but I wanted to offer them at a deal to everyone here who has been waiting on these grips. So, if you read this post and paid attention you'll get the discount. Remember to write in "20% OFF GRIPS, 10% OFF PARTS" or something to that effect, I'm not picky about your wording ;-). My good buddy Carlos from Madrid is coming into town tomorrow, Saturday. I have to take him up to the mountains to ski. He demands it... ;-). I will be available on cell phone (720) 352 1080, and I can check emails on my phone. Back in the office on Wednesday. Shipping of products, unless it's a custom color/checkering option etc will happen Thursday and Friday next week. If you have any questions, just give me a call ! Btw. Here's a ski report from a few years back when Carlos and I were skiing in Colorado every weekend: http://henningshootsguns.com/pages/skico_keystone.html