thanks for the reassurance guys. was a little more dubious of the Match slide meeting the hunter dust cover as Eaa's site lists LTD, Match bbls @ 4.75", but slide OALs @ 9" and 8.75" respectively. how's that? from your reassurances, i can only guess its due to a longer beavertail(?)
JW, i'm NW too, NW Montana to be exact. i guess bear country brings out the 10mm in all of us. hadn't thought this far ahead yet, but now you mention it, where did you source those stronger springs for the the "longslide" Hunter?