BayouSlide

Not a problem, Doc...just thought I was missing something. Actually, I usually enjoy the surprise of waiting to see who I end up squadded with. Got to shoot with a few forum folks from outside our area in the past. And between the Gator and the Mississippi Classic, I think there was only one occasion where my squad mates weren't pleasant company and failed to pull their weight on the taping and reset front. No complaints here...couldn't pick better for myself. Keep up the good work Curtis

Ouch. Even if it is scratched up, I would be very hesistant to use any sort of sandpaper in an attempt to smooth it out. I've tried on other plastics and regretted it. The only way I've found to lighten up/smooth deep scratching on plastic is repeated buffing with Novus plastic polish (the brown #2) by hand with a soft cloth or with a dremel buffing wheel run SLOWLY and wet with polish. Slow and wet is important if you're not buffing by hand because most plastics, maybe not the Glock polymer, but nearly every other plastic can soften from the heat a little, melt and you've lost ground and made the problem worse. You could probably get the top portion of the receiver but I doubt you'd have the enough access to work the mag well portion to any worthwhile extent. Man, I'd just slick it up with a light plastic polish/cleaner and left it at that...I fear you'll end up doing more damage than good. Curtis

If it's gummy I've always found MPro7 or Gun Scrubber (polymer safe version) did a great job. But remembering what you did to one lower a while back just from reload practice, you probably have a pharoah-grade problem on your hands. I'll take a flyer here and propose a cleaner/polish/protectant product called Can-Do from Saeng that cuts gummy residue of all sorts off plastic better than anything I've ever found. Leaves a righteous shine, too . I use it on everything from clear acrylic windshields to CDs and DVDs. Never used it on a Glock, though, but there's a first time for everything... Curtis EDITED: because I hate typos!

Now when a minimum trigger pull weight was proposed, that was upsetting. Reason and the wishes of the apparent majority of Production competitors prevailed, but I hoped we didn't win that battle only to lose the war. Before the new rulebook, things were easy to understand, relatively easy to enforce and in keeping with what I understood to be the spirit of the Production class...basically no externally visible modifications other than sights and grip tape/grip sleeve, internal work like triggerwork, springs, guide rods, etc. all A-OK if the gun stayed with the 2 oz. rule. But now, sheesh, what gives with the new rules, a can of worms that seem to require three new clarifications each time something rather straightforward is seemingly clarified? How could someone possibly figure that it's OK to change out a Glock barrel to an aftermarket barrel (same caliber), but not to change a Glock 3.5 lb. connector for a Lonewolf 3.5...same type of part, just slightly reshaped for better function? A connector is just a shaped piece of spring steel, for all practical purposes. IMO the new rules are problematic because they are too specific to be vague but too vague to be specific. This merely serves to open the door to more and more questions, and seems to leave gaping holes especially when considering the Glock platform, arguably the most popular Production gun among the rank and file. Maybe I should be posting my feelings about USPSA's mucking up the Production rules in What I Hate rather than here If so, my apologies to the moderators and fellow BENOS members. Curtis

...and the journey to the darkside begins. Good luck with your new Glock and keep us posted on how it runs. This Production Glock 34 shooter with aging eyes is always being tempted by such projects. Curtis

Doc, I must be missing something. It only allows me to select the "unsquadded" squad, saying I'm already squadded in squad O. Is it not fully operational at this point or am I just dumb...on second thought, please don't answer the latter question Curtis

With similar mods my G34 is within weight with a stainless steel guide rod and ISMI spring, according to my postal scale. A tungsten or tungsten extended length pushes it over. As far as the trigger, a Vanek drop-in production trigger should tighten the take up. Curtis

Agreed. I'ved been even more careful with brass pickups at the local sheriff's range where I shoot after I shot one .380 case while practicing one day. For the record, a Glock 34 will apparently fire a .380 case reloaded with a 147 gr Zero and 3.3 grains of Titegroup...now I know what a real flattened primer looks like I've loaded some in the past that slipped into my 550 run, but that was the only one that made it through the case gauge...must have been asleep at the wheel that day. Curtis

They are the best and longest lasting I have found...Been using mine for three years. NO wear, unlike the repairs I always made on all my other bags. I regularly sit on mine when we jump into the back of a truck to get to the back portion of the range during matches. Yup, just like in the photo on Chuck's site with all the ammo boxes stacked on the bag...my 175 pounds doesn't put a dent in mine...rather comfortable on the posterior, too Curtis

If I ever was asked by a news crew why I didn't evacuate, I'd just reply "I live here...what the heck are YOU doing here." Curtis

Exactly. I'm way against the nanny state and people telling me what I should do "for my own good" - but I'm also a firm believer in one being held accountable for their actions. You don't want to leave? No problem, but you're on your own. My feelings as well...I evaluate each storm and haven't evacuated in any thus far. Then again, I'm above storm surge, experienced (by now) and well prepped. Wasn't asking for help before and not asking for it later if I misjudged. My home, my decision, my responsibility. Nothing to be taken lightly or by the clueless. Curtis

Hadn't run into that, but that sounds like the hot ticket for the problem...the red works better on fine threads than blue, but it seems less than permanent on tiny threads. Have to find me a tube Curtis

For the record, I've never had to use heat to remove sight screws with red: I wish they were that permanent. Very good advice given, though, about limiting the thread locker, whatever type you use, to the threads itself. I've only used red on a few things in my wrenching career, mostly sight screws but the bolts in the adjustment slots from a set of Yoshimura cams in a a GSXR race bike also comes to mind. Back in my roadracing and motorcycle wrenching days, I bought one small tube of red...but went through a number of 32 ounces containers of blue loctite for everything else Curtis EDITED: because I HATE typos!

Trust me and try the red loctite...if your front sight is like mine (a Dawson FO on my G34), it will still loosen up after a couple or three thousand rounds. Make sure to degrease the inner and outer threads completely for best results. Red loctite ain't as scary as it is made out to be...it flows better into the tiny threads than the blue. Good luck. Curtis

A Glock! You really want me to place last don't you. Not true, Hank...actually I thought it was your choice of pistols that was holding you back More seriously, hope life is back to normal for you sooner rather than later, buddy. Curtis

Hank, forgot to mention, if you need a Glock and some gear and ammo to shoot the Gator Classic, just let me know...just don't beat me with my own gun, alright

Glad everyone is safe and sound and property are the only casualties. Gas is now available in most places in town and milk is on the shelves of the local grocery store again. As I type I'm watching tree trimming crews in my back yard take out every tree trunk or branch our back property line that's within 10 feet of a power line...we've traded the sound of generators for the buzz of chainsaws and we're the lucky ones. IIRC, around a 1/2 million homes and businesses in Louisiana are still without power. For those who haven't experienced the aftermath of a hurricane...I'm an early eighties Louisiana transplant I've just about lost count...hassle, discomfort and worry are only part of the story. Found out an elderly lady in our neighborhood passed away during the evac. Something new, this time, though. As soon as evac started, I saw two different groups of shady looking types begin scoping out the neighborhood. One of these guys was on foot, with a tape measure on his belt. Don't know if it was because he thought it made him look like a contractor or he was trying to measure to see what size TV would fit in his house. Around one o'clock the morning of the hurricane, I awoke to what sounded like small caliber gunfire...two shots. Seems a neighbor two houses down surprised a couple of burgulars in the process of ripping off stuff from her carport. Apparently she shot one round into the ground and two (the ones I heard) into the air to scare them off. I think another neighbor, a deputy with the sheriff's department who responded, politely informed her the consequences of gravity on high altitude lead...at least I hope he did Apparently lowlives throughout town were taking advantage of the power outage and the local sheriff came down hard in days to come with anyone violating the 6 p.m. to 6 a.m curfew. Time for little more cleanup and catch up on some sleep...and check on the path of Hurricane Ike Curtis EDITED: because I hate typos!...corrected power outage figure

I had the same primer slide hang-up/snap loose problem on my 550B and a new primer slide bearing plate from Dillon fixed it for me. Curtis

I'm with Jim...I've NEVER had a problem with the bases popping off of ANY Glock mags, either OEM or even with extended baseplates as long as they were disassembled and reassembled properly, no matter how often they were taken apart. Curtis

Sorry to hear about your troubles, Hank. For a Cat 1, this storm managed greater than normal damage to trees and the power distribution system. We are lucky here in New Iberia: just branches and trash and the power was even restored to our neighborhood Thursday evening. It seemed that the Baton Rouge area in particular sustained a lot more damage from trees falling that usual. That said, a man was killed in Lafayette from a tree falling on his house and a least two people in Mamou were killed by a tornado the day after the storm. Reminders that property damage can be replaced...our friends and family can't. Curtis

Sometimes it's a matter of perspective. I was happy to pay for Premium for the last gas station left with gas in town Saturday evening as Gustav rolled in. Got in from vacation in Colorado Saturday p.m. and was scrambling for last minute preps, including that final 5 gallon can of generator gas before the town boarded up for good. I have never seen gas shortages of this sort in any past hurricane...probably due to the million plus who evacuated right through our area. With the oil rigs evacuated in the Gulf and offshore and refinery operations shut down, get prepared for some more spikes, unfortunately. Curtis

Things are A-OK here in New Iberia...some tree damage in the neighborhood, lots of mess from tree leaves and loose branches stripped from vegetation by the wind. Powers out until who knows when. DSL is up so I can maintain the emergency Web pages for our client, an electric utility. Basically, a category 1 by the time it made it in about 20 miles from the Gulf. Came back from three weeks vacation in Colorado to this! Curtis

Grey market usually applies to legitimate items brought into a country outside the company-approved distributor. In electronics and cameras and such, this normally means that they don't have a valid U.S. warranty, only the worldwide warranty so the authorized distributor would refuse to honor warranty or repair claims. I've bought grey-market microphnones and camera equipment in the past without any problems. Grey market items would still carry the logos and brands...not sure what that means for your "no-name" holster, though.

I'm another recent convert. Both stock and Hogue grips just didn't seem beefy enough to fit my hand right. I'm now running the MIAD with the biggest backstrap and no-finger-groove front.

Jim, you obviously need a bigger dog Curtis