ken_mays

I've got a 1076 that I'd let go, DM me if interested

It's a quarterly swap meet that is held at MSSA, for MSSA members only (sadly). It runs all 3 days in the clubhouse but you have to be on premises if you have a gun there for sale. They have a couple dozen tables set up and it's 75% dusty old junk but occasionally something worthwhile can be spotted there. I usually forget about it until the last day when everything's already been picked over.

I agree with the above -- a lot of factory installed red dots are just a way for manufacturers to move sub-par red dot sights. There are a very few RDS that I will spend money on for serious use: Trijicon and Holosun. That's it. Others may be adequate but I like the features and flexibility of the Holosun 507 (fullsize) and 507k (compact). Many others like Leupold Deltapoint and Romeo may be OK but they have features that are annoying or not optimal IMO. The only way I'd accept a 2nd or 3rd tier red dot is if I got it next to nothing and used it only on .22s or range-only guns.

it's really not much worse than a Commander or Government. The key is to get a flush fitting magazine, 126mm, and remove the bulky magwells. I pretty much pull off all my 2011 magwells anyway unless they're an active competition gun.

MSSA has an upcoming swap meet from 9/13/24 to 9/15 for those members who may be interested.

I'd love it, but I'm on the wrong end of the state.

Given the SVI parts (some of the best you can buy) and the aftermarket aluminum grip frame (those go for multiple hundreds of $$) that looks like a pretty good deal, assuming all the parts are fitted correctly. You may still be buying a gun that needs a bit of tweaking though.

The SIG Trailsides have started to show up in my area. I don't know if they were clearanced out somewhere, but I've seen several for sale around the $450 mark. They are great option for not a lot of money. For something comparable, the Ruger 22/45 MKIV is a great design and can be upgraded with a few key aftermarket parts like the Tandemkross hammer/sear kit and a red dot mount which make it a far more fun pistol to use. The Kel Tec P17 has the great attraction of being very inexpensive. Mine has been reliable and I generally like the design and control layout, but accuracy (like every other Kel Tec I've owned) has not been impressive.

In years past it was different, but the S&W "performance center" is nothing but a corner of the shop where they make normal guns ugly and expensive

This is the rebound spring kit I like to use. It comes with several different weights so you can move up in weight if your particular gun needs it. I generally start out in the middle of the range with a 13# spring and then see if I need to go heavier or lighter. Usually that makes a dramatic difference over the factory spring. https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts/handgun-parts/handgun-triggers-parts/sw-reduced-power-rebound-spring/

Ebay and Gunbroker are good places to check every couple of weeks.

I bought my first one in the early 2000s and it's been a downhill slide into addiction ever since. My single stacks really haven't seen the range very much since then. I've built several and still have a few frames and slide sets I need to do something with.

There is a lightweight trigger rebound spring that can be installed that will lighten the pull noticeably. Installing it is a job of moderate difficulty. If you aren't comfortable removing the sideplate and removing/reinstalling parts, it's probably a job for someone who is.

I use mainly Wilson or McCormick Powermags (8 round) for 45. The Wilsons have a captive follower and are better to use on aluminum frames than the floating follower on the McCormicks, but you need to watch the springs, they wear out pretty fast.

How are you liking the FNAR? I was surprised at how soft shooting and accurate mine was.

Vade retro, Satan!

Get one of these speed loaders and it will make your range time much more enjoyable. https://www.mcfaden.com/McFadden-Machine-Lightnin-Grip-Loader-s/1828.htm The TX22 mags are not fun to load without a loader. A buddy has a TX22 and it seems to work OK.

I'd have already picked this up if I weren't on the wrong side of the state.

I won’t buy a gun that I won’t shoot. I just don’t want to be a guy with NIB collector’s stuff. Now most of mine might not get fired much but all of them have been to the range at least once.

Red for me because I find it stands out well against most backgrounds.

Range USA. They also had a Witness 2311 but I didn’t much care for the fit and finish of it.

I picked up a Tisas 2011 last week. Paid a little over $900 for it locally. It came with 2x17 round mags and a bushing wrench I'll probably never use. Trigger was 5.5# out of the box so I adjusted it to about 3# before taking it to the range. It fed and fired fine about 200 of my reloads, which were 135gr coated lead running about 1050 FPS. The only issue I had was brass to face. It would consistently put ejected cases on top of my head or in my face. I tightened up the extractor tension a bit but no dice. I reprofiled the ejector tip and now it ejects properly. Accuracy was good, easy to put them in one hole at 10 yards. Sight regulation was right on for my particular load but the rear sight gap was slightly wider than I’d like. Unfortunately, the rear sight seems like a unique dovetail so it might be difficult to replace it with a different aftermarket sight. Springfield Prodigy mags worked as well as the Tisas mags. Slide lock back was consistent with the Tisas mags, can’t remember about the Prodigy mags. The barrel uses a Clark-Para style ramp. The top of the ramp had a sharp rollover but it didn’t seem to impede feeding. The throat was long and a 9mm Manson finishing reamer removed no metal at all (the Prodigy required reaming). The bullet profiles I tend to use in my reloads will stick in barrels with short throats (like FN 509s) unless I load extra super short, so I'll ream the barrels with a finish reamer to cut a proper throat in them. Fortunately the Tisas shop thinks like I do :D One pet peeve was the sharp corner of the frame right below the serial number. Other manufacturers bevel this edge to varying degrees, but the Tisas had none at all. Depending on your grip and hand size, this could be a problem. If you have a high enough grip, this edge will rub a hole in you before too long. The manual said nothing at all about what red dot sights are supported, or what the optic screw pitch was. The slide seems to be cut directly for the mini RDS direct mount, the RMRCC pattern that is shared with the Holosun 407k/507k sights. I have a lot of 2011s of different flavors, and I’m favorably impressed with the Tisas DS, I give it two thumbs up.

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I’ve got a toolbox full of stuff like that. PM me next time you need one. Also willing to pay you for the FLGR if you don’t want it polluting your parts box

https://americanreloading.com/product/fiocchi-small-pistol-primers-free-shipping-hazmat/