Grayfox54

I called Springfield Armory today to try to order one of their safety levers. Nope. Because it is a part of the safety system they will only replace that part themselves. They will not sell them. Oh well, I do like the Cylinder & Slide safety. However, their parts are getting hard to come by. As I understand it, the owner has retired and nobody is taking over the business. There is some doubt if they will still be around once existing stock is sold out. C&S is out of the safeties. So is Brownells. Midway still has a few. I have one on the way.

I don't blame you. I do have a SA35 and its an outstanding pistol. But as of yet they aren't making a Detective version. As I mentioned, I do have a FM Detective, but its too scarce and expensive for EDC. That's why this Girsan caught my attention. Not too expensive and the right size for carry. I knew it would need some work, but I kinda enjoy that sort of thing.

I got it to the range this afternoon. Dug around in the ammo supply and came up with 6 loads. Winchester White box 124gr FMJ NATO Winchester SXZ 115gr JHP Remington Golden Saber 124gr JHP And three of my handloads using 115gr JHPs, 115gr FMJs and 124gr LRN. All told, I ran about 175 rounds through the gun. I'm happy to report it ran like a champ. I did have 2 feed jams, but both of those were with the same 20 year old 13 round magazine. So I really think it was to blame. Despite the heavy, gritty trigger I was able to keep most of my shots in the black at 7 yards. I did have to adjust the rear sight just a tad to the right. But then I have to do that with most of my guns. Just the way my hands work i guess. Today was about testing function and reliability. It passed with flying colors. I'm thinking seriously about changing the thumb safety lever. While the Girsan lever is styled after the factory Browning design, it just don't feel right and has sharp edges. One of my hi-powers has the C&S safety and I do like it. But I really like the design of the lever on my SA35. I think I'll give Springfield a call and see if I can buy one. All in all, I really like this gun. Now, lemme see what I can do with that lousy trigger.

I got the new grips. A set of Altamonts I found on e-bay. Nice looking grips, but the ridges around the raised center section were sharp and felt like they cut into my hand. A little work with some sandpaper and they now feel great!

Disgruntled former employee goes nuts and kills a bunch of innocent people. Sad story, but we've heard it before. Mental illness has reached epidemic proportions in this country, but nobody wants to talk about that.

Word around the internet is that Jones will definitely be reappointed to his old seat and that Pearson is likely to be as well. I did hear back from my Shelby County Commissioner, Mick Wright. It was your basic good to hear from constituents, thanks for the input, yadda, yadda, yadda response without any real answer. IDK if Memphis and Nashville should be picking a fight with the State Legislature over this. Lots of serious money is at stake. We shall see. Could get real interesting. BTW: maybe these democrats should rethink their whole “assault on democracy” cry. The U.S. isn't a democracy. We are a Representative Republic.

I've been put in "Time Out" a couple of times at big blue over the years. Got my hand slapped and given a few days off. And it always boils down to the same thing. I post something that I think is absolutely hilarious and they get upset about it. They just can't appreciate my sense of humor.

I would like to know if there was a specific motive. But then, its hard to make sense out of crazy.

I noticed in the video that the men were the ones waving arms, shouting and being disruptive. Johnson was just kinda standing there looking stupid. I believe that's what saved her butt. Of course the haters will never accept that.

Fixed it for you. Add in a total disregard for rules and an inflated sense of self importance.

Everything I'm seeing in the news is making this about gun control and how the "3" are being punished for supporting it. Not one mention of disrupting, disrespecting or disregarding the House Chamber rules or proper procedures. MSM is making these idiots out to be the heroes. [edit] I live in Shelby County. I just sent my County Commissioner an e-mail saying straight up to NOT even consider putting Pearson back in the Legislature. We don't need idiots like that in our government. Speak up folks! Tell your legislators how you feel.

Well, this was the lead story on the SeeBS Evening News. According to them, 3 brave reps were unjustly punished for protesting for more gun control. They twisted the story around to make it look like the "3" are innocent victims of politics and racism. Once again its not what you say. but how you say it. I sent my Representative a rather blunt e-mail expressing my anger and irritation on how this matter was handled. I suggest you all do the same. I am truly embarrassed and angry with my state's government right now.

I went with Arms Fair. They have a good set up there. Separate office just for transfers and they're listed on all the major gun selling sites. Just click them in the drop down menu. Quick in and out, no muss, no fuss. Cost is $40 + $10 for Tics. $5 discount if you pay cash, which I did. $45 total for me.

When I first saw the video of these 3 idiots shouting on the house floor, I though they were protesters who had somehow gotten in. They're actions were inexcusable and they deserved to be punished. However, I do think expulsion went a bit too far. Now they've become martyrs for the liberal cause. Our state leaders seem to be on a roll lately of trying to make all of us look bad.

Once again. Wrong end of the state. Ya know, an enterprising fella could buy a bunch of those for $3.99 and sell 'em here for around $5.00. I'd buy several.

It should just be a standard machine screw that just happens to be blued. Check with the local gunsmith. He probably has one to fit.

I picked this up today. This is Girsan's version of the Detective Model Hi-Power. The slide and barrel are 1" shorter than the standard Hi-Power at 3.88". Girsan calls it the MC P35 PI. As I understand it the "PI" stands for Private Investigator". Let me preface this by saying I do own an original FM Detective Model. These were made back in the early 90s by FM Argentina. AFAIK, FM was the only company to produce and sell a reliable compact Hi-Power clone. Its a wonderful pistol and I do love mine. However, they have become scarce and the last one I saw for sale went for about $1200. I don't really want to take a chance by carrying mine. So when I learned of Girsan's new clone, it really caught my interest. I've heard a lot of good things about Girsan. I found this one at Bud's the other day for $503. That's about $50 cheaper than I've seen one anywhere else. So I went for it. Anyway, I picked it up today. With tax, insurance transfer and TICS I have $605 in this gun. Sorry about the pics, I'm afraid I'm not much of a photographer. First impressions: On initial inspection the gun appears to be very well made. Fit of all parts is excellent. No sharp edges are noticeable. The plain black finish is smooth and seems quite solid. Nice 3-dot sights and an Ambi safety. Its a good looking gun. The bad: First off the grips suck. Feel completely wrong for my hands. But that's easy enough to fix. In fact I've already got a new set on the way and they should be here in the next day or so. BTW: this will be the only change to the gun's appearance that I will make. The really bad: OMG! The trigger on this thing is absolutely horrible! Long, extremely gritty and , according to my gauge, breaks inconsistently at between 9 & 10 lbs! Ok, this is gonna take some work. From the way it feels, I'm thinking that much of the problem is going to be in that magazine disconnect which it does have. That will be the first thing to go. We'll see what happens after that. Hi-Power triggers are notoriously hard to tune. But a smooth, clean 4-5 Lb trigger is possible. For what I got in it, I can afford to tinker with it a bit. Step one is to get it to the range in its box stock configuration and try various loads through it. That's if the rain will ever quit and I have a chance? Considering that lousy trigger, I'm not really looking for great accuracy. This will be a reliability test. Then I'll take it from there. Anyway, the goal is to have a reliable, compact Hi-Power carry gun. Stay tuned, I'll post updates as this project progresses.

Some folks like to use the off hand to guide the gun back into the holster. Commonly laying the hand on the top of the slide near the muzzle. I admit my own guilt in this until I finally broke myself of this bad habit.

I LIKE IT!

My youngest is 38 and I don't have any grandkids yet. So I guess I don't have a dog in this fight. I really don't care who pays for it or just how they go about it. I just want our kids to be safe in school. Quit arguing about it and get something done.

I grew up in a camping family. When my sons were younger I spent 12 years as a Boy Scout leader. You bet your azz I can start a fire! One should always carry a pocket knife and a lighter. With these two most basic of tools, a smart man can survive darned near anything.

Since the invention of the printing press, journalists quickly learned that its not so much what you say as how you say it. Its easy to manipulate the facts to whatever end you desire without telling a lie.

I never understood why they made the Wranger with fixed sights in the first place. Any decent .22 just begs for adjustable sights. I have a Wrangler. Stumbled across it at a very good price. Couldn't pass it up. I've never shot it. I keep telling myself it'll go on the next range trip, but it just hasn't made it. Now I'm thinking about leaving it unfired, selling it and getting one of these instead.

'Bout damned time!