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Abilene Slim SASS 81783
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8 hours ago, Raylan said:
That’s more than kinda creepy.
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8 minutes ago, Raylan said:
That’s a good ‘un!!
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3 hours ago, Chas B. Wolfson, SASS #11104 said:
Putting on the Ritz as sung by Frankenstein’s monster.
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Hey Pat, I think what Dave means is the 4 posts you made earlier today aren't visible. They just show up as broken link text at my end.
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9 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:
Oops. Delete.
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Abilene Slim
81783
Kansas
since 2009
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Decent cut-away video of internal parts and operation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxbzMRVh6kg
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Fascinating. I knew the barrel shroud had something to do with cooling, but didn't know there were fins underneath.
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Congratulations to you both.
Bet she has second thoughts about that now.
Seriously, the very best to you both.
She's definitely the better half. Keeps me between the fence posts!
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Wife & I got married on this day.
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When I bought my Series 80 twenty some years ago (alas, my only 1911), I swapped someone the flat for an arched ~ found it to be more comfortable. Thinking now that I might want to get another flat...
If I had the coin, that's exactly what I'd do -- have one of each! But alas, I'm unable to do that at the moment. Other gunly things are higher on the list.
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No thanks on the tower stuff. Though not at dizzying heights, this is pretty amazing.
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I thought the penny was for good luck. I don't recall pay phones taking anything but nickels dimes and quarters.
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An admiral and a chief were in the barbershop getting haircuts. When finished, the admiral's barber asked if he'd like some tonic in his hair.
The admiral said, "No thanks. I don't want my wife thinking I smell like a bordello."
The chief's barber asked the same thing and the chief replied, "Go ahead and splash it on. My wife doesn't know what a bordello smells like."
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"We're the phone company, we don't have to care." -- Ernestine Tomlin
"Everybody hates the phone company." -- Godfrey Cambridge in 'The President's Analyst"
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(First city to require cars to be removed from main streets after (IIRC) 6-inches of snow in a 24 hr period!
For people who only had on-the-street parking, where were they supposed to put them? In NYC that only applied to designated snow routes, which didn't affect us much in the residential areas.
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I had a 1973 Plymouth Duster (same as the Dart) just like this but with a 225 cid slant six and no rally stripes. Bought it brand new for $2,500. I still think it's a nice looking car.
The only other good thing about it was the engine and tranny, which was a floor mounted 3-speed stick. I had to pay $35 to have the shifter on the floor instead steering column.
The rest of the car was crap. Typical of the era, it was very poorly made. You could practically hear it rust. At the time I doubt the term quality assurance was familiar in Detroit board rooms or on the factory floor.
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I'm old enough to remember party lines. When we moved to the new 'burbs back in '65, many had to share the same number for awhile because SW Bell didn't have enough to go around.
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At least once a month at the indoor range to keep proficient with my CC bottom feeder. It's also a great place to work on hand loads when I feel like experimenting.
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My dad's Navy sword has the star and looks just like this one. Stainless blade ca. 1950
http://picclick.ca/US-Navy-Ceremonial-Sword-Harry-L-Workman-Conqueror-371792137723.html#&gid=1&pid=8
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The Mainspring HOUSING is a hollow piece of metal that holds the mainspring and the little cupped doober (that I can't think of the name of) that the hammer strut sits in.
You remove the housing from the gun (drive out one pin and slide the housing down).
Then, while applying downward pressure on the cupped doober (compressing the mainspring), you drive out another (littler) pin at the top of the housing, then slowly release the pressure. Take the spring and doober out of the old housing, put it in the new housing, compress the spring-and-doober, install the little pin in the new housing (holding the innards in place), then slide the new housing into the gun (making sure the hammer strut is in the cupped doober), push the housing all the way up and reinstall the first (longer) pin.
Easy peesie.
Oh - the guns. One Colt, one Springfield and one RIA. They all work the same.
thx!
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I've done it thrice, and each time I had to install the innards. There's a little more to it that "take old one off, put new one on".
Even so, it's a fairly easy switch.
What innards are you referring to?
And on what brand gun -- Colt, Para, Springfield etc?
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Flat made me shoot low I went back to arched. Try them. Both and what fits you. I am shooting a colt lightweight commander single handed in 45
Mine shoots low too, but I've learned to compensate for it. Kinda bugs me that I have to do that.
Since my Colt is basically an A1 with a flat housing, I've been toying with the idea of installing an arched one. Doesn't look that hard to do. I can always put the other one back if I don't like it, right?
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My Series 80 1911 has the flat mainspring housing. I've never handled an arched housing version. I know this issue is purely subjective, but what do you 1911 shooters from the Saloon prefer and why?
Opinions from those who have virtual 1911s are welcome too.
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Good one! I’ll bet Henny Youngman told that joke.