Recent content by B1948J

LOL. If you're blind, you don't mind scratches. Been there, done that. The VA got my eyesight back but the downside is seeing idiot scratches. I will say that the Springfield Armory site says you should just be able to position the slide stop over the plunger and just press in to seat it. Maybe...

I have an SA Government from the '80's that has a plunger that sticks out a few thousandths of an inch more than it should. I finally found an iPhone repair kit that has a nylon case remover tool. It works perfectly for holding the plunger in while I seat the slide stop. But it does seem stupid...

Mike, I know a bit about the F-80C "Shooting Star" that, I think, was given short shrift in this article. My father was a pilot in the 80th FB Squadron of the 8th Fighter Bomber Wing. His jet went down in the Chuncheun area of Korea on 23 Jan 1951. He is considered MIA/KIA as no remains were...