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Several of you have beaten me to the punch, but I echo the sentiment that a small gun beats no gun at all. The older I get, the more that I value any tool which will allow me to overcome the likelihood of being on the losing side of "disparity of force." Unfortunately, this has crept up on my...

This guy in the video knows his stuff. Give a lot of credence to his doctrine.

I'm due for a checkup. Thanks for the tip. I'll inquire about the progressive lenses. I've been limping along in cheapskate mode with off-the-shelf readers.

I'm right there with you when shooting iron sights on handguns and rifles. Only a few years ago, my vision flip-flopped from a lifetime of being near-sighted with an astigmatism (in both eyes) to being far-sighted with NO astigmatism. Go figure... Of the two conditions, I much prefer the...

You preach it! I'll turn the pages!

Yeah, the 28 is a nifty shell. I've always liked the 12ga and 20ga shell with a reduced weight shot load. That, coupled with a somewhat lower powder charge, makes for a much more pleasant recoil experience when going through several hundred rounds. I've never owned a 28 ga (nor a 16 ga either...

Starting during the C19 scamdemic, 410 shells became completely unobtainium, However, 28 ga. shells were still on the shelf in most places. I lucked out and found some 410 shell online and immediately ordered a case. I needed the 410's for my "snake guns" (literal snake guns, not Colt DA...

@EmberTRPCC - - I'm having one of those "Duh!" moments, after a good night's sleep. There is a FOURTH option to fix your FLGR without having to buy anything else. Looking at the photo which you posted where the rear face of your GI guide rod is shown along with the rear face of your new...

One time too many.

Oh, and I forgot one additional, but important last step before declaring a case as truly ready to reload. That step is to verify that the resized and trimmed case is dimensionally correct by doing a "plunk" test into either a cartridge gage or into a chamber of a revolver cylinder. The...

I purchased some new Starline 38 Special brass and it arrived on my doorstep yesterday. While some reloaders might simply chortle with glee and immediately start stuffing them with primers, powder and bullets, I like to take my time and make certain that each case is "up to snuff" despite being...

@EmberTRPCC : If you decide to go with option 3 and succeed in locating a suitable FLGR, you do NOT have to create the nice pretty little "slotted" relief cut. Rather, you can carefully secure the guide rod in a padded vise and use a suitable file to cut a relief angle across the breadth of...

It's never too late to ask questions in order to gain understanding. And the only such question which are "stupid" are the ones that were NOT asked...

I'm glad that was the answer, because if it wasn't, finding the correct cause without gun-in-hand would be much more difficult. I see in your photo that the FLGR does have a relief slot already cut for clearance of the barrel link. So.... you have about three choices (maybe more, but these are...

I've seldom (I think maybe never, I just can't remember for certain) had to worry about the fitment of the guide rod head, but it is a Real Thing which gets discussed in 1911 'smithing texts and courses. I am usually going the opposite direction (swapping a full length guide rod out and a GI...

DONE. Now y'all can fire away. @EmberTRPCC - - Once you've done this check for both guide rods, let us know what you observe. Hopefully, this will account for the "free movement" which you see when the new full length guide rod is installed. If so, then it is a fitment issue, not a full...

Here's the check: Use your thumb to firmly press the guide rod head back against its "seat" at the base of the barrel lug to simulate the tension which the action spring would apply. At the same time, try to move the slide stop forward / backward. If the rear of the guide rod head is a good...

No problem. First, let's determine if fitment of the guide rod head is the cause / issue. I'm going to try to show how to check the fitment of the guide rod head and compare fitment of the original GI style guide rod head to the fitment of the new full length guide rod head with a few pictures...

Precisely where I'm "headed" with my line of questioning. A guide rod head that is not quite a correct fit will leave a slight amount of space for the slide stop pin, when inserted through the bottom link hole, to allow the barrel and slide to move just a little bit. A proper fit of the rear...

I can't say that I disagree with ya, Hayes. The current crop of 1911s put out by Springfield Armory offer an extremely solid value and their quality (in my opinion) is consistent and solid. If you look closely at the last statement in @EmberTRPCC 's post, you'll see that he has already...