It was the ammo. 147gr Freedom Munitions will not cycle with a suppressor on my two Glocks. Fiocci 147gr ammo and 147gr reloads from Village Tactical both function fine.
Glock 19 and Glock 34. Both just got new threaded barrels. Barrels are drop in, but fit nicely. I'm omitting the name of the barrel company for now because I'm going to email them in the morning and see if they have suggestions...
Ammo is 147gr RN from Freedom Munitions and the ammo cycles...
Since it is a relatively inexpensive gun, why not try it yourself? There's a lot of videos on the subject. I installed a bobtail on one of my Springers and installed a beavertail safety. The bobtail came out pretty well. The safety needs more work... Ed Brown sells the jigs, which should...
Yes, they moved. The shop is maybe 10x larger now. Still seems to be run by nice people. Also seems to lean more towards LEO supply. That may change with the additional space.
I use white nail polish all the time on my sights to touch them up. It's cheap, it works, and it holds up to cleaning chemicals better than regular testors paint.
small amounts of larger calibers or odd calibers can be worth selling. Think .338, .50 cal, .50 AE etc. For the common calibers like 9mm, .45, .223, they are usually traded in bulk quantities of 500+ and don't command much of a price. If you've got the space, hang on to them. Maybe you could...
Satin huh? My friend's buddy, who had a neighbor in the Navy Seals said that only the glossy coating was good when you were "in the suck". They're not tacti-cool enough for me.
Ugly, perhaps, but not the end of the world. If it's just a service gun, you could tack a bit of weld in there and try again. Part of the reason I did this on a Springer GI was that I wouldn't feel too bad if I dorked it up. Will I try doing this on an an Ed Brown or a Nighthawk? Hell no...
It really wasn't that hard to do the actual drilling/grinding. The finishing is where your money goes when you have it done. I've still got some blending and polishing to do and then it is off to get cerakoted.
Punch the vise, while the 5/16 punch is in your mouth, while using your thigh to support the retaining spring. When you do this, make sure you have eye protection because the 3/4" pygmy flange will likely shoot out, and if THAT happens, your 1911 will automatically revert to full auto...at...
3.33 seconds. Next best was 3.73. After that, it's all in the 4's and up. Even a blind squirrel gets a nut every now and then. Felt like I was flying when I did it. Can't imagine what 1.84 is like.