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I'll have to look up that book. I've always been a voracious reader.

I've considered buying a DW, but circumstances have not permitted a first hand examination. I do hear good things. I did read a blurb somewhere about the mainspring pin hole possibly being in a slightly different location.

This thing is so blacketty-black that it’s hard to photograph it without an elaborate setup and there’s just no time for that. The last pic didn’t do the muzzle end justice; I think it came out very nice and kinda unique. The recoil spring plug is made from scratch from a big ol’ socket head cap screw to maximize strength. Everything on this gun is blued other than the barrel(s) and hammer, which are WDLC’d. That black is a perfect match to the bluing.


The herringbone on the rib is at a fine pitch, may not come out so well in this pic without zooming up on it.

WOW... lots of detail there, your work never disappoints!

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Thanks pal.

Commander-length recoil spring plugs in 5" gun-- everybody's doing it (almost.)

I guess it works-- but I kinda take exception to it. Not much dif in length but it's that must less support for the recoil spring on the outside. Most of the time I will switch it out for a longer one. Maybe doesn't make a dang bit of differenced, I have not really tested it.

The herringbone on that rib is gorgeous.

I suspect that if "everyone is doing it" then someone tested it, found it works, and can save a few pennies by having one less item on the inventory lists. then everyone else piles on.

In some companies, saving "a few pennies" adds up to a big bonus and promotion.

I might have mentioned this before, but Brownells is big on that. They had one employee, not even involved in shipping, who came up with a better solution to box sizing and packaging. As was related to me, once they tried her solution, they gave her a new car as a bonus. Then, as the ramifications of just how much it was saving sink in, they said "Your kids go to college on us now."

Wow!

I wanna job at Brownell's!

You have to live in Iowa. Lost of nothing but cornfields as far as the eye can see.

Ran across some older pics and thought I’d share some, the coming days are likely to find me doing something other than posting on LTW…. Apologies if any re-runs.

I did this as a prize gun for the 2002 Single Stack Classic (before it was the Single Stack Nationals). It changed hands about two years ago—the well-known competitor that won it was thinning his collection of winnings over the years.


My second prototype of the AR15 Hammer Install Tool. This secondary use is totally by (happy) accident:


Experimenting around. Yes, there are as-yet untried front strap treatments. You have to imagine it as being all black.




Lots of Conamyds on this one; I don’t expect to ever do grips again, way too much work! The magwell is made from scratch, prehard 4130. Aluminum frame, so, it is screwed on under the grips. The owner has reportedly left instructions that he is to be buried with it. Dear archeologists of the year 2425, how did the grip material hold up?


The “Jury” gun, 2005, I think, although the pic says 2008. Maybe it was 2008. When I ran across this pic I realized this was probably the subconscious thing that caused me to do the recently above posted gun the way I did.


Early 2000’s. This was my interpretation of what the customer asked for. He liked it but with true Magnums it was miserable to shoot. I told him, never shoot this with anyone within 25 feet of you on the line.

I continue to be in awe of the pistols you build, just looking at the pictures there are so many details that show through.

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I continue to be in awe of the pistols you build, just looking at the pictures there are so many details that show through.

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And this eternal resting place Is known as Fiddlers' Green.

That experimental frontstrap treatment? If you could make each of those little skulls you'd be a busy and rich man.

You'd lose your rep as a man of taste and distinction, but you could have Scrooge McDuck-like evenings rolling in piles of $100 bills.

Sad and funny but true, Patrick!

A little stoning this afternoon.....

https://imgur.com/a/MiQGzSw

Expand it for full screen and turn on sound, there's a little narration. I was gonna post this on YT but they kicked it because the music is protected content....! It's so far in the background I doubt most will recognize it even if they know it, but YT sure did.

That's the last time I film while backstage at the Fillmore East

Are those mold maker's stones? Any advantage over the garden variety that most are familiar with?

Yes, they are. I go with what I know from the mold biz.... soft ones, hard ones, in-between ones..... they all have a use.