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• Posted in thread: Advantages of 1911 on 12-15-2010 at 01:22 PM
  When I was in Viet Nam our outfit had guys called "tunnel Rats". These guys had bigger kahonies
  than just about anybody I knew. They didn't go down into these tunnels with a SW 38, or an M16
  or anythi...

• Posted in thread: I need help finding a barrel! on 12-15-2010 at 01:10 PM
  Geezzz, Midway USA has gobs of barrels and a google search turns up literally thousands of
  hits, you should be able to find a reasonably priced one in 10 minutes.

• Posted in thread: American Classic 2? on 12-15-2010 at 01:05 PM
  I had a RIA 1911 until just recently. It never had a FTF or FTE or any other problem. But, as
  previously mentioned, the heat treatment of the parts is poor. After a mere 500 rounds there
  were certain ...

• Posted in thread: Speer Lawman clean-fire range report on 12-01-2010 at 12:59 AM
  See, that's the thing. As I've aged I've become less tolerant of smoky ammo. I had a break of
  some years from shooting and I can't believe how much more sensitive to it I have become.
  Everything I've ...

• Posted in thread: Speer Lawman clean-fire range report on 11-30-2010 at 12:03 PM
  Had a great day at the range today with the chance to check out my Springfield 1911A1 Loaded
  match-grade after performing the Cane-published slide-lap procedure. Kudos to Cane.The other
  thing I wanted...

• Posted in thread: Speer Lawman clean-fire range report on 11-29-2010 at 08:26 PM
  Had a great day at the range today with the chance to check out my Springfield 1911A1 Loaded
  match-grade after performing the Cane-published slide-lap procedure. Kudos to Cane.The other
  thing I wanted...

• Posted in thread: 1911 slide lapping 101 on 11-29-2010 at 07:50 PM
  Finally got to the range today to fire my Springfield 1911A1 Loaded match, after performing
  Cane's slide-lap procedure..The difference is amazing!! SSooo smooth, didn't hesitate or miss a
  beat. Shot 1...

• Posted in thread: 1911 slide lapping 101 on 11-23-2010 at 11:11 AM
  Took me all afternoon, maybe 6 hours. Arm is still sore. must've taken several hundred cycles
  per grit before achieving that "grit used up" feeling. This is labor intensive so I can't help
  but wonder ...

• Posted in thread: 1911 slide lapping 101 on 11-22-2010 at 08:37 PM
  Did the lapping procedure yesterday just as you described. Was amazed to see where the high
  spots were when changing grits, not at all where I thought. Smooth as butter now. Will go to
  the range tomor...

• Posted in thread: 1911 slide lapping 101 on 11-20-2010 at 12:06 PM
  Any news on this?