The Czickness LIII….CZing into the summer with friends near and far.

[MindfulMan]

Headed home now.
Surgery went well.
Cochlear activation is June 27th.
Dr said I'll be hearing good within a month.

Yay for the good news, DS !

 

[DadSmith]

Made it home, and time to rest.
You all have a great evening.

 

[88E30M50]

Headed home now.
Surgery went well.
Cochlear activation is June 27th.
Dr said I'll be hearing good within a month.

That's great news!

 

[88E30M50]

My last 1911 45 acp sold this past weekend. I did pick up a Colt 9 mm 1911 awhile back. I will keep my CZ 97 long enough to shoot up all my 45 ammo! Depending on what reloading components will cost by the end of the year, the 97 my go up for sale. I will be down to 1 AR by this weekend. Kathy is no longer able to work due to all her medical issues so I am reducing my collection down to help pay the bills until her Soc Sec starts Jan 2025. Checking out disability also but I do not think you can apply for both and the later could take longer than I could afford.

I'm sure that a bunch of us would jump at the chance to join a loaner program. We'd send you a pistol and over the course of something like 3 months or so, you shoot the crap out of it, with maybe a bit of tuning on the existing parts. After 3 months, you send it back and take the next pistol in line. Shoot, tune, repeat...

 

[Leadeye]

Reaching back in time to correct a cartridge mistake today. I've got some 44 Colt ammo assembled where the bullet is too wide as I sized some .454 instead of .452. I resized the bullets but had about 30 assembled before discovering my mistake. Heeled cartridges don't do well being taken apart and reassembled so I wanted to try sizing the bullet while still on the cartridge. BP lube doesn't do well in the Lee size dies, but I remembered Kent Lamont telling me that different steels and different situations can be worked out with a combination of lubes. I've kept my Automags running on a mix of moly grease and STP since the 80s and they have never failed. I applied the SPG lube on the bullets as normal but then a thin coating of Alox to let it slide through the Lee push through die. I used a wide punch to then drive the cartridge out of the die from the top.


Gotta keep that old Richards spitting.

 

[DadSmith]

AimSurplus, LLC

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CZECH CZ-82 9X18 MAKAROV PISTOL X GRADE
$250
Are these X grades worth it?

 

[WebSnyper]

Seriously contemplating this Sig P226 SAO legion with optic that PSA has on sale. I missed on the 229 sao legion with optic that Gunprime.com had as an even better deal earlier this week because I was skittish of gunprime.com

(I called them to ask a question and they did answer the phone, which alleviated my concern but they were out of stock by that time).

I'm wanting the 229 but for my uses really it would not matter if I went 226. It's just in my head that I want a 229 vs 226.

Decisions...

Update : should have jumped 226 out of stock

On another note had a consult with spine surgeon. Have to go in for a test at the Carmel office later next week and then we decide action plan (unless we have to do the test more than once since they don't like to do the test more than once in the same day).

 

[Born2vette]

AimSurplus, LLC

aimsurplus.com

CZECH CZ-82 9X18 MAKAROV PISTOL X GRADE
$250
Are these X grades worth it?

I like mine but went ahead and did a home rust blue on it. Out of the box I thought it was in better than X grade condition. It shot well and is an accurate little pistol.

As it came from AIM


After home rust blue. While I had it tore down I replaced all the springs but I don’t think it was necessary.

 

[DadSmith]

I like mine but went ahead and did a home rust blue on it. Out of the box I thought it was in better than X grade condition. It shot well and is an accurate little pistol.

As it came from AIM
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After home rust blue. While I had it tore down I replaced all the springs but I don’t think it was necessary.
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That's nice.

 

[MindfulMan]

Seriously contemplating this Sig P226 SAO legion with optic that PSA has on sale. I missed on the 229 sao legion with optic that Gunprime.com had as an even better deal earlier this week because I was skittish of gunprime.com

(I called them to ask a question and they did answer the phone, which alleviated my concern but they were out of stock by that time).

I'm wanting the 229 but for my uses really it would not matter if I went 226. It's just in my head that I want a 229 vs 226.

Decisions...

Update : should have jumped 226 out of stock

On another note had a consult with spine surgeon. Have to go in for a test at the Carmel office later next week and then we decide action plan (unless we have to do the test more than once since they don't like to do the test more than once in the same day).

Maybe (because it didn't work-out) fate was telling you to wait on a 229 ..... currently owning both, that would be my choice. But of course, it isn't my choice !

I do hope that your're on a good trajectory with your new spine surgeon.

 

[MindfulMan]

I like mine but went ahead and did a home rust blue on it. Out of the box I thought it was in better than X grade condition. It shot well and is an accurate little pistol.

As it came from AIM
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View attachment 358860
After home rust blue. While I had it tore down I replaced all the springs but I don’t think it was necessary.
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View attachment 358865

B2V ..... you made that pocket pistol BETTER then BETTER !

 

[WebSnyper]

Maybe (because it didn't work-out) fate was telling you to wait on a 229 ..... currently owning both, that would be my choice. But of course, it isn't my choice !

I do hope that your're on a good trajectory with your new spine surgeon.

Thanks, I hope so as well. I like his approach so far.

 

[MindfulMan]

I returned from my youngest daughter's house a bit ago. She invited me to "early Father's Day", because like most younger people, she has weekend plans.
We had pizza, watched a great new documentary about the Blue Angels .... what dedication !

Half the evening was spent with her giant pony-dog. Rocket is a cool beast, who has finally allowed me to pullout something larger than my phone camera.
Believe me, you don't want to cross with Rocket ... he'll love you to death .... or chomp you dead !

 

[rkwhyte2]

Spent the evening bidding on jobs. We lost the contract that I've been working for the last 7+ months. The job kind of sucked but the money was good. I'll talk to peeps tomorrow and with luck will pick up another 20+ jobs. This will last until October..

 

[Bennettjh]

Spent the evening bidding on jobs. We lost the contract that I've been working for the last 7+ months. The job kind of sucked but the money was good. I'll talk to peeps tomorrow and with luck will pick up another 20+ jobs. This will last until October..

I hope it works out. That would be a little unsettling.

 

[ditcherman]

Greetings from Glaicer NP!

Getting some epic outdoors time with the wife’s family.

 

[mcapo]

Seriously contemplating this Sig P226 SAO legion with optic that PSA has on sale. I missed on the 229 sao legion with optic that Gunprime.com had as an even better deal earlier this week because I was skittish of gunprime.com

(I called them to ask a question and they did answer the phone, which alleviated my concern but they were out of stock by that time).

I'm wanting the 229 but for my uses really it would not matter if I went 226. It's just in my head that I want a 229 vs 226.

Decisions...

Update : should have jumped 226 out of stock

On another note had a consult with spine surgeon. Have to go in for a test at the Carmel office later next week and then we decide action plan (unless we have to do the test more than once since they don't like to do the test more than once in the same day).

I can’t express how much I like my p226 legion sao/or firearm. The 229 is a great option but I thought the little extra length of the 226 made it a tad better balanced under fire. Won’t ever be a carry gun so weight was no matter.

Good to hear the consult is moving forward!

 

[DadSmith]

Good morning INGO.

Painkillers let me sleep in.

 

[wtburnette]

Morning all...

 

[Born2vette]

Morning gang!

Had a long day at the farm yesterday and feeling it this morning.