The Czickness XII: The Usual Suspects.

[wtburnette]

I was pretty busy yesterday anyway. Today is already full. When I get home today I may turn off my phone......or not.....

I figured as much. Always good to know a guy, even better if you know more than one...

 

[Hopper]

I figured as much. Always good to know a guy, even better if you know more than one...

In this weather, I'm thinking HVAC folks are printing their own money. No way I'd want to spend much time at all without a furnace in this arctic blast.

CM - love the color combo you picked for the latest 1911 project for your daughter. I've seen people do it the opposite way, but I'm a fan of the dark frame/light slide look. That should turn out sharp! And I'm sentimental about the "legacy" aspect of things like this. My Dad was quite a skilled woodworker, and before he passed, made a rocking horse for my daughter and sled for my son that they'll take with them when they leave the nest. It's a fantastic thing to leave something meaningful to others that you used your own two hands to create.

 

[MindfulMan]

Lucky indeed, WT !

 

[wtburnette]

Of course, my luck doesn't run to good luck for long. Got a "charging system failure" message on the car computer on the way to work this morning, so I turned around and drove home. I believe my alternator is likely going out, so I'm hopeful either my Dad can help me replace it, or I can get it in to a shop to fix it today. Not like I had any money for this after Christmas, but what can you do...

 

[churchmouse]

Of course, my luck doesn't run to good luck for long. Got a "charging system failure" message on the car computer on the way to work this morning, so I turned around and drove home. I believe my alternator is likely going out, so I'm hopeful either my Dad can help me replace it, or I can get it in to a shop to fix it today. Not like I had any money for this after Christmas, but what can you do...

Did you have the blower on high and rear defroster strips engaged.....If so slow everything down and see if you get the same code. It is most likely the alternator but you can take some of the load off of it by running the blower on low and no rear defrost.

 

[churchmouse]

In this weather, I'm thinking HVAC folks are printing their own money. No way I'd want to spend much time at all without a furnace in this arctic blast.

CM - love the color combo you picked for the latest 1911 project for your daughter. I've seen people do it the opposite way, but I'm a fan of the dark frame/light slide look. That should turn out sharp! And I'm sentimental about the "legacy" aspect of things like this. My Dad was quite a skilled woodworker, and before he passed, made a rocking horse for my daughter and sled for my son that they'll take with them when they leave the nest. It's a fantastic thing to leave something meaningful to others that you used your own two hands to create.

Thanks. I let her pick out the colors.

She wanted these colors in reverse. The frame will make the stainless controls really stand out.

 

[Hopper]

Thanks. I let her pick out the colors.

She wanted these colors in reverse. The frame will make the stainless controls really stand out.

That's a sharp bitone combination. I like that a LOT, it's going to look really good!

 

[wtburnette]

Did you have the blower on high and rear defroster strips engaged.....If so slow everything down and see if you get the same code. It is most likely the alternator but you can take some of the load off of it by running the blower on low and no rear defrost.

Ran it over to a local shop and yeah, it was the alternator. Who knew the darn things were so expensive nowadays...

 

[88E30M50]

That sucks. I've replaced alternators in the past in well under an hour, but with today's vehicles, it takes twice that amount of time just to remove stuff needed to get to the alternator. Modern cars are amazing until you have to replace a buried part on one.

 

[88E30M50]

BTW, there's a small shop in Mooresville that rebuilds starters and alternators with a lifetime warranty. I had the starter from an old Fiat rebuilt there for something like $80. Might have been $50, but that was a year ago and I don't remember the exact amount other than to know it was a fraction of what I'd have paid for an Autozone 'rebuilt' starter.

 

[wtburnette]

This place is marking up the markup. I won't even mention here how much they're charging. Wish I'd done a little research first, but lesson learned. I won't use this shop again.

 

[churchmouse]

Not sure if anyone is looking but this just popped up in the classy's.....
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/handguns-pistols-revolvers/447185-lnib-cz-p01-compact.html

 

[88E30M50]

Near new pistol at a decent price. I'm not looking, but thanks for the heads up CM.

On an unrelated note, I think that in 2018 and beyond, I am going to be careful with the use of absolutes in writing. 'Always', 'Never', 'Must' and other absolute terms can turn a good suggestion into a bad suggestion and make the person offering it look like an idiot. There is an idiot of this type over on GT that made the statement that if you alter any aspect of a G***k, including doing the polishing of rough parts, you have ruined the pistol and need to replace every part you touched with a factory new part. Polish the trigger bar and you've ruined it. Take Flitz to the cruciform and you might as well throw it away. The guy is trying to make a point, but he does it in such a bad, exaggerated way as to come across as an idiot. His post count and reputation seem to indicate someone that might have experience, but that one post paints him as not being disciplined in thought.

There are places for absolutes, but I resolve to be judicious in their use. It would suck to have good advice to offer and do it in such a bad way as to not only have that advice dismissed, but come across as an idiot in the process. That's my 2018 resolution.

 

[wtburnette]

Near new pistol at a decent price. I'm not looking, but thanks for the heads up CM.

On an unrelated note, I think that in 2018 and beyond, I am going to be careful with the use of absolutes in writing. 'Always', 'Never', 'Must' and other absolute terms can turn a good suggestion into a bad suggestion and make the person offering it look like an idiot. There is an idiot of this type over on GT that made the statement that if you alter any aspect of a G***k, including doing the polishing of rough parts, you have ruined the pistol and need to replace every part you touched with a factory new part. Polish the trigger bar and you've ruined it. Take Flitz to the cruciform and you might as well throw it away. The guy is trying to make a point, but he does it in such a bad, exaggerated way as to come across as an idiot. His post count and reputation seem to indicate someone that might have experience, but that one post paints him as not being disciplined in thought.

There are places for absolutes, but I resolve to be judicious in their use. It would suck to have good advice to offer and do it in such a bad way as to not only have that advice dismissed, but come across as an idiot in the process. That's my 2018 resolution.

I agree, there are many examples of this on INGO and other forums. I try to avoid the use of absolutes, but they can creep in when you're not paying attention. I think my new year's resolution will be to avoid talking about how happy I am with what I have and how I don't plan to buy anything else...

 

[Hopper]

There are places for absolutes, but I resolve to be judicious in their use. It would suck to have good advice to offer and do it in such a bad way as to not only have that advice dismissed, but come across as an idiot in the process. That's my 2018 resolution.

You know as well as most of us IT-field types who lean geekish... only Siths deal in absolutes!

 

[churchmouse]

As to absolutes.......I got nothing.

I did get a delivery yesterday for the least legacy gun. I "Absolutely" have them in hand...

 

[T-DOGG]

Morning folks. How are you guys liking the CZ P10C? I fondled one at the gun show yesterday. It felt better in the hand for some reason this time than the first time I held one. There are 2 in stock at Wrigley Sales currently, plain black with standard sights for I think around $480-ish and FDE w/night sights for $509. I could have sworn the front night sight had orange around the tritium.

 

[wtburnette]

The P10c is very nice. The only problem I had and it was enough to give up the gun, was that the trigger pinched my finger pretty bad. Even the replacement trigger 88 put in his pinched, though not nearly as badly. Otherwise it was pretty darn great. If you try it and the trigger doesn't pinch you, it'd make one heck of a carry gun IMO.

 

[T-DOGG]

The P10c is very nice. The only problem I had and it was enough to give up the gun, was that the trigger pinched my finger pretty bad. Even the replacement trigger 88 put in his pinched, though not nearly as badly. Otherwise it was pretty darn great. If you try it and the trigger doesn't pinch you, it'd make one heck of a carry gun IMO.

Interesting. So your finger would get pinched in between the end of the trigger blade and the trigger guard while shooting or even during dryfiring?

 

[wtburnette]

Interesting. So your finger would get pinched in between the end of the trigger blade and the trigger guard while shooting or even during dryfiring?

I believe that was the case, yes. I didn't feel it too badly when dry firing, but definitely noticed it when shooting the gun. More than ~50 - 100 rounds would irritate my finger quite a bit. The replacement trigger 88 put in his was better, but I still noticed a little bit of a pinch. Keep in mind, I also hate stock G***k triggers as well. I just added an Apex trigger kit to my G23 and like it much better than the stock trigger. Now, if only that gun didn't jam on me about 10% of the time...