The Czickness XII: The Usual Suspects.

[88E30M50]

Morning folks!

I was out late with the wife last night at a Fiat Club dinner, so getting out of bed was an extra large chore this morning. The rain on the roof and the window left open making the room cold sure did not help.

 

[Birds Away]

Morning 88.

 

[llh1956]

Good morning 88, BA.

 

[Birds Away]

Morning Mr. Wizard. Rough start all around this morning.

 

[maansmit]

Finally got the company firewall settings changed so I can peruse Gunbroker.

 

[Birds Away]

Finally got the company firewall settings changed so I can peruse Gunbroker.

That will cost you.

 

[maansmit]

That will cost you.

It was getting obnoxious because about half the websites I would try to visit were blocked. Makes it hard to comparison shop.

 

[88E30M50]

Surfing Gunbroker while at work would be a very expensive way to spend time. Right now, I depend on work to keep my out of that site. If they let me surf GB while in the office, I'd be broke in a month. Then again, I've had no trouble keeping myself broke without GB in the office, so maybe it would be fine after all.

Another wet morning in Indiana. I'm taking the truck into the office today because of the number of potholes that are cropping up again this spring. Seems like all of that rain set the patching crews back a ways. You can avoid them when it's dry, but when it's raining, what was a puddle yesterday could be a pothole today.

 

[88E30M50]

Oh, I snapped this shot this morning and thought I'd share it here too. I'll cross post it to the CZ Pics thread to bump that one too.

 

[Birds Away]

Very nice, 88.

 

[Work]

Quick before during and after of some modified magazine base plates for my P01. I hate the stock rubber plates. They stick out too far and stick to EVERYTHING. So I replaced it with a stock base plate.

The problem is that the stock base plates aren't the right size. Solution? Change the shape! A little grinding later and

Ahhh, much better. Next problem is that I can't have a silver, bare metal edge on that thing. It's ugly and I'm sure will rust or something.

Some black caliper paint and all is finished. My only regret is I didn't do both at the same time. So now I need to do another. Oh well, easy enough it should be no problem.

 

[88E30M50]

Thanks BA. I can't believe the CZ Pic thread had fallen all the way back to page 4. I need to get the camera out to keep that thread on page 1 where it should be. It really should be a sticky though.

 

[Work]

Quick before during and after of some modified magazine base plates for my P01. I hate the stock rubber plates. They stick out too far and stick to EVERYTHING. So I replaced it with a stock base plate.

The problem is that the stock base plates aren't the right size. Solution? Change the shape! A little grinding later and

Ahhh, much better. Next problem is that I can't have a silver, bare metal edge on that thing. It's ugly and I'm sure will rust or something.

Some black caliper paint and all is finished. My only regret is I didn't do both at the same time. So now I need to do another. Oh well, easy enough it should be no problem.

 

[88E30M50]

That's a pretty nice job Work! I have a 14 round mag that I run an aluminum Hi Power baseplate on for the same reason. I've gotten used to the rubber base pads on the latest pistols though. I'm not a fan of the standard steel baseplates on the compacts since the front lip is uncomfortable for me. I did roll one of those down to improve the feel, even if it looks wonky.

 

[Work]

it's great now. i swapped the rubber pads to my spare SP-01 mags, and stole their steel base plates for this. It was definitely worth the time. turned out awesome, and it's super comfortable. there's no reason to have an extra 3/8" of rubber sticking out of the bottom of a P-01, the grip is plenty long for my hands. and it definitely looks and feels less goofy now that it's re-shaped.

 

[churchmouse]

it's great now. i swapped the rubber pads to my spare SP-01 mags, and stole their steel base plates for this. It was definitely worth the time. turned out awesome, and it's super comfortable. there's no reason to have an extra 3/8" of rubber sticking out of the bottom of a P-01, the grip is plenty long for my hands. and it definitely looks and feels less goofy now that it's re-shaped.

I have been looking at this for my mags. I really hate that lip.

 

[churchmouse]

Finally got the company firewall settings changed so I can peruse Gunbroker.

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooo...............are you sure that is a good idea.

 

[maansmit]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooo...............are you sure that is a good idea.

Well I was always able to browse with my phone so it wasn't a huge impediment but was annoying. I was less concerned with Gunbroker being accessible. It was all the various online retailers that were blocked which made it difficult to shop for magazines, ammo and accessories. Some forums were also blocked but INGO was not. Problems solved.

 

[Work]

I have been looking at this for my mags. I really hate that lip.

It was relatively easy. At first i was going to just use a file... but that metal is a lot harder than i assumed. no biggie, air compressor and a sanding wheel and it was shaped in about 5 minutes. I could probably fashion some more when i do my 2nd. I took some 2K grit sandpaper to them after the initial shaping to smooth everything out, and after the paint you cant tell i did anything.

 

[Birds Away]

Thanks BA. I can't believe the CZ Pic thread had fallen all the way back to page 4. I need to get the camera out to keep that thread on page 1 where it should be. It really should be a sticky though.

Since my little family has shrunk so much it isn't really worth taking pictures of. Maybe once I get some new ones through the upgrade process I can take some pics of those.