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    Observe my happiness

    I wanted a lanyard loop. I like the Ed Brown stainless, arched mainspring housing. Cylinder and Slide did this work for me. $60 plus shipping. I am happy boy. What do I have? A stainless copy of a M1911A1. ;-) Tom
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    Mixing Ammunition in One Magazine

    I've been thinking lately about my carry ammunition. I carry full-size 1911. Right now, I load up a full magazine of Federal HST. Not inexpensive. But... is that best? What if I loaded four or five rounds of ball and then three or two rounds of HST? I don't carry every day and I do a...
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    Recommend testing procedure to choose grip

    I have a lightly-modified Remington R1911 R1S. In the back is an Ed Brown serrated, arched mainspring housing. Of all of my grip choices, I have narrowed it down to two. One is an Ahrends ebony combat-checkered wood which I have stripped and refinished using pure tung oil: The other is...
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    Cleaning solvent for stainless barrel

    I have a new Colt's stainless barrel in my M1911, and it's my first... stainless barrel, that is. Do you use the same solvent or do I want to use something different? Since I don't rightly know what exactly I have here, I'll buy a new bottle of whatever when I go to the store/range in a...
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