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I've searched this site and other sites for any info on the topic to no avail. Most posters who bring it up are told their finger is either getting pinched between trigger & trigger guard, or is abraided by serrations on the trigger face. My experience is nothing like the above. I can...

Failing eyesight means I have to finally install scopes lying around for years. I've found tons of how-to-zero, but nothing on what to do about lining up the scope for installation, for instance: 1. Pre-installation, do I set the scope to its "middle" elevation position, or maybe give me...

To the folks who know: what form pertains to a private citizen mailing a firearm to himself (resident of both states)? USPS Customer Assistance can only give me Form 1508, but that is specifically for manufacturers and dealers only. BATFE website clearly states this is legal. Any help is...

I won't hijack the other thread, but if I'm reading right, there is such a gun that costs upwards of $1,600 and then another undetermined amount for emotional suffering, a sutured thumb and therapist fees. Amusing, really. We have a group stating that's the way it was built, and another that...

Cutting springs has always been discouraged by most people in the know, but I came into a 1911 that already had one in it, so here are my questions. The recoil spring wire diameter is noticeably heavier than the stock 16# spring, but it is also shorter. In effect, the spring seems lighter...

Howdy folks! Got a Q or two for those knowledgeable in the Combat Elite. The example I am looking at has the unusual FLGR with the angle cut on the breech-end button that interacts with a step on the link pin. There's name for this design which escapes my current dementia. Original or...

See, [I]"1911 45ACP Headspace Gauge" [/I]. The orginal thread's closed, but this should be a sidebar, anyway. Dave Sample submits he can do a chamber check (y'all notice he didn't say "headspace check") with an empty shell. He also proves to all and sundry he does own a much-disdained...