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·With Neisse's ongoing thread about his Charles Daily I though I'd jump in with my project.
I recently traded a high speed, low drag, new in box, competition tuned SW99 in 356TSW & 9mm with 500 rounds of 356 TSW Ammo for a real pistol.. a new, all steel Springfield Micro-Compact. Now this wasn't a "loaded" Micro and is... well, was just Parkerized with standard GI part through out. The only "after market" part on the gun were a set of Novak Tritium sights.
Well, if figured now that I'm in the steamy swamps of mid FL I needed a new carry gun. Something lighter and smaller then my GSP. The Micro all most fit the bill. I got with our gunsmith, who has an affiliation for 1911s, and told him I needed some things done to the gun. My only requirement was that he handle other customer's guns first... I was in no hurry for the gun... I told him to think of it as a side project. I told him "Good things take time, better things take longer" and I like better things.
The first thing I did was get 400 rounds of ammo and go out to the range and break the gun in. The web btwn my thumb and forefinger now sports a scar from where the standard grip safety tang recoiled into it over the 1.5 hour shooting session.
After that the Micro was completely disassembled and everything was put in the Ultrasonic Cleaner and cleaned. The pieces and parts were then put into Blue Bags and off I went.
My next stop was to Home Depot for a sent of files and emery cloth......
I recently traded a high speed, low drag, new in box, competition tuned SW99 in 356TSW & 9mm with 500 rounds of 356 TSW Ammo for a real pistol.. a new, all steel Springfield Micro-Compact. Now this wasn't a "loaded" Micro and is... well, was just Parkerized with standard GI part through out. The only "after market" part on the gun were a set of Novak Tritium sights.
Well, if figured now that I'm in the steamy swamps of mid FL I needed a new carry gun. Something lighter and smaller then my GSP. The Micro all most fit the bill. I got with our gunsmith, who has an affiliation for 1911s, and told him I needed some things done to the gun. My only requirement was that he handle other customer's guns first... I was in no hurry for the gun... I told him to think of it as a side project. I told him "Good things take time, better things take longer" and I like better things.
The first thing I did was get 400 rounds of ammo and go out to the range and break the gun in. The web btwn my thumb and forefinger now sports a scar from where the standard grip safety tang recoiled into it over the 1.5 hour shooting session.
After that the Micro was completely disassembled and everything was put in the Ultrasonic Cleaner and cleaned. The pieces and parts were then put into Blue Bags and off I went.
My next stop was to Home Depot for a sent of files and emery cloth......
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