Hard Chromed Glock 22 .40 Cal Its the gun that stays at the ready in the house.. just in case.
Posted on 08/01/2008 5:04:06 AM PDT by Shooter 2.5
This is one of the first installments from Free Republic's Gun Club. It's going to be a daily discussion on subjects covering firearms, Gun Rights and overall firearms experiences.
Some years ago, Friday seemed to be the time to post photos of our favorite toys. I volunteered to make it a weekly occurance.
One of the things I did learn through the years, though. It's not the gun. It's just a tool in the hands of the person who makes it happen. That rusty and pitted .38 revolver may not look like much but to the owner, it may have helped in getting out of a lot of scrapes. Also, that match pistol may look good but it might have been instrumental in losing more matches than the one half it's price and bone stock.
So let's see 'em. The pretty ones, the ugly ones and the dusty ones including the old favorite grampa gave us when he passed on.
This morning I took out the dremel and used it to cut the top of the right grip for the ambi safety and it looks ok. I did take a little more than needed but the arch of the safty in the down or off position hides it.
The screws were chucked into an electic drill and touched onto a pedestal grinder. I liked the fact the screws were so hard, I was able to get within .003 of my target size. The screws were cold blued and then oiled.
The sharp edge on the grip safety will have to wait. I can’t get them off. They are probably Lok-Tited on.
Back to the glove idea. I didn’t find anything in the rule book on gloves. Maybe because we shoot during the winter they didn’t want to get into a temperature conflict. There is rulings on kneepads and elbow pads.
Dremels tend to take off on you, where a file or stone doesn't have that little tendency. It doesn't take very long with a stone to get rid of a sharp edge. Way less time than it can take to get the gun back from the gunsmith... ;)
Not that I'm a professional gunsmith, but I've pretended to be one a time or two.
Now for the question. Do I start another thread next week or continue this one with a start up post on the subject and pinging all who responded today?
I would rather continue and see how far we can continue. If it dries up, I’ll start another subject with a thread and ping everyone. Comments?”
I'm not cheap, but I am easy. Either way will do. I'm gonna have to wipe drool off my chin no matter how you do it. ;)
This conversation has been a good one for me. I learned several new items from the gun world and I’ve been handling firearms since about 1958.
Have you handled either a Remington 798 or Browning-produced Winchester 70 in both stainless and .375 H&H? Any comments on the quality or lack thereof? Can either handle 4 down?
Everything on it is bone stock except the grips. It took me awhile to get those right. Taurus increased the diameter of the grip screws for the better but I was too chicken to try to increase the counter bored screw holes without a reamer and guide. Screws are also cheaper than those grips.
I still love my daughter in law’s reaction when she say it. She said, “Where did that one come from”? She shot it slightly better than my kid’s Ed Brown but that was probably because his is Commander length and I think she was able to take advantage of the longer sight radius.
Those Heinie sights don’t have painted dots. There are plastic inserts that are pushed in from the bottom of both sights. Pretty neat idea.
Hard Chromed Glock 22 .40 Cal Its the gun that stays at the ready in the house.. just in case.
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Outstanding!
Well done!
Not a problem.
You might check to see if the camera lens is clean. I had an old knockabout camera that still took good pictures and someone asked how I do it. Usually, lighting and getting too close is the problem. I like indirect sunlight and making sure I can measure off just how close I can come in.
A friend recommended a blue or grey background for most guns. Anything in the reds, yellows or oranges make a gun look rusty. The background I’m using now is blue paper shop towels.
I remember Sears Roebuck selling Stevens rifles when I was a child. That’s where I got my first .22.
Yeah the camera itself isnt too bad.. but its a cheapo digital cam from walmart. Does great for movies and not so great for still photos.
I may have to invest in a better one heh as I like taking pics of my guns and have some nice ones, but with this camera its almost always a losing deal..
Also it is super dark in the home office (and I like it that way haha) so I need to find a place where I can take better pics with more light.
Strange.. I just noticed that my pic I took went away. Ill have to try and hunt it down and post it on my server instead of a free hosting service :)
I think you are making a mistake by posting a photograph that shows the serial number.
Your picture is still there.
I never did get into the AK’s but everyone should have an SKS in the toybox just to shoot the caliber.
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