The CZickness VIII

[88E30M50]

Morning folks!

I came home from the office to see yesterday morning's post still waiting to hit the submit button. I hate being distracted, but it's quicker to happen as I get older.

Chris: I think you'll be fine using an O ring when dry firing no matter if stock or updated pins are used.

 

[wtburnette]

You have a very nice family, not just the CZs.

I have an old beater 85B that I sent down to AllenM in Indy for cerakote. He just sent me a note saying it came out looking great and didn't look like the same gun. It is in gunmetal gray. I'm very excited now.

Very cool! I'm looking forward to shooting my 75 compact tomorrow that the Wizard has worked on

The 40P is a safe queen right now. I still get the occasional failure to go into battery with it that irritates me, so I rarely take it to the range. I should take it to the Wizard and have him troubleshoot it for me, but I has no monies...

 

[Birds Away]

Very cool! I'm looking forward to shooting my 75 compact tomorrow that the Wizard has worked on

The 40P is a safe queen right now. I still get the occasional failure to go into battery with it that irritates me, so I rarely take it to the range. I should take it to the Wizard and have him troubleshoot it for me, but I has no monies...

I'm sure he would be happy to look at the 40P without any kind of investment. He does love to tinker and troubleshoot.

 

[RustyHornet]

Morning folks. Rusty gets to visit the dental chair this morning... I usually like going in there, but today is not just a cleaning... It should be a quick in and out, but the nitrous should help.

 

[Birds Away]

Morning Rusty. Hope everything goes smoothly.

 

[maansmit]

Scratch came home with me last evening. She isn't quite the beauty queen that the 85 turned out to be but she looks better in person than in the pictures. I blame myself as I did not send her down to AllenM as I knew I should. I decided to go with a local vendor to see how they would do. I won't be making that mistake again.

Did they offer any compensation since they jacked it up?

 

[88E30M50]

Scratch turned out great BA. It looks like a factory fresh gun again and I'm sure with a few rounds, it will regain that old, worn in feeling. That is the thing I love about the surplus guns. They have the feel of a well used tool. My compact is getting close to the 4000 round mark and has that feel now too.

 

[Birds Away]

Did they offer any compensation since they jacked it up?

Nope.

 

[Birds Away]

Scratch turned out great BA. It looks like a factory fresh gun again and I'm sure with a few rounds, it will regain that old, worn in feeling. That is the thing I love about the surplus guns. They have the feel of a well used tool. My compact is getting close to the 4000 round mark and has that feel now too.

Thanks, that feel is what keeps me going after the surplus guns. Although, it is very cool when you can get a new/modern gun to that point.

 

[wtburnette]

I'm sure he would be happy to look at the 40P without any kind of investment. He does love to tinker and troubleshoot.

If I remember I might throw it in the trunk to bring along tomorrow. If he wants to tinker with it, he can take his time with it as I know he has other work he's doing.

 

[Birds Away]

If I remember I might throw it in the trunk to bring along tomorrow. If he wants to tinker with it, he can take his time with it as I know he has other work he's doing.

Please do.

 

[maansmit]

Nope.

Thats bogus

 

[Birds Away]

Thats bogus

It was a good lesson.

 

[wtburnette]

Please do.

I need to remember to clean and lube it today and throw some extra .40 in the trunk to shoot through it

 

[Birds Away]

I need to remember to clean and lube it today and throw some extra .40 in the trunk to shoot through it

I can bring along some loaded .40 mags.

 

[wtburnette]

I can bring along some loaded .40 mags.

I have a decent amount of .40 right now as I've been shooting the P229 a lot. I'll bring a box to shoot and bring 100 rounds to give to the Wizard to use while he's troubleshooting. Don't need him burning through his own ammo while playing with my gun

 

[Birds Away]

I can provide him with some .40 ammo. Since I will undoubtedly get the chance to shoot her some more.

 

[88E30M50]

Sorry to hear that the 40P is still having issues WTB. I don't recall having a single issue with mine since moving to the SS guide rod. Are you running the original recoil spring? I can't remember if I swapped mine out or not, but I'll check the next time I'm in the safe.

 

[churchmouse]

Scratch turned out great BA. It looks like a factory fresh gun again and I'm sure with a few rounds, it will regain that old, worn in feeling. That is the thing I love about the surplus guns. They have the feel of a well used tool. My compact is getting close to the 4000 round mark and has that feel now too.

All this talk of surplus guns has me wanting to get the "OLD" Colt out of the vault.
I love to shoot it but feel it is at or near the end of it's design duty cycle.

 

[wtburnette]

Sorry to hear that the 40P is still having issues WTB. I don't recall having a single issue with mine since moving to the SS guide rod. Are you running the original recoil spring? I can't remember if I swapped mine out or not, but I'll check the next time I'm in the safe.

Thanks Tim. I believe it's the original spring, but I don't recall. I took it to the range a couple times and it worked flawlessly, but then a couple trips later it started acting up again. Not sure what's up with it...