The CZickness XLI and on to what's next

[Leadeye]

CZ! I Polish the track that the foot of the disconnector drags on. The idea is not to remove metal just make it smooth. Notice the tooling marks I leave in the work. It is in front of the mainspring passage. Also polish the inside of the frame where the trigger bar contacts just above and running horizontal just above the trigger bar spring.
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That looks like way more sophisticated work than I do to 150 year old Colts. Guys like you, CM and Alan are like artists, I see myself as more of a blacksmith.

 

[mcapo]

CZ! I Polish the track that the foot of the disconnector drags on. The idea is not to remove metal just make it smooth. Notice the tooling marks I leave in the work. It is in front of the mainspring passage. Also polish the inside of the frame where the trigger bar contacts just above and running horizontal just above the trigger bar spring.
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The master at work.

 

[llh1956]

 

[llh1956]

Thanks guy's but I just stayed overnight at a Holiday Inn east and now I like to work on CZ's

 

[Bennettjh]

CZ! I Polish the track that the foot of the disconnector drags on. The idea is not to remove metal just make it smooth. Notice the tooling marks I leave in the work. It is in front of the mainspring passage. Also polish the inside of the frame where the trigger bar contacts just above and running horizontal just above the trigger bar spring. Check to make sure there are no burrs around the cuts for the trigger passage and the hammer slot, just a light sandpaper work.
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Very nice, sir.

 

[llh1956]

That looks like way more sophisticated work than I do to 150 year old Colts. Guys like you, CM and Alan are like artists, I see myself as more of a blacksmith.

Leadeye you are a master of fixing fine firearms from the past and I admire that! Very cool

 

[Leadeye]

Leadeye you are a master of fixing fine firearms from the past and I admire that! Very cool

Thanks for the kind words, but firearms have really come a long way.

 

[gmcttr]

I found it at The Cork in Columbus. $56 and she said it rarely stays long on the shelf.

If you were at the Cork on 46W, you were a few minutes from my house. I have completed many INGO deals in that parking lot.

 

[Bennettjh]

I found it at The Cork in Columbus. $56 and she said it rarely stays long on the shelf.

The one on State St. is right by my work. Folks that own it are good people.

 

[Hoosier45]

Don’t drink and polish. It’s a lot easier to remove material than to add.

 

[marvin02]

@JEBland - you were interested in a CZ 75D compact?

CZ 91194 75D PCR COMPACT 9MM 3.75' 15RD

<p>The PCR stands for 'Police Czech Republic,' the group for whom the model was originally designed. Nearly identical in size to the CZ 75 Compact, it weighs in at a full 1/4 pound less due to its forged aluminum frame, making it more comfortable for everyday carry. Equipped with a decocking...

www.nwarmory.com

That site has a bunch of CZs in stock. Anyone ever deal with them? How do their prices look?

Edit: I've been looking at this one:

P-10 S 9MM BLACK 12+1 3.5'

www.nwarmory.com

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

The one on State St. is right by my work. Folks that own it are good people.

INGO meeting overwatch!

 

[MindfulMan]

Are you panning for gold, MM?

Not today, but actually yes ! I have a DNR issued permit via the property manager for Owen- Putnam State Forest.

Thanks for the well wishes on my plumbing woes. The 24hour curing time for the sealant is reached in about an hour..... keep those fingers crossed, gangsters ,!

 

[MindfulMan]

Sorry to hear that MM but if it makes you feel better, your life, even with plumbing issues is less stressful than most of the rest of our lives

Although your words are true, paradise interruptus is a terrible thing, my friend !

 

[JEBland]

@JEBland - you were interested in a CZ 75D compact?

CZ 91194 75D PCR COMPACT 9MM 3.75' 15RD

<p>The PCR stands for 'Police Czech Republic,' the group for whom the model was originally designed. Nearly identical in size to the CZ 75 Compact, it weighs in at a full 1/4 pound less due to its forged aluminum frame, making it more comfortable for everyday carry. Equipped with a decocking...

www.nwarmory.com

That site has a bunch of CZs in stock. Anyone ever deal with them? How do their prices look?

$15 shipping and no sales tax looks pretty good. The best I could get the local shop here was $625 while paying in cash for a used gun with 2 mags, paperwork.

Edit: I've been looking at this one:

P-10 S 9MM BLACK 12+1 3.5'

www.nwarmory.com

The P10s also looks better priced than than at the local shop and matches KYgunCo's price for the cash price: P-10s at KYgunCo (KYgunCo has free shipping I guess, but removes the cash discount at checkout so it's a wash). Indiana Gun Club has some P-10 pistols in, but the only subcompacts are with colored frames and they're asking $600.

I will probably sleep on it and maybe try it in the A.M. Recently my one credit card got hacked. By I just got the replacement in the mail. Capital One allows the use of "virtual card numbers." Might be worth using that feature for a new-to-me business.

Edit: Seems mixed. See https://www.bbb.org/us/or/portland/profile/gun-dealers/northwest-armory-1296-22092126
But over at G-talk: https://www.glocktalk.com/threads/h...nterfire-systems-or-northwest-armory.1869256/
Positive review.


Edit 4 (I think):
Redit has a website blacklist to help prevent issues: https://www.reddit.com/r/gundeals/wiki/blacklisted_websites

 

[marvin02]

@JEBland - I've got an FFL nearby that does the transfers for $25, thanks @Snapdragon for the info on that, so that P10S is looking good.

Of course getting another striker fired CZ leaves me a junior member of the CZ club. Striker fired CZs are there to give you a taste and prime you for the "real" thing.

 

[JEBland]

@JEBland - I've got an FFL nearby that does the transfers for $25, thanks @Snapdragon for the info on that, so that P10S is looking good.

Of course getting another striker fired CZ leaves me a junior member of the CZ club. Striker fired CZs are there to give you a taste and prime you for the "real" thing.

I've never shot a P-10. But I held a P-10C. It was pretty nice in the hand. The only strikers that have me curious are the CZs, the Steyrs (I have one in 40 and .357 Sig), and the Arex Delta. But the Arex is as much or more than the CZ for a less proven design, so I don't know why it would get my money (unless the new Gen 2 optics ready is a feature of interest).

RamZs in Lafayette does a $20 transfer (they also sold me that BPS).

I like my P-09 and even thought the double action was okay until I briefly owned a Sig P250. I've got some CGW parts to help alleviate that. If I get a PCR, I think I'll be paying the wizard for his magic if I'll be using it to carry. The P-09 was cheap enough that I can use it to learn (current prices are about 50% higher for the plain black than what I paid for OD).

I may take the gamble on that NWarmory. The G-talk review is somewhat convincing. Some other folks go to the Scotsdale location and apparently like it. I'll decide in the A.M. Thanks for the link.

I'm off to bed. Goodnight, all.

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

Blue Moon for the win. What a day.

 

[MindfulMan]

My air-rifle kind of/sort of has the same look as many wood stock CZ rifles.

Target practice stretched to it's longest distance so far .....a precisely measured 50 feet.

 

[patience0830]

My air-rifle kind of/sort of has the same look as many wood stock CZ rifles.

Target practice stretched to it's longest distance so far .....a precisely measured 50 feet.

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So what does the target look like?

Morning all!