Let's See Those 45's.

[charlief1]

If you can find some Slick50 Slick 1 spray I can tell you from experience to spray the pistol down with it after you clean it Gary. I tried it years ago on some of the tight fitting actions and it made a huge difference in the way it performed. You spray it down, wait for it to gel up, and wipe it off. It's got teflon in it and will make it slick as snot if you get it where you don't want it.

Did it on my race gun and if you think your SG is tight I hand lapped that thing for weeks to get the proper clearence for the slide and barrel. Everything in that thing is match grade and I've never been happy with it so I'm looking at redoing the top half again. Slide and all.

 

[Gary Wells]

Charlie:
Just out of my curiosity, what don't you like about the race gun's top end?


Mike's (SPOOLFOOL2) dog Robin, guarding Mike's Kimber:

 

[charlief1]

I know it sounds dumb but it just doesn't feel right Gary. The trigger pull is fine and it cycles ok but with the other ones I've tried and used it just doesn't feel right when you start shooting. It's a wide top flat side and it has more than enough weight but I've never been happy with the engagement of the barrel and the lock up.

 

[MY T FAST]

There is a picture of my Kimber on here already. It's in Patricks M&P thread from a couple months back, if memory serves.. if you can't find it, it looks just like Mr. Barnard's, except mine is a Custom II. No bells and/or whistles and a few more holster wear marks, but i love that dern gun

Just picked this up over the weekend tho. its a P220. .45ACP. She's a real nice piece. great balance, heavy enough for manageable recoil, no plastic, and a tac rail (which is why i bought it, she's replacing a glock 23 as the nightstand artillery) The DA/SA trigger is different, but the decocker lever thingy is sweet It has, however, made me realize how much of a sucker I am for a 1911. There just ain't nothin in the world that shoots better than an all-steel gov't model.

 

[86brick]

There is a picture of my Kimber on here already. It's in Patricks M&P thread from a couple months back, if memory serves.. if you can't find it, it looks just like Mr. Barnard's, except mine is a Custom II. No bells and/or whistles and a few more holster wear marks, but i love that dern gun

Just picked this up over the weekend tho. its a P220. .45ACP. She's a real nice piece. great balance, heavy enough for manageable recoil, no plastic, and a tac rail (which is why i bought it, she's replacing a glock 23 as the nightstand artillery) The DA/SA trigger is different, but the decocker lever thingy is sweet It has, however, made me realize how much of a sucker I am for a 1911. There just ain't nothin in the world that shoots better than an all-steel gov't model.

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The SIG P220 is the best non 1911 .45 ACP pistol out there IMO.

 

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[SPOOLFOOL2]

Gary,
Outstanding craftsmanship. Any details?

 

[Gary Wells]

I am writing a detailed info sheet today, Mike, and will post when completed. Excellent pics, Mike, and thank you.

 

[Gary Wells]

Handgun: James Hoag .45 cal Colt Long-slide:

This is my James Hoag Custom Long-slide, built by Jim Hoag in about late ‘70’s - early ‘80’s. In general, this is a Colt ’70 series early mfg. frame & slide, .45 auto caliber, built into a long-slide before there were any 6” slides available.
I believe that these long-slides were first custom built by Jim Clark of Clark Handguns but made famous by James Hoag of Hoag Gun Works, as James built quite a few long-slides for combat shooting leagues & the movie industry. (James Caan’s 7” Hoag built long-slide).

Slide: Colt early ’70 series mfg., 6” long-slide built the “Old Skool” way by welding in a 1” section at the front of the slide & re-machining the slide inner & outer surfaces, as there were no factory 6” slides back in the day. Then machining a custom full-length guide rod & plug to accept a standard M1911 platform recoil spring. The slide top is serrated at about 40 LPI & channeled about .015 down into the slide. Slide rear checkered at about 40 LPI. Rear sights are Bomar, melted down for an extremely low profile. Blued by James Hoag when completed. Trigger work by James Hoag.

Frame: Colt early ’70 series mfg., Hoag custom extended slide release, & beavertail. Frame & mainspring arched housing checkered by Jim Hoag. Trigger guard squared & checkered by James Hoag. Entire frame, beavertail, & Hoag extended slide release mainspring housing hard chromed when completed. Ambi safety of stainless steel made by Armand Swensen, Fallbrook, CA & fitted by Hoag.





Many thanks to Mike Barnard, alias “SPOOLFOOL2”, & Robin, Mike's sheep chaser on TB.com for the pictures.

 

[~JM~]

Nice pics! Its hard to take a good pic of blued guns. That checkering is pure gun porn!

~JM~