Recent content by Darth

No ... I really don't. I'm left handed but I shoot right handed so I never considered it. I just learned to do it that way ... sorry. Darth

60cj6, sorry ... I don't have any measurements on the springs I used in the "buttons" area. I got them from my "spring box". All I did was pick a spring that was slightly less (about .002") in wire diameter, same length and equal or greater number of coils. I'm sure you could find some at the...

Well, I shot this thing today and it “kinda” cycled the 7/8 oz loads. Half of them worked OK and the other half “stove piped”. I still think I need to reduce the cocking effort a wee bit more … somehow. I did take 1 oz loads with me this time … they work just fine. I shot the 1 oz loads with...

I received the new spring today and it fits over the magazine tube as expected. It is shorter by 1.75". I measured the "cocking effort" and the results are as follows: Effort with original spring = 17 lbs Effort with new spring = 15.5 lbs That is a total of 1.5 lbs reduction, that might be...

Well I finally shot this thing. After all the polishing I did on this thing, I was confident that it would cycle 7/8 oz low brass shells … well it didn’t, and I was so confident that I didn’t take any 1 oz loads with me … silly me. It almost cycled two of them. So I am wondering if they used...

Gotcha ... :D I thought that's where you were leading ... Darth

When you say "work it" ... what do you mean exactly ... I could heat it up with a heat gun and then see how tight the pin is retained ... Darth

yea, I thought about that ... but the service temperature of the blue Loctite is -65 F to 300 F. If I get that bolt up to 300 F ... I think I have another problem. Darth

Locktite and “bolt pin” retention I recently had to grind out the “factory staking” that retained two pins in the bolt (SA-20) that I was working on. I didn’t want to “re-stake” the pins afterwards because I might want to take it apart at some future date and grinding out the stakes is a...

Well, last night I installed a lighter spring under the "slide release button" as well. The whole thing is much easier to operate now ... and it's easier to remove "unfired shells". So, just to re-cap the whole thing ... I have replaced BOTH springs in the slide release mechanism. I also...

I've never had a barrel threaded ... or dealt with Aimpro, but I would just hang in there a little bit for them. They "appear" to be Mossberg specialists. That's where I would have went ... not knowing. Darth

Well, I bought mine because I'll be going Chukar hunting next month and I wanted a semi-auto. So ... if it all turns out ... I'll let you know. Darth

Another thing you can do is polish the areas in the red circles. On the far left is the ramp that sets the "elevator" as the action bar travels backwards, I polished the area (ramp) behind it as well. In the middle is the ramp that cocks the hammer, this is an important one because after the...

Thanks for the Welcome ... Perhaps I am YOUR Father ... :o Darth

Thanks ... but I would just drive them nuts I think ... and the guns would cost 3 times as much. :D I think it's silly about the magazine tube, one other guy I was talking to tried to get his out, and he couldn't either ... and he's a retired gunsmith !! He ended up doing a different version...