Category Archives: 3-Gun

Anatomy of a Racegun part 3, Para Ordnance

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

This means that some 1911 parts will not fit Para Ordnance high capacity pistols, specifically triggers, magazine catches, and Safeties The traditional 1911 has two safeties, a grip safety and a thumb safety (on the Para this safety is ambidextrous).

…A normal full-length guide rod requires a bent paper clip be inserted into a hole in the rod to disassemble. 201010091833.jpg    Top: One-piece Tungsten guide rod and plug held together by a paper clip Bottom:DP tool-less guide rod After a bit of shooting, the factory sear wore out and had to be replaced with an EGW sear and a Koenig Low-mass hammer.

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250 .40 rounds for sale cheep, thx Gaston Glock.

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Ok, I’m kinda angry at Gaston Glock right now. Why? I just loaded 400 rounds of .40. And out of that 400 rounds, 250(!!) failed the case gauge! This is from a batch of brass we got pre-polished from a … Continue reading →

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The 870 project

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

I’m back from Idaho. Got in 11:30 sunday night and was busy most of yesterday. My Uncle Kevin, a policeman, has tasked me with kitting up an old Remington 870 into a ”tactical” home defense shotgun. He gave me a … Continue reading →

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How a 1911 works

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

I found this awesome video on YouTube. Kudos to whoever made it, It looks like it was hard.

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Arredondo +5 basepads

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

Today I installed some Arredondo basepads onto Lou’s Glock. These basepads add 5 rounds to the 15 round .40 factory Glock magazine. That’s 21 (20+1 in the chamber) rounds of .40 S&W firepower! The longer baseplate also makes the mag … Continue reading →

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STI GP6-C

Posted on May 7, 2010 by

If you are a serious USPSA/IDPA shooter, you’ve doubtlessly heard of the company STI international, manufacturers of the finest competition 1911 pistols in the world. In fact, you might even have one of their 2011 double stack 1911s that you … Continue reading →

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SHOT Show 3-Gun Match

Posted on January 23, 2010 by

This afternoon I shot the Sin City shooters SHOT Show multi-gun match in Las Vegas, Nevada. For those of you who don’t know what Multi-Gun, or 3-gun, competition is, it consists of three different guns, rifle(usually an AR-15), pistol, and … Continue reading →

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