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I concur with Greyson. If you read my post about the customer service aspect with Les, he was adamant about getting the full guide rod out of my Concept VIII and they sent me a new recoil plug and stainless spring cap which came 2 days ago. He told me NOT TO FIRE THE GUN until the parts were installed and had several reasons as to why. I can only surmise that if you send the whole hog back to Les you will end up with a small bill for what will...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dreadnought Yep, I ordered the conversion upper along with .50 BMG upper and the .25" option at 2000 yards. Each upper came with a proof target and inside a presentation case inside another presentation case inside a plain brown cardboard box. You just never know what you're going to have to "respond" to with the Swift Response Pistol, so "always be prepared"....

Quote: Originally Posted by JeffinAZ WOW....in this thread so far you guys have dogged Dan Wesson, Springfield, Colt and the Kimber forums. What? no Taurus haters? The same people who joke about someone paying top dollar for a Clackamas Kimber, are coming out of pocket because they think the 1 1/2 inch guarantee is going to make them shoot better! There is one born every minute! Lighten up Francis. I don't recall reading anything here...

Quote: Originally Posted by moredes15 I'm not posting this to slam you... and I don't doubt the sincerity of your belief that a double-charge caused this... and no hijack intended... But does it strike anyone else as that such catastrophic damage as was caused to the gun from a double charge of 5.4 WW231 is maybe an odd fluke? (my point is, is it possible that the gun had a metallurgical flaw?) Years ago, I accidentally loaded what...

Quote: Originally Posted by shadow6 This thread might have just swayed my decision on my next pistol... I was undecided also until I read this thread. I have a Baer TRS now

Pounder, dang brother. I hate seeing that. Good to know y'all are ok. If your trying to catch up with Matt in the round count, just borrow one of his guns. I know he has that CC and a TRS... Let us know what Les says! I bet a lesser pistol would have given way.

The first thing I noticed when I received my Concept VII is how much beefier the dust cover is compared to my other 1911's. It feels heavier but much better balanced. I'm sure the bulked up frame will make for a tight fit in a holster but should break in just fine. I was very impressed with the extra bulk personally.

Interesting question.... I went off an looked at some pressure data. Obviously there is no data for 10-11 gr. of 231 in a 45 ACP, but it does exist for a 44 mag. A 44 mag loaded with 11 gr. of 231 and a 240 gr bullet generates about 38,000 c.u.p. Since the 45 case is a lot smaller than the 44 mag case, I don't think it's inconcievable that the pressure in the 45 case could approach 50,000 c.u.p. That's pretty durn high and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Carrots http://www.proload.com/ Anyone know what he can do a Fullsize TRS in Chrome for? Thank you

pounder35, Holy moly!! Glad you're OK. I'd rebuild it using LB stuff. If the frame is OK, you'd have more value in this pistol if you used OEM stuff. That forged LB slide took a beating; may have even saved your face. And people say Dremels ruin guns