While we're waiting for Mr. Bookie to put his pictures back I'll jack his thread and play show and tell. I put a wide spur hammer on my Remington 1911 Sunday after a failed attempt last thursday. I dig wide spur hammers just like the GI's had and I have a 42 Colt with one that I love. Kind of making the Remington like that so I can not harm the 42.
I put some stag on it at first but it just didn't sing for me so then I put some Zebra wood I did awhile back on it for now.
Might as well share another saga.
On Thursday the planets were not aligned and taking the gun apart was like a monkey having it's way with a football. I couldn't even budge a pin that holds a strut to the hammer. So I surrendered and saved it for another day.
So Sunday I went through my stash and found another strut and pin. Assuming they must all be tough I set it up on a solid vise, got my best punch and a larger hammer.
I give it a whack and the punch buries in the hole, pin flew out, turns out I could have pushed it out with my fingers? So I'm thinking cool.
So I back up and begin the search for the pin. Bearing in mind I have the puppy as my helper. I figure it couldn't go far but I need that pin.
I look and look. 15 minutes. No dice. So in the past I've had parts end up on my seat, in my bags, in my shoes etc.
So I get systematic and after searching my bag I start with the shoes. Right shoe, nothing, take off left and behold I see something fall out. Eureka. Put shoe on, back up and begin search for pin on floor. Nothing, nada, where did it go. Long story short it fell out of my left shoe into my right shoe.
After that it all went pretty slick, almost like I had a clue what I was doing. The monkey and the football nowhere to be found, maybe should check my shoes.
