RedRiverII

You can't go wrong with Milwaukee for any power tools. I've used a Milwaukee sawzall commercially for many years. Changed parts out as needed, boot, brushes, grease and etc. 20 years of dependable use. Buy a Porter cable sawzall for heavy duty cutting, more amps. Best drills I ever used were Hilti, magnificent machines. If I only could buy one drill in a lifetime it would be Hilti, hands down. It's like comparing a high end rifle with a lesser quality. They both work but one will outlast the other by a long shot. They operate about as smooth as a recoil system suggested by @98Z5Z. hee hee I had a difficult time buying cordless, but for home use they work out well. I only use Lenox blades, I'll use Milwaukee blades if there aren't any other available. I've gone through tens of thousands of blades in my lifetime, Lenox rules! All the accompanying accessories must be high quality items. Bits, blades, screws and etc. No sense having a good tool with inferior bits and pieces. The best invention ever made was given to you by our Lord. Your hands. All tools are merely extensions of your gift. It's a good thing to think of while using the tools. Simply my opinions.

Welcome aboard LL. Terrific forum and it's certainly not a template type forum, it rocks and rolls. It's smooth and easy, as well as rough and tumble. Serious at times and often not too serious. Dedicated folks with special interests and a vast amount of hard earned knowledge that is given out easily. I'm surprised they don't charge. Well other than some fun abuse, then the info is forthcoming. It's like the payment you paid becoming friends with the rough boys when we were kids. Best of luck to you LL.

Pics?

Happy Easter folks.

I'm going to watch that activity my own damn self.

Thank you. I remember the Agriculture TV shows when I was young. Great stuff. We have a local bee keeper nearby, talk about busy bees. Job well done.

Always, tried to directly support page, No/Go. I didn't really want to go with an expensive frame first time out, no STI, Caspian yada yada. Looking for a project frame that I won't feel bad if I messed up. Slides? I'll look at Brownells again.

Love all my dogs, past and present. I remember your sad story but am glad to see new blood. Cali at 5 months, nice ! If there was ever a product that deserved the prefix "Tactical ", it'd be duct tape.

Welcome aboard. Best of Luck.

It's funny that I hadn't considered Brownells. Thanks.

I bought those leftover 1911 parts from Cliff R a few months back and forgot about them. Here's the story. I visited my LGS to buy or at the very least handle a Glock 34. Not to be had then or now. Could've gotten several the day before, and then the bum's rush on any and all multiple shot plastic fantastics. I had a few dollars coming to me from a recent sale and there's nothing like the feeling of plausible deniability and no paper trail to be discovered by the Mrs. Sooo, " Hey you got any Rock River Armory 1911's ? " Yep, there's this one, but I have one that is less expensive and IMO better. He hands me a Taylor Co. Inc. WWI style 1911. Pretty decent hand gun, not as much rattle as I expected but it did have 8 years worth of dust and gunk accumulated from sitting on his shelf. Went for a G34 and walk out with a 1911. So I get it home and take it apart, filthy filthy filthy. The slide is moving in slow motion, the ramp looks parkerized, and the hood is gummed up. First thing I notice, let me back step for a moment. I have and had some high end 45s. I get this one apart and immediately notice how light weight the barrel is. Whaaa? That's the thing that makes me truly begin to appreciate what goes into a better made 1911. I start digging around and find the box with Cliff R's sale to me. I know I'll switch barrels and get a blank with a blank and finesse this thing. Hold on I says this is a piece of work for what it is already, no sense changing a perfectly good WWI parkerized model into something it isn't. Tempting to do, but totally unnecessary. I haven't fired it yet but will soon. After the initial cleanup the slide glides and the hammer knocks. Good enough, if it goes bang and I expect it will, good deal. All in all $400. Back to the reason for this post, other than just Bs'ing for a bit. I still have all those extra parts. Where would you suggest I get a frame and slide for a 1911? I need a pin and spring set as well. Thanks in advance.

Glad to hear you are OK. I was at a match one day when a fella had a squib non-sound go off. Three attendees tried to get the guy's attention, but too late. Blam catastrophic incident. Luckily he was unharmed, not so much for his rifle though. It's funny how loud a squib is to other folks near the squibee. 20 guys on the line and several men heard that un-noise over the din. Remanufactured ammo was the culprit.

2,000 rds. steel Wolf 9mm.

Unistrut, kindorf 1 1/2" square. I had an inspector rip me a new one on my first inspection job as a plumber. Swore it would never happen again, Methinks you might have had an experience like that. I see everything squared off and done +1 with the mounting hardware. Good job. It's embarrassing when I see folks hang stuff with band iron and hope for the best, or just "good enough for gumment work." If you put a picture frame around that box you could call it art work.

The cowboy movie that runs like a war movie, " THE WILD BUNCH " Rented it again yesterday, right after I bought a Taylor's Co Inc WWI style 1911.

Welcome from Florida.

Battleground.

Tons of fun for sure CAS. Oh yeah....the holster ....right

I already decided to never use CTD, ____bags.

Thanks, I'll do that.

Thank you to @PaddyMac and @Albroswift I guess it's easy enough to buy hex screws, and I did notice the beefy plates. Waiting is expensive right now, ammo for instance is flying out the door following the panicked.

Very cool, thanks. I called my sister BTW. I am also proud to be among you folks, really. Pointing fingers is not for me, plus I don't like to 'telegraph' my emotions and possible action. Take Heed

Let me know how it's going Cliff. Thank you.

any 260 hanging around depute, or has it been saved for others, or just plain rare?

Would you recommend the jig you have or do you think the 5DTactical might be better. I'm considering buying a set up, thanks in advance for your consideration.