The Unofficial P64 Resource Forum

Ketchman, Thanks. The S&W 66 and 19 live by the bed and I've never had a problem with them. The BG has a pretty thin blade. The addition might be better accomplished with a piece of gold rod slit most of the way lengthwise the width of the blade and then just slip it on parallel to the barrel, s...

Ketchman, Hi-Power came with a white dot on the front and there's not much help for the Bodyguard. Having seen your work and reading about the Fairbairn recommendation of the precious metal beads recently just got me thinking about it. By the same token, the Fairbairn "no sight" point and ...

The-Girls-w.jpg Ketchman, As promised, here's my stable: Top row, L>R: P-64, 1969 w/my temporary experiment for recoil cutting the web of my hand (piece of butyl rubber just covering the back of the frame and a piece of inner tube; Browning Hi-Power 9mm. 1989 w/ambi safety; S&W Model 66, .357, ...

Ketchman, My Hi-Power is an '80s vintage. I wanted one ever since I saw the Aussies carrying them back when. The only one that is really important to be older is the Bodyguard which is probably '70-80s. Don't like the new ones very much. This one is specified for NOT +P. Some of the new ones are sup...

Ketchman, I am not a hunter, but went out once with a friend from West Va. who had been doing it all his life. I pretty much wanted to know how to dress out a deer in case I ever had to and figured if I was eating it, I should know how to obtain it. I didn't particularly enjoy the experience as I ne...

Ketchman, 1911.jpg P-64_front.jpg P-64_rear.jpg The red dot is one of these type: http://www.tasco.com/products/index.cfm?ClassID=13&FamilyID=165&ProductID=684 It came highly recommend by a local LEO who is the department's armorer and a knowledgeable, experienced and aggressive cop. Obvious...

It could very well be, but I have small hands and hold on pretty tight. Will have my wife watch the next time we go out and give her an opportunity to critique my technique (Let's keep it clean, gents). If that turns out to be the case, problem solved without screwing around with any mods to the pis...

P-64 and grips-2s.jpg P-64 with butyl-1s.jpg I had a small Hogue that's designed to fit a Glock and tried it last night, but the geometry is off. Then I took a piece of butyl rubber sheet, the kind used for water protection in construction, cut a piece about 1.5" long x 1" wide, trimmed i...

DaVinci is credited with saying, "The supreme misfortune occurs when theory outstrips performance." No misfortune with your work. Great idea and great execution! I also agree with you 100% on relying on electronics and batteries when your life is on the line. No laser sights or lights on a...

Hey Curly1, Thanks for the welcome. I put an Uncle Mike's rubber sleeve on, but that didn't really address the issue. I just saw the Marschals grips yesterday and am thinking about them, but the real problem is the geometry of the frame. It does look like the short beavertail grips might solve the p...

Hi all, I bought one of these little gems at a gun show about seven years ago for $150. It's a 1968 vintage and was either new, or only very slightly used. I got a Wolff spring set, replaced the original recoil spring with a 20# and the hammer spring with an 18#. I polished the feed ramp, smoothed o...