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Mikey · October 15, 1999, 08:24 PM

HS,

Whoooeee, cousin...you just gots ta gitcha one of them Dremel Tools - can't be a proper 1911 cobbler without one! You'll have that feed ramp slicker than the North end of a South bound baby!

I started to mention the extractor tuning before but, wow, that's an easy one to do but hard to describe.

Jim,

I'm so dang picky now that an $800 1911 is just a starter kit! I have to tweak EVERYTHING. My motorcycle is a 99 model with aftermarket fatty straight pipes and an orange flame job. My Dodge pickup has custom Ram decals on it along with form fit mud flaps and nerf bars. My bass boat has custom numbers on the side and a custom decal on the windshield. 'Till I was 30 I never had a car with the original engine in it! I stay on a waiting list for highly figured wood grip panels for my 1911's. I've had lots of 1911's that would work just fine out of the box - just fine for most folks - I just have to make 'em as close to perfect as I can. If I could afford to build a truck from scratch I would!

Mikey

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October 15, 1999, 08:24 PM	#14
Mikey Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 1998 Location: Tennessee Posts: 885	HS, Whoooeee, cousin...you just gots ta gitcha one of them Dremel Tools - can't be a proper 1911 cobbler without one! You'll have that feed ramp slicker than the North end of a South bound baby! I started to mention the extractor tuning before but, wow, that's an easy one to do but hard to describe. Jim, I'm so dang picky now that an $800 1911 is just a starter kit! I have to tweak EVERYTHING. My motorcycle is a 99 model with aftermarket fatty straight pipes and an orange flame job. My Dodge pickup has custom Ram decals on it along with form fit mud flaps and nerf bars. My bass boat has custom numbers on the side and a custom decal on the windshield. 'Till I was 30 I never had a car with the original engine in it! I stay on a waiting list for highly figured wood grip panels for my 1911's. I've had lots of 1911's that would work just fine out of the box - just fine for most folks - I just have to make 'em as close to perfect as I can. If I could afford to build a truck from scratch I would! Mikey [This message has been edited by Mikey (edited October 15, 1999).]