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Thank you. I've been most fortunate. Mike

That's great!!!!! Those guys will remember that kindness forever! Good on you, sir. Mke

I've you find you have a little time on your hands, click on my signature line. It'll take you over the a motorcycle site where I posted a story about Vietnam and reconnecting with some of the fine people with whom I served. Mike

Here's what I've been doing to some of the slide stops in inventory: I cut those little notches so that, when being inserted, they rest right on the plunger and keeping the slide stop from scratching your frame. Now, I had these units in stock when I scratched the new Gold Cup. Hey, they...

I've never, absolutely never been accused as a genius. These days, I'm worried about a stoke and running low on ammo! Mike

That's plumb purdy! If you find it's too nice for you, I'll be more than happy to take it off your hands!:) Mike

I walked into a local gun store a few months ago and spied a new Colt Gold Cup and, in a moment of weakness, bought it: When I got it home, it was field stripped, lubed & greased properly in preparation for a trip to the range. Well, when I tried to put the slide release back in, it was...

MACV Special Ops Groups were the real deal back in those days. I was a combat photographer with the 1st Infantry Division in '69-'70. The line units I went out with had occasional operations with some of those guys who were on Phoenix Project assignments. Hard times. Mike

Thank you, sir, but, really, he'd do the same for me if the situations were reversed. We are of opposite political views and have a great time messing with each other. He's like a brother to me. Mike

A friend of mine just loved my M-1 and I encouraged him get one. He's in a fight for his life and just doesn't have the funds right now. I found a nice one via a private seller. The gent invited me to his home to see it and cooked up lunch for me as well. Heck, I had to buy it then! I took...

Yes, sir. That was, as I understand, the end of the government contract. I had a retired Marine armorer check mine out and he said it was original and just about brand new. It even had the cleaning kit in the stock. Mike

I've got one that has a S/N that's not too far off from your Springfield: Mike

I ordered my SA-35 night sights from Springfield and got 'em in three days later. Worked out fine: Mike

We didn't have such insurance at our company to cover returns & allowances. The company was well known in our industry for high quality goods. I always viewed write-offs at losses. Mike

I really don't have a dog in this fight. As a former manufacturer, permit me to share what I believe may be happening with the SA-35's production. I have had an issue with mine that several others have documented, as well. In my case, the extractor pin hole was ever so slightly off. The...

Manufacturers sweat over 5¢ in order to hit a price point and I suspect that may figure into the reason there's no ambi safety. However, you can easily add one: Mike

Interesting. I got mine in early December of '21 and it has a 3100 S/N. I'm still very happy with mine after a trip to BHSS. I've two more on order and they'll go there whenever they come in. Mike

The gentleman who makes those BHSS videos called me when my SA-35 was in their care. One of their techs discovered the hole for the extractor roll pin was slightly "off." He explained they believed this was caused by the slide blank not being secured properly during the CNC process...

Years ago, I was out west riding my motorcycle and I found out about Bull Creek Arms. I contacted the gent who owns it and he sent me a nice M-97 replica. He has been buying & rebuilding 1897s for years and does a great job. It never fails to draw a crowd at the range. Mike

I sent mine to BH Spring Solutions and they installed an ambi-safety along with the SFS. It came out well and it's a real shooter! Those guys know their stuff. Mike