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Just wanted to give a shout-out for the excellent transaction I was involved in with fellow TT Forum member STUMPY1. Emailed requesting pictures of his S&W M41 and accessories. Prompt response, and I asked for some additional pics, which were quickly provided. A deal was made and promptly, and I...

Hello folks, I shoot a Pardini SP that I bought from Larry's Guns on 5/16/2011.It has a nice weaver or Picatinny rail on top, which is the way it came when I bought it. Are these rails no longer available, or were they something Larry did, that no one else did? I keep seeing all these comments about...

Walt,
Sounds like it is time for me to try the swaged LSWC. Where might I find a decent buy on the Star or Zero?
Thanks!
Amanda

Folks, Thanks for the info. My main concern was to see if most shooters have noticed that LSWC loads fall behind the Noslers at 50 yards, but seem to do OK at 25 yards. The two Hardball guns just happened to be the ones I wanted to use today, and one has a new Kart bbl, while the other is whatever b...

Hello folks, I ran a brief test at 50 yards today with my two Clark Hardball guns, one old Colt by Sr. that now has a david Santurri-installed KART barrel & bushing, one new Caspian by Jr. One load was 200gr Oregon Trail LSWC over 4gr V-V N310, the other Nosler 185 JHP over 4.8gr V-V N310, both ...

Hello folks, I complain when I purchase what ends up being substandard guns and/or parts, so to be fair, I like to give a little positive info when I get a good gun, part or service. I ordered a new Hardball Service 1911 from Clark Custom of Louisiana many months ago, mainly to see if Jim Jr.'s pist...

Mr Alexander- Thanks for the interesting info regarding the weld bead on the ribs. I had never heard of anyone doing it, but it does make sense. The Aristocrat rib on the longslide puzzled me when I got it, mainly because I have a Heavy Slide that came with the Bomar-sighted Tuner rib, and the backu...

Thanks for the help! I stripped it down and reversed the two pins, and they now look right and function correctly. Bueno!
Amanda

Bill, I understand the concerns about the early Texas High Standard pistols. The best part for me is the fact that they learned from their early pistol and magazine failures, and fixed the problem. All High Standards are Magazine-dependent, and you can get tired and broke from paying the gunshow mag...

I know the horror stories. Probably why I own 6 of the Hamden models. The Trophy's normally get the nod, since they seem to have the best triggers and no ejection issues since they do not have the Victor's vent rib. Contrary to popular myth, the "new" Texas High Standard produces some fabu...

BEA, I found out today that the previous owner had put the safety/trigger pins in from the wrong side, and the pins were only working their way out of the pistol, since they did not have a ridge to keep them in place. I stripped the pistol and reversed the pins. all is good now. The long slide was s...

Hello folks, I have one of Jim Sr.'s .45 Longslides from the early 80s, when I was just out of high school. It has the Louisiana address, and the date marked on the guide rail of the slide, his signature grip stippling and an Aristocrat rib. Shoots mighty well with 200gr LSWC at 50 yards. I search o...

Misny, I checked the recoil spring today when I tore the pistol down for a good bath. It is maybe 1/2" or so longer than my Hardball Clark's spring. Since this will allow me to red-dot my Heavy Slide wad gun, and shoot this as an iron-sight wad gun, that is what I will feed it. I prefer the 185...

I just picked up a Clark Long Heavy Slide .45 to go with my Clark Hardball and Heavy slide wad pistols from the 50s. Made 10/1981 by slide rail markings, it is a series 70 blue, with the Aristocrat rib and what I assume is one of Jim's in-house barrels, since it is not a Douglas-marked barrel. Can y...

Thanks to those who suggested that I call on David Santurri for a Hardball pistol. I originally bought an old Jim Clark, Sr. Hardball Colt. I have one of his early Heavy Slide Wadcutter Colts and it is easily a sub-2" pistol at 50 yards. Unfortunately, the Clark hardball had seen better days. I...

I have had both at the same time. Bought the MP90s first from a S.C. dealer after seeing it in the case, and thought it had the best trigger of any pistol I had ever shot. I still think it has the best trigger, straight out of the box. The Benelli never jammed, ftf, or did anything bad. It was a min...

Cranky-- I bought 6 niw mags off ebay for $25 each, so my 10 ought to last me. They work 100%. I shoot Aguila Pistol Match, and so far, no issues other than I hate the grip safety. The two Izzy's I have are accurate and reliable so far. Too bad they don't make them or import more. Thanks to all for ...

Alexander, I was intrigued by your idea, so I did a small search this morning. The attached picture is of Larry's Guns' Pardini mount. It is even marked as such. While my SP-22 looks identical, it has no markings on the rail, as in the picture. I went back and looked at my invoice from 5/24/11. I bo...

Tony- I have found this pistol every bit as solid as my old Benelli MP-90s was, only the Pardini is slightly more accurate, and more expensive. I don't know why Larry's told me to order the 1" Ultradot and PSR-1 1" Rings, when the SP-22 appears made for the 30mm Matchdot. Larry's told me b...

Maybe this will ease your mind. check out the pictures of the 30mm UltraDot MatchDot with UltraDot Rings on the SP-22. All OEM.
Sorry it took so long for the pics. I had to play with the Clark's 4-prong Sear spring last night, and it took longer than I figured to get it just right.
Amanda4461