I have a Ruger Mk4 that came with a terrible trigger. Replaced the innards with Volquartsen parts and it shoots as good as my S&W 41 or High Standard and I can use any kind of ammo without worrying about cracking the frame.
Bear, I don’t make too many pieces because I do this part time. I am pretty backed up now and it might be 6 months before I could get to something like this. :)
They used to have a vinyl case from Savage. Reason my friend wanted a leather case is because he owned this gun for 40 years and the vinyl was cracked and rotten after 40 years! He is giving it to his granddaughter and wanted a nice case for it.
I made a Bison leather gun case for a friend's Savage M24 - it's a nice gun and deserved a nice case! His was 20 ga with an extra .410 insert so I made 3 pockets inside.
Now that a company is making "Smart" guns and, of course, the politicians will want all guns to be smart, you can start collecting "smart" versions of everything!
https://ktxs.com/news/nation-world/smart-guns-headed-to-us-advocates-warn-of-mandates
I pocket carry a S&W Bodyguard in a holster I made a few years ago. Prints as a square in your pocket and when you pull it out the holster part pulls away from the square front piece so you can get a good grip on the pistol. Little tab at the bottom keeps it in your pocket when pulling up.
I have a .22 can that had a lot of carbon buildup. I took it apart and ran it through several ultrasonic cleanings with solvent and it barely scratched the surface - the carbon would not come off. Bought some Carbon Killer from Slip 2000 and soaked baffles overnight. Carbon came off very...