American Handgunner Jul/Aug 1981 - Jeffersonian

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PPC GUNS BUILT 1 .. BULL BARRELS
DEALERS IN DISCRIMINATING
FIREARMS FOR COLLECTORS & COMPETITION
STD. Width, Hard-Chrome, Bar-Sto
Barrels, Bo-Mar Sights
GUNS CURRENTLY
IN STOCK
Available for immediate delivery
FN FAL & ACCESSORIES
COMPLETE LINE
S/W &COLT HANDGUNS
IN STOCK
GENCO
PHONE (704) 274-4574 (24-Hour Answering)
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HANDGUN BARRELS RELINED
HANDGUN CYLINDERS RECHAMBERED
JAY scon GRIPS & COLT PARTS - $1 0 MIN. ORDER
S&W SIGHTS INSTALLED ON COLT SLIDES
S&W MOD. 28 TO 44 SPECIAL & 45 L.C.
6" Python Barrels $52.95 prepaid
NU-L1NE GUNS
1053 Caulks Hili Rd. Dept. AH
Harvester, MO 63301
SENO LARGE SA S E (314) 441-4500
FOR BROCHURE (314) 447-4501
Anyone can learn to reload' pistol ammunition.
It's easy, fun, and money-saving, too!
Send $1.00 for introductory booklet to
NRMA, Suite 300,1221 S.w. Yamhill, Port·
land, OR 97205. National Reloading Manufactvrers
Association.
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GENCO IPSC AUm'S
HECKLER &KOCH
Full line of H & K guns & accessories
530 Hendersonville Rd. )
P.O. Box 5704, Asheville, NC 28803 •
tive that you can literally "feel" it.
At this point the Spilborghs Custom
Extended .45 is complete. The guns are
finished in either rust blue or hard chrome
to the buyer's preference. The full blown
conversion with all parts, tuning, checkering
and miscellaneous metal work will set
you back $900 with your gun; delivery
time is 3-4 months.
Spilborghs is not the type of man who
puts all his eggs in one basket. He offers
numerous other examples of custom work
that would be of specific interest to law
enforcement personnel and PPC shooters.
For example; the Detonics "mini" .45
made a big bang when it hit the market
about three years ago. But when most men
shoot one the common complaint centers
around the purchase the hand has around
the shortened grip. John has effectively
and with great simplicity solved this dilemma.
He simply fits a magazine extension
to the Detonics clip which accommodates
the little finger. This allows the shooter
to effectively hold the Detonics in the
normal three finger hold, and the size of
the extension can be built to suit the size of
the shooter's hand.
Another innovative and simple device
of John's is his "Speed Loader Extension"
that he will fit to the standard Safariland
speedloaders. The extension is especially
suited to competition, either PPC or IPSe.
The extension makes the loaders easier to
remove from their pouches; it makes the
loaders more effective in regard to insertion
of the cartridges; and it clears all grip
styles meaning that the common speed
loader cut-outs do not have to be made on
oversize target-style factory grips.
When tuning stock .45's without Bar-Sto
barrels, John developed a locking system
that effectively prevents excess barrel
movement. This system centers around a
small re.::tangular groove milled into the
extension at the breech end of the barrel.
This groove mates with a steel shim which
extends downward from the slide in the cut
milled for the S&W adjustable sight.
When the slide returns to the battery position,
this steel shim engages the groove on
the top of the barrel surface, locking the
barrel in place, where it consistently returns
with each successive shot.
John also does some great work on
shortened versions of the popular Colt
pistols, as can be seen in the photographs
showing the shortie Gold Cup and Commander.
Excellent balance and "feel" is
maintained in all of Spilborghs' custom
work, from the extended 6" guns to the
shorties ideal for concealed entry by either
law enforcement personnel or approved
civilians.
Dave Wheeler, an accomplished West
coast IPSC competitor, has been using one
ofJohn's 5" customs with compensator for
the past year. Dave feels that the
Spilborghs gun gives him an edge. John
Spilborghs can be reached at: JS Customs,
Box 40529, Santa .....
Barbara, CA 93103.
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