in a short time, mobileme, the service i use to host my images, will go away. virtually every image on this blog will go away. i have no desire to fix every image link, nor do i have a substitute image hosting site lined up. just thought i’d mention this…

my new rogue figurine, this one, custom made by a friend.

so i field stripped my new (to me) s&w 3913ls this morning for a cleaning. i went a little further and took off the grip, as the gun was well oiled, and some oil was seeping around the grip edges. i had to refer back to my previous s&w 5906 grip post to remember how to remove the 3913 grip. they’re the same platform for the most part.

the gun is tight, and shows very little wear. i found a 5/1/2008 date in the owner’s manual, along with the serial number and “sportsman’s warehouse” written by hand, apparently indicating when and where it was originally purchased. i thought they stopped making these a few years earlier, but the factory spent casing confirms it is 2008 production.

it was tight going back together as well – the firing pin safety lever, which is the third of three “levers” the slide has to clear for it to fully move rearward, didn’t seem to want to go down enough to clear the slide. a google search revealed i’m not the only one who experienced this, and a little more downward pressure on it, and backward pressure on the slide solved the problem.

oddly enough, after reassembly, the recoil spring guide rod was sticking out. apparently, according to the manual, i hadn’t centered it in the slide properly. it seems a little more finicky than my 5906, though that’s probably due to the smaller size, and again, newness. everything works great now, and i’m looking forward to a trip back to the range.

they sent me a gold card

i’ve posted this before, but i just can’t resist.

new tires, inner tubes, and a chain, and all is well. everything seems to work. the chain may be a little too long, so we’ll bring it by try me bicycle shop for an adjustment. we’ve had great service there at the bike shop, and it brings me back to an age when local shops were owned by members of the community, offering great customer service and reasonable prices.

just back from visiting the family back east for a few days. note to self: never stay at the ramada inn at 160 frontage road in newark. what a dive.

not for me, but the hubby. he went shopping for work shoes yesterday and brought home these beauties. gotta love the brand.

and speaking of work, i went out to my car this morning to go to work, and the battery was dead. i had noticed that the engine was starting to turn over rather slowly the past day or two. batteries don’t last very long when exposed to 110+ degree heat. note to self – when the engine starts turning over slowly during starting, get thee to the autozone and replace the battery. fortunately, there’s an autozone about a block away. with a little luck, they’ll have a battery in stock. they open in about an hour. i’ll be a little late to work today…