Griffon Update

Posted by Greybeard on Mar 3rd, 2006 in Shootist | Comments Off

I’ve shipped the Grif’s slide off to “Innovative Weaponry”, for the Tritium tube replacement. Orange dot’s on the rear, Green dot on the front. Can’t wait to see how it works out, I’ve always had Green dot’s front and rear.
Should be getting that range report out in a couple of weeks.

Glock VS Griffon: AMMO

Posted by Greybeard on Mar 1st, 2006 in Shootist | Comments Off

I just did a bulk order for .45 Remington Golden Saber 185g +P hollowpoints. 10 bucks a box, 25 rounds per box.
It’s the carry load I’ve been using for the last 3 or 4 years.
I still haven’t gotten out to try them in the Grif, but they feed great in my Glock.
It was a toss up between Corbon Powerball, Hornaday TAP, and the Golden Sabres. I decided to go with the known entity. If the Grif doesn’t like them, I’ll try a box of Powerball.
That range report is due, as soon as the repaired night sites are back.
Be patient.

Griffon VS Glock Part II

Posted by Greybeard on Feb 27th, 2006 in Shootist | 0 comments

Ok, with a bit a help from the 1911 forum on www.ar15.com ,
I was able to disassemble the Griffon. Funny how simple it is when you know the “secrete code”.
Even though I had thoroughly washed it down with “Gun Scrubber”,
it was shocking to see how dirty is was internally.
All the important stuff was fairly clean and well lubed, but all the crevises were packed with oily burnt powder residue.
I can now, authoritively say, that it is clean and well lubed.
There is very little wear, and it looks like a very solid old gun.
In a day or so, I’ll pull the slide and send it off to P-T night sights, to get the tritium tubes (on the sights) replaced. Then, hopefully by the time the slide comes back, the new spare mag. and holster will be here. Shortly after that, I’ll post a range report and some more pictures.

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And for the record;

On a 1911 with a “solid ejector spring rod”, the disassemble procedure is as follows:
1. Drop the magazine
2. Be sure the chamber is unloaded
3. Pull the slide back until the small notch on the slide lines up with the slide stop lever.
4. Pull/push out the slide stop lever
5. Carefully slide the “slide” off (toward barrel end of the gun)
Dirt and grime exposed!
6. Lift the rear end of the ejector spring rod slightly
7. Use a barrel lug wrench to rotate the barrel lug, (clockwise)
8. Once clear of the lug the ejector spring rod with jump out the front.
9. Now slide the barrel carefully out the front of the slide.
10. Clean, lube and resassemble.

Quote of the Day

Posted by Greybeard on Feb 23rd, 2006 in Shootist | Comments Off

“T.S. Eliot understood this more than half a century ago when he wrote: “Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm — but the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.”

Griffon VS Glock Part One

Posted by Greybeard on Feb 22nd, 2006 in Shootist | Comments Off

I had intended to post a side by side picture of my Glock 36 and the Griffin 1911 Combat,
but it appears that the new server isn’t ready for pictures yet.
I’ll post the picture, when I can.

Anyway,
The Griffon, is a tad larger and a lot heavier than the G-36 and it holds one more round in the magazine. (Seven +1 as opposed to 6+1)
The Griffon has a Grip safety, a thumb lever safety, and the typical quarter cock safety position for it’s hammer, as opposed to the Glocks solely internal safety’s.
The Griffon, has a real nice steady feel in the hand, and the added weight, -may- lead to improved accuracy. (Range comparsions will come later)
The Glock, though lighter and slightly smaller, is a bit thicker.
Either gun is quite easy to conceal, but it’s my current belief that the Glock -may- be a little more comfortable. (a few less protrutions)
As for the durability of the finish, from experience I know the Glock is weatherproof, and the Griffon, which is quite a number of years older than the Glock, seems to have also held it’s (Teflon) finish very well. I would rate them fairly similar in this respect.
They are both in .45 APC, the Glock with a 3.5 in. barrel, the Grif with a 4 in. barrel.
Both fit easily in the “Center of Mass” portable lock boxes I purchased for them.
Once the “Andrews” McDaniel II holster arrives for the Griffon, I’ll have more information about the comfort of carry differences in the two.
When it comes to clean up time, after a shooting session, (I like a clean gun), the Glock is the clear winner. Much easier to disassemble!

That’s about all I can think of until I get them out of the range and do a head to head shoot.
I think I’d be fully comfortable carrying either one!

P.S. The Griffon’s 10 plus year old night sights have faded out, but I’m getting them replaced by the original company, P-T nightsites, for 42 bucks. (as soon as I figure out how to disassemble the durned thing, I have a barrel wrench, but still no luck???)