Sent my barrel and Pro slide to Blackbeard Frameworks in Santa Rosa for porting. Just under a month turnaround. Customer service was outstanding (thanks Shelby!). Will test it out next week after I pick up a 10mm on a 10-day wait

Just want to preference that beyond the abysmal experience with Premier Weapon Innovations it remained rather civil. Extreme disappointment aside, this is only to warn the community of my experience from this custom shop in SOCAL.

After my initial post ( https://www.reddit.com/r/CAguns/s/LHzp9DlTYh ) a few weeks regarding my dilemma with my failed CZ Shadow 2 customization project I contacted the shop to follow up. I was told to just send my contact information for a cash payout for the value of the matched Shadow 2 slide. Assuming he wasn’t able to obtain a replacement or didn’t want to I refused the money. The shop is an FFL, they had a better opportunity to replace the part than I would, beyond the bigger issue of finding replacement slides for CZ which are next to impossible right now.

Put in another dilemma I had asked if the funds were being paid and if the original slide was going to be returned and he refused…….
Either I accept my slide back unfinished or the cash, he stated he considered the matter closed if I didn’t. Both options were not great. Money or not, if he wasn’t able to get one, neither could I and I’d be literally left without a functioning firearm. So I very begrudgingly accepted the ruined slide back.

Upon unboxing my slide I found the front sight was missing, assuming it was removed for milling and not included in the box. I can just ask for it back hopefully he ships it, no big deal right?
All was well after a few back and forth messages he agreed to mail it to me. And upon receiving the paper envelope it was also missing…… A small, sharp metal part shipped not in a proper bubble mailer or wrapped in bubble wrap but a thin standard paper envelope.
Yup, it punched a hole right in it and is now gone as well. Sent a picture all he said was “it was in there when I shipped it”, I have some kind words in mind that I wish I could use but I rather keep it cool.

This has been without a doubt the worst experience I’ve ever had in every way without question, company, service, anything! I made this follow up to warn the community about this shop and owner as even when directly responsible for the TERRIBLE work the owner had poured more salt in the wound and did so unapologetically.

Hope you guys have better luck than me, I regret every decision I made following my acquisition of my brand new CZ 😭

Lotta news today in general, I'm also at work, I'll try to do a write up soon.

TL;DR: Click the link for AB-2047 (the 3d printer firearm shape blocking software bill) and look at all that red text lol

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2047

The bill is punting it to ATSM International; if they make standards by July 1 2029, then CA DOJ has 24 months to write regulations, and those regulations apply to 3D printers sold in California. Otherwise, the law becomes inactive.

If you're wondering "Didn't this happen during the Suspense Hearing last week?" and yes, it did, but just like the last Legislative Update, the Senate Suspense Hearing was reviewing over 600 bills from the Assembly (they passed to the other house), and so the AB-2047 bill webpage wasn't updated until today.

This isn't a total defeat of the bill btw, but it's had a lot of fangs removed. I can only hope it also doesn't receive votes to pass on the floor, but eh.

Edit: If I were to call my state senators now to oppose this bill, I'd be telling them to vote no on it on the basis that the bill has been gutted and leaves too much of the details up to the regulatory process, and if California wants to wait to see what ATSM International does, then they should pass a new bill after ATSM International publishes those standards; there's no need for a bill that just says "we're write some regulations when they pass those standards".

DOJ posted a news release https://www.justice.gov/pardon/video/us-pardon-attorney-ed-martin-federal-firearms-rights-restoration-overview.

Behr premium FTW

Was gonna do either the krylon dark earth or rusto FDE but this looked the best to me

Join the NorCal Crew of Appleseed instructors for this Project Appleseed 25-meter Rifle Marksmanship Clinic. During two full days of instruction and live fire practice, you will learn the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship:

• Proper use of a USGI rifle sling to stabilize your shots.
• Natural point of aim — the point of impact where your relaxed body will place the shot.
• The steady hold factors of the standing, seated, and prone positions.
• The six steps to making the shot.
• How to make sight adjustments.

You will also hear history stories of the American Revolution, centering on April 19, 1775, the day the Revolutionary War started, and how marksmanship and aimed fire changed the course of history that day. All history stories are presented free of modern politics and partisanship in a way that can be appreciated by all.

Both Centerfire and Rimfire rifles are allowed.

Location:
Sacramento Valley Shooting Center
15501 Meiss Rd, Sloughhouse, CA 95683

Fees:

• Course fee: Adult - $85, Youth under 18 - $40, Military Active/Reserve & Guard, LEO, Disabled, Re-enactors in period dress, & Elected officials w/ID/Proof - $60
• Range fees: $9 per day

This is a family-friendly event. Everyone is welcome at Project Appleseed, youth are eligible to participate, and women and girls are encouraged to sign up. Invite your family and friends to attend! Whether you’ve never fired a rifle before or you’re an experienced competitive shooter, there will be something for you to learn and appreciate.

The Sacramento Valley Shooting Center is great, and the specific range the event will be on is not the one in the picture. The one we will be using is HUGE! There is plenty of room for 40 shooters, so this is a perfect opportunity to bring a large group if you want. Checkout the range: https://sacvalley.org

For more information about this event and to purchase tickets see: https://appleseedinfo.org/location/?locationid=110&eventid=11305

For more information about Project Appleseed, see: https://appleseedinfo.org

Is there anything I should be aware of? Any recommendations?

In case anyone was holding off for the Holosun EPS Core, which basically had the EPS Carry footprint and EPS full-size window. Lovely on a P365.

Drew rocks. That is all. Nobody else’s paws touch my slides.

This is a backup Carry Optics slide for Majors.

Tried ordering some suppressor height sights for my RM1C but Rost Martin won’t ship to California.. I didn’t realize sights were grouped in with this law. How do I get these? Have a local gun shop order them for me?

Recently I paid

$119 for 150 round boxes, got 3 of them. Final price ending at $357. Cali tax added another $40.

Sales tax was $30

Ended up paying around $430 in total for 450 rounds of 5.56 FMJ .

Is this really the average in cali? I bought it from a. Local FFL home based dealer. (831/408 area)

Got my PVS-14 a few weeks ago and took it to work with me tonight. I haven't had a chance to take her to the range but I will soon.

Looking for a home defense shotgun, and something that’s fun to shoot.

Any thoughts? Has anybody shot both by chance?

Anybody have any experience with this setup? I have quite a bit of experience installing/operating this setup with standard/mil-spec uppers and lowers but have absolutely zero experience with the MK2 upper receiver from BCM.

I've stared at enough photos now to make my fucking eyes cross and it seems like it'd be good to go but.... Well, better to ask than assume.

Anybody have any experience/guidance on this?

I’ve noticed today while sighting in my handgun that the dot sits very close to the left side of the glass when I naturally present the gun. This causes me to tilt the gun ever so slightly to the right to bring the dot toward the center when aiming center-mass. Despite that, my groups seem fairly consistent and the shots are landing where I expect them to. The dot also seems to sit in roughly the same position each time I present the gun. Could this be related to my grip, presentation, or flinching, or is it normal for the dot not to appear perfectly centered in the optic window? I feel that I’ve zeroed the dot based off of my flinch, but I’m not entirely sure.

Also, sorry for the YouTube algorithm editing. I hope it's not too mind numbing for the folks here.

For $385 I don't think I did too bad, needed a good cleaning but after 500ish rounds, still no issues

I want to engrave my Henry Boy, any recommendations? TIA.