goldenpony 61 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Got my box 'o parts from Carolina Shooters Supply today. Have watched videos from Carolina Shooters Supply, RisArms and Poison Stinger over and over and feel very confident. Can't wait to get started. I want to thank all the members that encouraged me to go ahead with this conversion. Will update. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunman1 1,753 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) Pictures or it didn't happen.... Edited May 1, 2014 by AA re-cvrd 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lewie212 37 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 I have a feeling your going to be very satisfied. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evlblkwpnz 3,418 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Whatever you do, do not follow the ill advice of the Iraqveteran8888 on youtube, especially the gas system info. It must be bliss.... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goldenpony 61 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Got my gun completely stripped and the bare metal on the bottom of the receiver painted. I am planning to finish the project tomorrow. The only thing I am just slightly fuzzy about it the little notch I am supposed to put in the BHO lever for the short arm of the spring to sit in. The new spring came from CSS with the "hook" already in it. I don't know why they didn't also put the notch in too. It's funny, I have 3 different UTube videos showing the conversion and each one, though it talks about this notch, either the guy's hand blocks the view when he's putting it in or the lighting is awful so exactly what I need to see is dark. Oh well, I'll figure it out. Can't wait to try her out. Also, I got the Hogue pistol grip instead of the saw grip and the instructions say I have to do a bit of fitting here too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mordamer 13 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) I had to do a bit of fitting on the hogue grips I have installed. I have never had a problem with the hogue grips and I love them. I have handled them roughly, put lots of force on them from different directions and shot the gun one handed just holding the grip. Works great. If you have finished the conversion now, you should post pictures. Edited May 2, 2014 by mordamer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbsrdi 1,078 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 I found this pic for you, maybe it will help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burntpowder 23 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 When I did mine, I notched it (about 1/8") right below where the un-bent spring is laying now in the pic above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goldenpony 61 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) Well, my conversion is finished, more or less. No, it wasn't quite as easy as some of the videos said, but it was doable. I didn't notch the BHO lever the way Rand pictured it here (didn't see the post until I was done). I notched it above the little valley like I saw in a couple of other videos. Seems to work OK. I kind of notched it where his pic shows the spring sitting, Hopefully that will work out OK. I used the axis pin retention plate rather than the shepherds hook. I think I had more trouble getting it in along with the safety than the BHO spring, although that was tough too. I used the Hogue pistol grip and it feels & looks great. In mounting the Tapco stock I didn't drill the two holes exactly right (drill walked) and because of that the stock has a very tiny gap at the back of the receiver. Not that big a deal, but I may change stocks out someday. I used the JTE mainspring. Trigger feels fabulous, much lighter. After everything was back together, I took her out back and ran (5) 2 3/4" and (5) 3" shells and it ran perfectly. Over all, I'm glad I did it, but I'm glad it's done. Before & after pics to come. Edited May 2, 2014 by goldenpony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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