Hello again Mr. Hurst; I never doubted ya - just had a bad time with the whole idea of putting hot iron into cold water. Now looking forward to doing it again. The lady drove the parts over to John's on a Thursday afternoon - finished by the following Wednesday, and mailed out the next morning. (This was a holiday week, by the way.) Now, if YOU say the gun looks good, -- Well, I'll hang my hat on that. Hoping this finds you well; Bill Kraft (formerly "NEWBIE") P.S. Looking forward to seeing that gold initial in the trigger guard.