Best wishes from the south. I am a retired computer programmer and former gun shop manager/sales clerk/janitor/range officer. I purchased the first Black Label 1911-380 I saw at a gun shop and immediately ordered the Black Label 1911-22 as a companion piece. I've had a bit of trouble with the 380 but I've been reading the troubleshooting information on this site and I think I may have the problem solved. In the gun world, handguns are my primary area of interest - and I have been working with firearms for about forty-five years. My other interests include history (especially military history), swords, computer programming and war games. MoonWolf