[ithacaartist]

Hmmm...

OAL of a Stinger is basically the same, however case length is approx. 0.10 longer. The 32 gr bullet (v. 40 gr) would be a tad shorter, right? The conversion is s blow-back action--how would this affect pressure in the barrel? The Stingers were effective in breaking toggles in both the 4" and 12" barreled models. CCI Velocitors' velocity is in between Stingers and Mini-Mags, so that's another choice, if you think the shortened liner would work with them. I'll never again use anything more potent than the Mini-Mags in these Ermas, whether pistol or kit.

This kit in your pic is the SE-08/2, which has the knurled toggle knobs--much more attractive than the stubs of the earlier models. It reverts, however, to the replacement ejector v. feed lip ejector, and the replacement axle with its bushings, as in the versions made up until the end of WWII.

The shortened liner setup does look a little less goofy.

Here's a pic of mine. The other pic is my Ibanez P-bass knock-off, finally complete. It was missing the "ashtray" covers when I bought it 20 some years ago. The frets were literally falling out, and I installed new ones and leveled them, then had the Ithaca Guitar Works crown them and do the final setup. I had looked for replacement covers back then, to no avail, at the local shops--one even specialized in vintage stuff, and the Ibanez dealer couldn't help either. The internet makes such searches a lot easier, and I was able to come up with a OEM set by Fender for twenty bucks shipped, in about ten minutes.