Now that I've mopped the tears of laughter off the floor, and dried my hands so as to not short out this computer, I can finally write this.
This thread is epic, deserves an award and should possibly be stickied lol.
Some of those pesky little details are just a ##### when they're missed. I still wish your buddy good luck in getting it running again, I'd hate to see any gun destroyed, no matter what the method used.