Are all frames fairly similar? Or are a few companies better than others? I’ve only worked with old STI and Cheely frames. Going to be starting another build later this year and thought I would ask others who might have more experience with different companies. Was considering maybe a JEM frame
I’ll be using an Infinity grip so the Cheely grip compatibility / ease of fit isn’t a factor
Have an .45ACP Emissary 1911. Dont have a ton of rounds through it, but thinking of getting a Cheely frame and swapping it over to a 2011. Mainly for aesthetics, but also a bit more capacity. Is it a straightforward project, or just a bad idea from a fitting perspective?
Does anyone know where i can get this exact color pvd coating? I reached out to carbon gun company and they said fowler did this in house. I found a few places that offer rose gold or rose copper, but they said it doesn’t match this color. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Getting pretty close now, then 1-2k rounds for test and breakin then off to coating.
Just have to fit ejector, extractors, ignition, and safeties.
Once breakin is done then a final finishing and off to look pretty
What you guys think
Who all makes a pre fit slide, frame, comp and barrel for an open gun with a frame mounted optic?
Where are all the island barrels?
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Got offered ds warrior Tisas carry 9 ds and a Mac slide with tisas grip for my staccato C2 with TB and 507k comp with 4 mags and 2 holsters and case what’s your thoughts on this trade
1st double stack build 90% ready!
So I am tuning a gun built by someone else, a custom, so it's not standard.
The builder took a five inch slide and cut back to about 4.6.
What recoil springs should I use, full size? Atlas 4.6?
Just getting all blending and prep done before sending it out for coating. We are so close now…
Since I was going to port this build I figured I'd do it incrementally, one port at a time, and use my Ransom Rest to analyze the impact against several different variables. I think we all know what impact to expect on recoil reduction. However. I wanted to test accuracy too. Posts disrupt the bore, can shave portions of the projectile, can create weird pressure systems. It has to affect accuracy, right?
Sadly, my results pointed to, maybe. I should have run a higher round count for the analysis. But it's hard to undo porting! So maybe next build? I discuss the results, but depending on which school of statistics you lean towards there is either a definitive connection between ports and accuracy, or there's a non-statistically significant result that points to there being merit in further exploration.
I also cover the CAM and CNC for the slide window and ports at the end for those that like that.
I have a medium trigger shoe and its great but I hate the slick surface. Anyone ever modified their shoe?