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    Disappointed in Bulider

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, Sporky said:

    Ok I didnt blast but now I will. And I didnt put your name out there you did.
    Your public messenger account also states that you can be contacted on that account.
    7 days of no contact after you received it. Finally got a message saying "I'm trying"
    5 more days pass. I asked 2 times in those 5 days for an update. Here is the response

    You ask every day the gun is cut, just finishing it up. Please be patient.

    Didnt ask every day. 2 times.

    3 more days pass and I ask. He says done and we sort out payment.

    I pay and get radio silence again. All that I ask is can it ship so I can make sure someone is home to pick it up.

    No issues with the work or the price. But would it have killed you to say it is going to take a week or two? I could have sorted another gun out in the meantime. If you don't want business on that messenger account, dont do business there.
    Again I wasn't putting your name out there you did that. I was asking for other people's thoughts because I was a it aggravated over the situation. Wanted to know if others felt the same.

    Disappointed in the communication is how I feel. Maybe take that as constructive criticism and try to improve that for your business.

    Put your self in my shoes after you miss your local match you help run and set up, then miss a major a few weeks later.

    This would be a "thing" if you said hay man, this is a mess and I will get it fixed. Give me a week or two and I will let you know. I would be bummed, but that is something I would understand. But radio silence (for the most part) isnt good business practice.

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    Sorry that is the impression you got, but it is NOT what really transpired. I have screen caps, 12 pages, of communication while we have the gun.

    There is also a screen cap telling you exactly what the issue is and that it will take longer than I first quoted since the issue has changed.

    We received your payment on the 7th, it was shipped out on the 7th.

    There is communication on the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 30th, 3rd, 7th (shipped out on 7th). Consider there are a couple of weekends in between.

    Again, I appreciate your opinion, but not your facts.

    Disappointed in Bulider

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    It started as a warranty issue, "my comp is loose". Figured re-loctite and job is done. Quoted 5 days including shipping.

    Upon inspection, found serious dremmel work on bottom of the comp that caused it to crack, the job changed from re-loctite to fitting a new comp, machine to match, file work, finishing work, test fire and so on.

    We received the gun on July 18th, shipping back out on August 8th. I got screen caps :) I also counted 16 "is it done yet?" messages on personal FB account and a few more on company account.

    If you are going to blow us out on a public forum, please have the facts straight and not omit details.

    AKAI Custom Guns

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    Marc,

    You ordered a 9mm Open gun in September, then you changed your mind and wanted one of the guns in the safe. We sent you the gun in the safe, but you were not happy with it. We took it back and agreed to build you a different one. You then changed your order to one of our top of the line Tungsten sleeved open guns in 38SC. 

    I sent you a picture of the finished gun and asked you for some time to tune and test it. This is a race gun, it needs testing and tuning. It has only been a week and it was a holiday.

    Again, we will not ship out the gun until we are happy with it. We pushed you to the front of the line, it is now the fourth month on a super custom gun, please be patient. Blowing up my phone does not help.

    Shay

    Ck arms grip and frame or Phoenix trinity?

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted · Edited by Shay1911

    I love the designs in the akai guns held one before and its great machining but its very loose and it rattles a lot. Ck guns are very simple but very TIGHT

    Thanks for the feedback, they seem to do ok in matches :)

    As a matter of fact, one of those guns you describe just won North Carolina overall

    To popple or not to popple

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    I think I'm going with Brandon's recommendations on the barrel holes (3). Now the hard part. Powder. If anyone knows where some is available that would be great. I have some 7625 left over but I thought I read Hodgdon discontinued that powder. It's no longer listed on many of the websites I've visited selling powder. Anyone had any experience, good that is, with longshot? Or VV105?

    If you are getting a gun from Brandon, please listen to what Brandon recommends. I am sure him and his team have done very extensive testing with what powders work best for them. SV has some of the world's top shooters shooting their guns, just listen to them.

    To popple or not to popple

    in Open Pistols

    Posted

    The gun has a certain balance point. If all the down pressure is applied at the very end of the gun, then you have "dolphin " effect.

    Two schools of thought:

    1. Run comp only, fast burning powders, no holes - basically a limited gun with a bit of compensation.

    2. Run comp as a muzzle brake, use holes to vent gasses as force vectors to control movement of the gun - slow burning powders, more control over the movement of the gun, down pressure is applied closer to the middle line of the gun.

    Yes, both schools work, neither is wrong, but they are different.

    For us, more important than how flat the gun is or how soft it shoots is how consistent it is shot to shot. In other words, if you do a super fast split, a "double tap", at 25 yards, how close are the hits? For us, the only true measurement of an open gun is the number of "snake eyes" you get on a stage. We found that we get better results by separating the function of the compensation system. The comp is, basically, a muzzle brake. Its function is to control recoil. The holes in the barrel are designed to control the return of the gun to the same spot. Slow burning powders, more gas, give us more control. The way our system is designed, we don't lose that much velocity. Slower powders also allow for lower peak pressures and a more drawn out pressure curve, instead of a spike.

    I will now return to my corner...

    Is "Long Stroke" option worth $200?

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted

    thereby allowing the slide to just kiss the frame instead of crash into it.

    Did you use to sell used cars?

    You do not have to buy our guns. You are also not required to agree or understand what I post. As for personal attacks, I think you are on the wrong forum.

    Not name calling, but to say by adding .100-.200 stroke is going to transform a gun that hammers the back of the frame, to one that kisses it, is just not true.

    Relative terms. Its not that hard.

    Is "Long Stroke" option worth $200?

    in 1911-style Pistols

    Posted · Edited by Shay1911

    Just a short add... Havent posted on Enos in years.

    There are two ways to increase the stroke on a gun, frame rails or slide rails. The IMM models that I have seen are built on commander rail frames. In other words, the frame rails are 0.100 shorter than a regular Gov frame. Hence, they are stroked 0.100.

    We chose to increase the stroke on the slide side, since we wanted to keep the frame rails as long as possible and can go much further on the stroke by using the slide instead.

    There are two parts to recoil. First, bullet exiting the muzzle end, equal and opposite reaction on the gun. Can't do much about that. Second, the gun unlocks, a lot of the recoil is absorbed by the actual unlocking, compensator and so on. When the slide drives back, it hits the frame (actually the head of the guide rod, shock buff if you run one). When the slide hits the frame it creates the muzzle rise. It is not only the muzzle rise that matters, it is also jarring the gun. Watch slow motion videos of guns firing and you will notice that most of the muzzle flip is created by the slide hitting the frame. Youtube has plenty of those.

    By increasing the stroke, you can use more of the recoil system and thereby allowing the slide to just kiss the frame instead of crash into it. The result is softer recoil, but more importantly, less jarring of the front sight.

    Jules Magyari, Shane Coley and Lesgar Murdock shoot stroked systems. Blake Miguez is about as conservative as they get with guns, same as Max Michel. Blake shoots a very heavy front end gun because thats what he is used to. Shane and Lesgar took 3rd and 5th at the Nationals last year with stroked guns.

    I would not stroke a 9mm minor gun. Have done it before, but I dont believe it is needed. We notice a huge difference in 40 and open guns.

    As for splits, I have seen 0.07 on stroked guns. Lesgar does 0.10 regularly in a match. I think it is fast enough.

    We made a decision to focus on developing guns that will get maximum points, not just speed. We measure a design by the number of snakeeyes that a shooter gets. I want the dot or front sight to settle in the same place, as much as possible, in order to allow the shooter to time the gun perfectly. With Lesgar's shooting, we noticed a huge increase in the number of snake eyes, even on far targets with fast splits.

    (Ok, I lied about the short add part)

    Who makes the best 1911 barrel?

    in General Gunsmithing

    Posted

    I've had excellent results with my Infinity barrels. They've done a lot of testing to get the best accuracy possible with a large variety of bullets.

    I think Akai custom has been having great results with Infinity barrels too......

    Absolutely. Frankly, haven't built a 45 with an SVI barrel in it quite yet, but the guns I have built (9mm, 38SC, 40S&W), have been amazingly accurate.

    SVI has beefed up the barrel in all the right places. First, to prevent breakages, and second, they added material so the gunsmith can get a much more accurate fit into the gun. Yes, they take longer to fit, but the end result is a much more accurate gun.

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