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Finally read the FAQs

Finally read the FAQs (3/11)

  1. Don at Venom Custom makes a solid gun. Not sure if he’s taking orders now or not due to his workload. Pat Rafferty is another name I’d make a call to.
  2. Infinity makes all their metal grips with the option for a right side mag button. Just choose it in the drop downs. They aren’t listed as lefty in the titles since it’s a build option. You have to wait for it to be made, it will likely require the most fitting, it is also one of the most expensive, but I’ve now used Cheely, LSI and Infinity grips and I definitely like the Infinity the best.
  3. So I shot ten today just for feel. They certainly didn’t feel great for a competition load. It’s certainly a load I could use, but there’s a reason it’s not being done. It was worth the try. I’ll try to sell the powder and just go to the Sport Pistol I’ve always used. If I can’t sell it, maybe I’ll experiment with a PCC load with it.
  4. I quickly loaded up ten tonight with 6.7gr, which is on the lighter end of the book loads for a 124gr. I can’t chrono them tomorrow but gonna shoot them and see how they feel. We’ll see what happens.
  5. I just sold my open gun, didn’t think it would ever happen, but, you know, life dictated I pay some bills. That said, I now have about 12 pounds or so of AA7 and nearly 8000 124gr PD jhps that I’d like to use up. I know it’s not the ideal load, but hey, I got them and I’m sure I can make a usable load with them. I’ll see if I can unload the AA7 locally, but in the meantime give this a shot. Just thought I’d see if anyone else has ever tried it and what their results were.
  6. They do not. I work in the industry and sell Sigs all day long. The actual shape and drill pattern for the two slides is identical, both are designed to take the Romeo 1 Pro or Leupold Delta Point Pro. The only difference, which I did forget about the first time I posted, is that the Legion is a plate that has the rear sight integrated into it. Therefore, when you remove the plate, you remove the rear sight and have more room toward the rear of the slide. The pro cut slides retain the rear sight when the plate is removed, therefore there is not as much room. This is what would allow the Springer plate and Romeo 3 to work on a Legion slide, but probably not on a pro cut slide, since the rear sight would get in the way for the larger footprint of the Romeo 3. That is the only thing I could think of that would cause Springer to say the mounts are different footprints. But they are in fact, not different as to what sights directly mount to them. And yes, the Max is a different slide altogether and does fit the Romeo3 directly. Directly from Sig's website:
  7. Yes, they are. All Sigs currently in production use the same footprint. The difference is that the Legion loses the rear sight, while the AXG and pro cuts keep the rear sight and also have extra holes for RMR footprint sights. They may not make a plate for the pro cut since the rear sight might be in the way for the larger footprint of the R3s. But it might be something to look into.
  8. I've been using a Springer Precision adapter plate on my X-Five Legion (same cut as the AXG) and it works quite well. Sits a bit taller, but it isnt a big deal at all and you'll get used to it very quick and no permanent modification needed.
  9. Sidenote: where did you find CCI primers? I cant find those anywhere right now either.
  10. When you say shell plates, I'm assuming you're talking about the trays that nest inside each other with slots of different sizes to sort brass. I use these and they are very quick and easy to use and if you're really only looking for .223 and 9mm it is a breeze because both calibers are caught in the same lower tray and virtually nothing else (except some .380). Anyone can find the time. I work at a range and so I can sort through all our used brass. When I'm only after 9mm, I just scoop a bunch in the nested trays, shake for about 30 seconds, dump out the first two trays and I get a lower tray full of .223 and 9mm. I sort out the .223 cause I don't want those, so it takes a few extra minutes per batch to pick those out, but in about 20 minutes (even picking out the 223) I was able to gather about 28 lbs worth of 9mm, which is roughly 3000 cases. So in your case, in less than a half hour at a time, you could have thousands of 9mm and .223 sorted very easily using the trays. I'd highly consider this and its probably the fastest and easiest route for you.
  11. Its a middie. Its the Atlas comp. I wanted the gun tri-topped and Don said the Binary comp would leave the area around the ports a little too thin for his liking once cut. He said the Atlas was extremely close to the Binary and was already tri-topped so we went that way.
  12. The only downside I've heard about the BUL guns is that they use proprietary mags and some other parts. I know several people that shoot Atlas and they love them. They have gotten a little expensive though. There are a lot of good options out there for what Atlas charges or less. Limcat Venom Bedell Akai Pat Rafferty and the list goes on. I recently had Don at Venom build me a gun. I got what is pretty much a clone of an Atlas for several grand less than what Atlas charges. Full custom with everything I wanted on it and the finishes I wanted. He was awesome to work with and got it in a very reasonable time. I sent him my deposit the first week of December, the parts were ordered a couple days later and I took delivery of it 2/26. I was all ready to do an Atlas, but then started reading the forums and doing some research and found Don. Look around, there are a lot of good options out there and not all of them are a year wait or have to cost a large fortune (even though all open guns seem to be a small fortune). Good luck.
  13. My new Romeo 1Pro came with a cover that fits with the shroud on it. You may want to check with Sig and see if that is something you can get.
  14. I got an email from them the other day. They actually have had an employee test positive, so it has greatly slowed down business. Here is a copy of the email I received.
  15. Wow, I wouldnt have thought that canned air would be a safe thing to do, just blowing the primer dust and bits of powder around the room. A lot of primer dust accumulates below the priming station after only a couple hundred rounds. But it certainly sounds easy enough so I'll give it a try. Thanks.
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