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Thank you for all the replies. I will start reaching out to them next week to see who can get this done.

I am looking to do a barrel swap on my STI Eagle and I am looking for a reliable gunsmith who is familiar working on them. Any suggestions? I live in NJ, but I am willing to send it wherever it needs to go to get it done right. Thank You Tom Smith

I would like to see the primer seater on the 650 turned into a swage. This way when I am running my trim tool head for 223 it would swage the primer pockets and I wouldnt have to manually run them throught the super swage.

Thanks thats the answer I was looking for. TS

I am looking at converting my 357 sig Sti eagle to 40 cal. Do you have to use the STI barrel or can you use any 1911 barrel? Also what kind of feed ramps does STI use. Thank you Tom

The Kit is worth it but the most important part seems to be the magazine front to back number. That is the part that the video glosses over and doesnt explain well. It seems as if that that number is off then the follower binds up and allows the rounds to nose dive. What exactly the number is??????Im still working on it but it needs to be less than 1.70".

I think i have figured it out!!!! It apears that the front to back number Dave mentions in the video is key. Mine were mesuring 1.375-1.385. I put it in a vice and squeezed it down to 1.370, retuned the feed lips and the mag feeds 98%. So it seems that squeezing them pushes the sides out. Now the mandrel fits about 1/8" below the feed lips. A little more tuning and I should be done......now to finish the rest of my mags... Tom

Can anyone who has a work mag take front to back and side to side mesurments so I can compare mine. Thanks TS

The resizing the sides is a weak spot on the video. The follower is binding on the sides when I push the spring and follower up. Anyone have any ideas on how to resize it? I hammered the mandrel all the way up and the mag sprang back. The feed lips are perfect the inside is polished to a high shine, and still the follower drags at the transition. Ill keep banging on one and see what happens....

I have a question I am trying to tune my sti 40 magazines with the Dawson Kit, but my rounds keep nose diving. Dave mentions that if this keeps happening you need to resize the sides of the mag. The lip feeding mandrel will not fit all the way to the feed lips. Does anyone who used it for 40 call know if the mandrel went all the way down and touchedthe feed lips or came close?. Mine goes about 3/8" shy of the feed lips. Thanks for any help. Tom

Phil, Thanks for the info. Tom My STI 2011 grip (measured just below the grip safety) circumference - 5.5" width - 1.3" front to back - 2.07" My Colt 1911 grip circumference - 5.125" width - 1.3" front to back - 2.0" Phil G

I am thinking about an Eagle 5.0 but i dont have a stocking dealer anywhere near me. Can anyone give me an aproximate grip circunfrance. I have small hands and I have trouble with a Para double stack and i am wondering if someone can tell me how big the grip is compaired to some other common gun. Thanks Tom