WhiteDingo

The Kimber pistols don't use a Series 80 firing pin block, they have a Swartz style safety activated off the grip safety. The trigger pull isn't affected like a series 80 gun is. I have handled exactly one Tisas gun and wasn't terribly impressed. But if you're in a budget, it may be good enough.

Sig didn't swap any of the X flat triggers out on the guns we sent back; you should be fine

I don't know if they have them available anymore. Caspian doesn't even have them available; last I called they directed me to MBX or another place that might have old stock of the Italian mags left. That being said, Tanfo magazines can be modified to match the top profile if the Caspian and will work, as was pointed by MikeBurgess

Yes, it's a Caspian/Foster High Capacity frame, using the new production Caspian(MecGar OEM I believe) magazines that came with the silver tool-less extensions. The 170mm magazine has now been through 2 monster matches and 3 locals, running flawlessly

The dovetails are very different sizes, so a standard zigracker or the like will not work in the wider M&P dovetail

I've been really enjoying the HiperFire grip I've been trying out recently. I have large hands and long fingers, and the reach is perfect. As others have pointed out, grips are very subjective, so your experience may vary.

The Sight Pro was worth every penny in a professional setting, being as inserts are much cheaper than whole new tools. If you are thinking it will be used more than a few times in the future, then it makes a lot of sense. If it's a once or twice tool, having a local shop do it, if you have anyone local, would be more cost effective

That sure as heck looks like their standard Para style frame in the photos, so I'm curious as to the whole magwell/frame arrangement as well. STI mags can be used successfully in Para guns in some cases, others require adjustments.

I have taken a KickEez pad and ground it down to fit the profile of the Luth stocks. A Pachmayr or Limbsaver grind to fit pad would also work, provided they don't have a steel backer plate inside. The Luth profile is too small for those particular pads.

Saw this announced yesterday, thought I would share and get opinions. Information is obviously scant right now, but I think there might be some promise. I'm not sold on the aesthetics, but it at least appears to be a nice light slide. https://www.recoilweb.com/brand-new-from-nemo-arms-monark-pistols-142873.html

Springer magazine release? Doesn't look the same color as stock What sort of accuracy were you getting that you weren't satisfied?

Thought that I would share my experience with the new TF 170 extension on my 9 Major Caspian open gun with the new style 21rd magazines. The mag would hold 28 (115 HAP loaded to 1.170) using a Gram's 13 coil follower kit on a tuned tube, but the last couple rounds were sticking or very tight; the OAL in the extension is obviously not designed for cartridges loaded this long. I ended up sticking it in the mill and taking .015" off the rear wall of the pocket (an extra length 1/4" endmill was used). Clearances the cartridges fine now. If you're using a longer OAL, you'll need more removed; if loading shorter than 1.170 you'll likely be fine. Lockup in the frame was a little iffy with the extension installed; it was impacting the frame on the forward half of the extension. Couple of quick cuts with a bastard file on the leading edges of the bevel and voila! Initial testing of the magazine, only 100 rounds, was excellent. No issues on the transition between extension and magazine, no hangups on cartridge presentation.

What mount is that? Not something I've seen.

I will be testing one of these this week with the Gram's follower and spring in my 9 Major Caspian open gun; I will update with results. It does, however, hold 28 rounds loaded to 1.170" with 115gr HAP when installed on a Caspian tube.

I would consider the bottom photo a ball radius stirrup cut. Here's a discussion on Butler cuts: As long as your dust cover doesn't extend more than 75mm from the rear of the slide stop pin, any style stirrup cut should be acceptable

It's a hoot and a half to shoot, tracks very nicely even with 124gr NATO ammo, and my standard 145gr production ammo is just silly. I imagine the 320 version would be just as nice, based on my non-comped guns. I may have to borrow the Primary Machine comp off the P07 and try. I only have one other photo of the gun handy, mostly showing the serrations on top of the slide. The front serrations on the P07 don't lend themselves well to actually working for me (due to the angled sides), but adding the ones on the top helped quite a bit. The web of my hand has something to bite in to now.

What sort of hole? If there's a reamer available in the diameter you need that will cut the frame (some frames are hard), then that's likely your best bet unless the cut is interrupted.

The hybrid/barrel swap guns were always very interesting to me, thanks for sharing. This one is in the same vein, but a S&W barrel on a Redhawk. 6" barrel had to be shortened and re-threaded.

Ramping the existing bolt shouldn't be a big deal for any gunsmith with a mill, and then you can use most standard triggers. The $50 ADCO charges isn't a bad price at all, and they do a nice job.

In this vein, it should be noted that the hood recess on the X series slides are smaller than the standard 320s. Having fit barrels to a couple of VTACs and XCarrys, the measurement seems to be about .008" off the width of a standard 320 hood to get it to fit on an X series slide. I spoke briefly with a Sig rep about that; the only information he was willing to give was that the standard 320 barrels are "not compatible". Seemed surprised that they could be made to work in the VTAC/XCarry. Sorry to be late to the party. Here's a P07 "Rolland" to make up for it. Old school Trijicon/Shield Sights optic to boot. Same battery going on 5 years?

Most of the .45s that I've set up end up with 15lb recoil springs, with as low as 17lb on the hammer in some cases. Generally with a small radius firing pin stop, but not always. If the shooter wants it to return "faster", it may end up at 17lb for the recoil spring, but those usually aren't competition guns.

Dawson sells as low as .110" tall fiber optic front sights for the CZ75

Saw this on a Facebook group the other day, reminded me of this thread. Supposedly it's a final product waiting on release, but I have no real info.

The Accelerator comes with an adapter for the Doctor/Burris mount, as the position of the screws/pillars is slightly different. Same arrangement as the Deltapoint sights if I'm recalling correctly.

Just a FYI, EuroOptic has them at 849.99 Had 6 today I believe.