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Has anyone tried the 20-round Duramag on an STI Gen1 grip with a Brazos Big Mouth II Magwell? Would the basepad clear the magwell? Would love to order a couple for spare/barney mags. Thanks.

I got them from Extreme Shooters. I just checked and saw them still available (not all colors). Thank you! I'm running a Blade Tech signature holster ($35 or so), since I already have it to shoot my other gun (Limited 40). But yeah, I shot Titegroup for many years exclusively, but didn't know it's so dirty until I have this gun (which is NOT black) lol. After a couple hundred rounds, the gun and the holster get filthy. Will report back after a few months to show holster wear.

Hey thanks! I would say all in all it was somewhere between $1500 - $2000? The most expensive parts are the frame ($300), slide ($450, because it comes pre-cut with sight cuts, serrations etc.), got a good deal on the barrel ($200) from a forum user here, I actually bought 2 grips (red and blue, $99 each, saving one for my next build), Atlas 9mm 140mm mags ($88 each, Black Friday deal last year). Hope this helps!

Thank you! Slippery slope! Having a CNC mill would be very nice, DIY slide cuts etc. Thanks! A local shop did the coating. I want to stay married.

Thanks! I won't (because I'm cheap) lol.

Thanks for the compliment! The frame and slide have the same color, which is the H-225 Sheep Dog Brown. But it looks like it has been renamed to Mud Brown: https://www.cerakote.com/project-gallery/4577/cerakoted-h-225-sheep-dog-brown I was tempted to coat the grip too, but I didn't.

Just finished test firing (post-coating) my first double-stack 1911 build. Must be a beginner luck, everything works as it should be. Lesson learned: too many to mention, but I found the entire process of learning from scratch and the building itself very satisfying and rewarding. The wife said I might as well sleep in the garage (where my workbench is) lol. BOM : Brazos frame and slide (fit them myself), Kart 9mm bushing barrel (thanks @zzt!), STI grip in ugly blue (coz it was cheap), Red Dirt trigger (really like the pre-travel adjustment screw), Atlas 140mm mags (no slide lock), some Dawson parts, EGW everything else. Next steps : maybe tune the trigger (it's already nice as-is), maybe a second build (single stack) Here's a pic from today's test firing (around 250 rounds). I figured I took a pic before I decorate the gun with serious holster wear lol. Plan to shoot this gun a hell lot!

I'm very sorry to hear that. My condolences.

Bump! I see it now for sale around $1350 from a quite a few vendors, but cannot find any reviews yet. I *think* I want it to get into Limited (40). Anyone has one yet?

Glad to hear from folks up north. I used to live on King Rd (Burlington ON) about 3 mins from BRRC. Really miss visiting the range at midnight to shoot some rounds. Got my black badge at Crumlin. Shot IPSC matches at Silverdale, Guelph, Kingston L3, etc. Used to shoot a lot of Campro and Dominion Arms primers (Murom) from Canada Ammo. I thought Campro was good. But I did really like DA primers. This was from the good old days: OP, welcome to the forum!

I'm guessing you also need to calculate the cost of the reloading setup. For example, if someone spends $1000 for the setup, then it would take more than 15000 rounds to break even at 6.5 cents saving per round. So for someone who shoots 15000 rounds per month, that might make sense, but for others who shoot 500 rounds per year, might not. Then there's the time investment too in reloading. Having said that ... I love reloading and will keep doing it until I can't find components reasonably priced anymore

I wouldn't hesitate to just send it back for RMA. Mine came back exactly 14 days after the day I sent it to Dillon. I did send it back via USPS priority/express, so it took about 2-3 days for the press to reach them from NC. They paid the shipping on the way back. Since it came back, I adjusted the height of the bench, so that when I press down, I won't slam down the handle and contribute too much pressure to cause that crack. Hope this helps!

if it was a phone in the right cargo pocket, it must have been a large/heavy phone to be able to knock out (or up?) a heavy fully-loaded CZ (with mags extension?) out of the holster like that. OP, sorry that it happened to you.

Same experience with DG, several posts above. The box wasn't even wet. And yes all but 1 plastic bag were torn. A couple hundred bullets escaped.

Yeah. I will have to adjust the press height so that I won't over-push. The press has around 40K+ rounds to date.