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2 hours ago, lroy said:
Compete with a Honcho with a brass magwell. Weighs 50oz.
Carry a sig 365.
Opposite ends up the spectrum. I try to do one match with the 365 a month just to do it, but the skills translate over for the most part.
aluminum or steel grip?????I have a Honcho that’s three weeks out (hopefully) and just grabbed a 365xl couple weeks back so I like your style!
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2 hours ago, Atownsend said:
Looking for recommendations for a mag vise block.
I just took an ETS mag I couldn’t get to run and filled it with epoxy to strengthen it up, has worked great. -
Yeah a guy on the FB Optics Buy Sell Trade page went into full clown mode and posted a screen shot of the release email from Vortex with pricing structure.
dealer $1600
MAP $2000
MSRP $2800 (I think this is the correct msrp can’t remember this number as vivid as the first two and the post has disappeared)
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4 hours ago, Descartian said:
This is a very disheartening thread for me. I have a carry gun in their gunbuilder that is right at $8k. I was thinking of adding another barrel in another caliber then ordering early this year... Seems like I might go with another builder that offers better support (though less beautiful work).
Woah before anyone goes jumping ship I think this thread may need some clarification....So both myself and the OP were requesting work be done on a fully functioning pistol, which received the sorry it’s past five years response.
What we don’t know is if that would have been the same response on a request to repair a non functioning factory pistol.
To me those are two completely different scenarios. The more I thought about this after reading Traces comment with the $1,000 barrel fit quote the more I realized they are in a tough spot....... Respond to my caliber change slide build out with a $3000 + parts price and just piss me off or simply say sorry sir we can’t accommodate that request and leave me only slightly frustrated......No good answer for them (besides hiring more help).
Another wrinkle in the mix may be that they work on the pistol for an original owner till the end of time but not once it’s changed hands.
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54 minutes ago, Sean_ht said:
So are there only Rock Island, CK Arms, and STI that have lifetime warranty?
Other manufactures (open gun) with limited time warranty:
- SVI 5 yrs
- D.W. 3 yrs
- CZ 5 yrs
- Atlas 1 yr!
- Akai 1 yr
That list has little if anything to do with this post..... you are stating “Warranty” times, which would mean the gun would be repaired/replaced for no cost to the end user.Both the OP and I were attempting to “Pay” for gunsmith services on one of their factory pistols, no warranty claims involved. They won’t even touch their guns after five years.
I can say this with 100% confidence Shay, Adam, or Johnny would take someone’s money till the end of time to perform work on a gun they completely built.
I get they are swamped with banging out new orders but surely they could park one guy at a bench and at least attempt to quote the work. I and am sure others would be willing to pay a super premium shop hour to keep an original SVI in factory order.
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6 hours ago, Jcgatus said:
I actually never spoke with Johnny himself, it was with 2 other reps. They never told me about the reason. However, they did mention that they will have a glock lower coming out soon.
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29 minutes ago, scduckman03 said:
Not trying to start drama or anything. I have had a used sv open pistol is the past and they are fantastic pistols. I just wanted to know if anyone has been told this before. I just don’t understand the 5 year thing. I am not sure yet as to what year the pistol I am looking at was built so it may be within the 5 year gap. But if not why Wouldn’t they just take my money and put a new barrel in the pistol?
Yes I was told the same “five year window” for gunsmith work on a full factory infinity pistol.Bought a used super clean ten year old SVI 2011 in 45 with intention of a simple breach face/barrel/etc. change out for conversion to 40. As soon as I got the pistol in hand I eagerly emailed them for a quote on the work. Response was confirmation of the build date and some specs but stated it was out of warranty and did not qualify for gunsmith work due to being older than five years.
No doubt they build hands down the sexiest pistols on the planet and are fit even better than they look.... but if I cant get work done on the gun by the original builder I’m out.
Since they hold their value so well guess the play is just buy used guns inside the window and dump them before they turn five
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On 12/9/2019 at 1:18 PM, Bmans45 said:
I just started cerakoteing and I want to do my STI grip. What temp and length of time do you guys gas out and cure the grip?
How did it turn out ?
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18 hours ago, Jcgatus said:
After putting roughly 7k rounds through it and a dozen matches, here is my comprehensive review of the Tron PCC by Limcat.
In all your conversations did Johnny give any reasons why they chose to build on a Colt platform vs Glock? Would be interested to hear their reasoning.
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I have never seen polymer parts require gas out time so if you stick it in the oven and don’t see any oil bleeding against the matte blasted look in about 30 min I’d rock and roll with coating after it cooled down.
For polymer parts I acetone wash then blast at 90-100psi and bake at 180degrees for 2 hours and let them fully cool down before handling
Be sure when you hang polymer parts you aren’t putting much pressure is any direction (i.e. dont loop hanger thru Glock base pad track and then once it’s cured it’s dimensions are opened up causing it to be loose)
good luck
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27 minutes ago, SSGGlock said:
I bought the Hornady one, along with the Hornady cleaner. I was not impressed. Barely cleaned a Glock slide and barrel. I need to try again and add more cleaner.
To me the solution is more important than the machine.
Lucas extreme duty bore solvent & ultrasonic gun cleaner works wonders
To fill up my hornady hot tub the cleaner cost more than the machine it’s worth every penny though
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TTI pads work great with my Limcat magwell when Dawsons wouldn't. I am pretty sure the Akai has very similar inner contours to Limcat.
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17 hours ago, chevrofreak said:
I don't even shoot a gun that uses a 1632, but I have a spare in my bag
Wish you would have been on my squad haaa
I leave every match learning a new lesson but I believe this one hurt (-133) the most
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Cerakoting a 2011 frame and need to remove ejector as there is oil bleeding out after several gas out attempts
I believe it has red loctite so I plan to hit it with the heat gun first but need advice on what tools/methods work well for removal
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They now include a tapped 17-4 SS mag release for the same price, so that’s a $50 savings.
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Picked up a carry optics package few weeks back off the forum with a vortex venom. Made a few range trips and was ready for my first IDPA match yesterday. Didn’t think anything about the dot battery as my range bag contains half a dozen 20232s and a couple 1/3n (even though I no longer own a slide ride). So when my dot went out midway thru the match I headed over to the safe table for a quick fix, but immediately knew I was in trouble with how small the cover was. To my surprise under there stood a 1632 staring back at me I had no replacement for nor did anyone else in the squad.
finished the match down 133
lesson learned!
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Pm sent
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4 hours ago, RangerTrace said:
I've spent a lot of time talking to Tony Pignato the last several months putting our group purchase together. They are making an obvious run at the LE/MIL market right now with a focus on reliability. I didn't ask about open guns specifically, but they are building about 50 guns a day right now and I don't think they will be going away anytime soon.
Trace (asking this respectfully) can you explain why a LE agency would use taxpayer funds to pay 5 maybe 6 times the cost per unit when compared to a glock?
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54 minutes ago, farinx said:
It's not a 2011?
Wellllllllllll......Technically only a STI can be a 2011 these days, all others are referred to as high capacity double stack 1911s (or whatever play on words that builder comes up with) to avoid legal drama
Honcho an amazingly engineered variation for sure
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KKM , Bar Sto, Kart all capable of better accuracy than my skill level
Plenty of options...only thing I’ll stay away from are barrels made in Korea
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What’s the application ......Glock or 1911?
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UPS rates differ greatly depending on whether the destination address is residential or commercial by sometimes 100%
Get the recipient to give you a commercial address and your local UPS store should be much cheaper than $60
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14 hours ago, af_tt said:
Thanks for the perspective and vote of confidence! Shay definitely seems more available than the folks at SV. I'll have to get qoute from him as well when I get ready to build.
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Bought a used Akai then reached out to Shay and within minutes he responded with "send it in we will check it out, if everything is in order we will have it back to you in less than two weeks"
Bought a used SV then reached out to info@sviguns.com and two days later was emailed "this pistol is out of warranty and due to our current back log, we are not offering gunsmithing work at this time"
Fixing galling on 2011 rails
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Clean it up and send it to Doug Jones and have him accurail it. Best option for $215!
http://acc-u-rail.com/