DyNo! Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) The person who built my open gun did not believe in slide rackers and built it with the rear top portion of the slide machined off. I'm about to get a 90 degree C-more mount and I would like to add a slide racker to the right side (I am right handed). Is it possible to dovetail the area in front of the locking lugs for a slide racker? Would it be wise to? Edited February 12, 2010 by DyNo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hello: Drill and tap holes at the rear of the slide and install the racker on the left side. If you heat up the racker from Shooeters Connection it will fit under the Quinn II mount. I have done this for two pistols so far. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireant Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 OK, lets see a picture of this please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo! Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 OK, lets see a picture of this please. I don't have access to a camera right now so this should do: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeShot Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) Depending upon how deep the scalloped area is, you still may be able to cut a dovetail in the scalloped area and not get into the firing pin tunnel. Post a picture. Darren PS: Does the scalloped cut get into the rear cocking serrations? Edited February 12, 2010 by ExtremeShot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoBolo Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Radius the firing pin block and it will make it easier to rack the slide, cut some flip. I don't run one and the only disadvantage I see is on unloaded starts and I might be at a loss of 1/4 second. I run Quinns on my guns. Putting a slide racker out front will need to allow for the travel distance of the slide. Tray racking the gun from the front and you will see what I am talking about. Disadvantages - Especially in winter, hangs on clothing. Extra weight on slide. Comes lose falls off have to hunt for it. Extra time cleaning gun, have to remove slide racker and put it back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) Disadvantages - Especially in winter, hangs on clothing. Extra weight on slide. Comes lose falls off have to hunt for it. Extra time cleaning gun, have to remove slide racker and put it back on. Extra weight? Sure maybe a half ounce, if that. Get a titanium slide racker if your worried about weight. And if your slide racker is continually falling off, you're doing something wrong. Detents are nice, but I prefer an Allen screw to lock it on. Edited February 12, 2010 by Chris Keen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFoley Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) <P>Is there any area of your slide to the rear of the breach face that isn't machined or obscured by the scope mount?</P> Edited February 12, 2010 by fomeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Disadvantages - Especially in winter, hangs on clothing. Extra weight on slide. Comes lose falls off have to hunt for it. Extra time cleaning gun, have to remove slide racker and put it back on. Ball detent on the racker fixes most of that But, yeah, the racker coming loose is a PITA, if you have that problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) I built mine super light to mitigate the weight on the slide. We do everything we can to make the slide as light as we can then hang a big honking piece of steel on it.... never made sense to me. Also, with the lower mass it doesn't want to loosen up like the heavier ones. Edited February 12, 2010 by JThompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Just do the Ninja one handed load and you don’t need a slide racker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I have a Quinn mount and a Quinn slide racker on my gun. You can't tell the difference between it and the sidewinder that was on it before the scope mount was changed. Actually the Quinn racker is lighter than the Sidewinder. The Quinn is on the left side like the original racker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildot1 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 The top of my slide was milled down too, still managed to get thedove tail cut and Quinn racker installed. Not as deep as I would have liked from the looks standpoint, but totally functional. I tried running the gun without the racker after changing ti the Quinn II mount and I found it very hard on the fingers. FWIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 take out your firing pin and see how much material you have above the firing pin channel and the top of the scalloped area, and see if it even feasible to put a slide racker in the back, with out compromising the integrity of the steel, or messing up the firing pin channel. I believe I have seen somewhere, where they had a racker attached to the firing pin stop, but I may be mistaken. you could put a slide racker in the front, to me it would lood kinda funny, but it can be done Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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