kylethunder380 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) Wanted to post some pics of my custom Open/Steel Challenge 9mm MINOR gun. It's a large frame EAA Witness Elite Match in 9mm that has been worked on by some of the best out there, but the highlight is the slide mounted Deltapoint I just got back from Beven @ Grams Engineering. The way he mounts these things is as secure as it is beautiful. To adjust POI, you just loosen the 2 screws on the diode 1/4 turn. Awesome setup and a special shout out to Beven for getting this done for me even though he was very busy. If you guys have any questions Beven will be watching this thread also. PS- It's hard to get a good pic of the dot, but it's actually a crisp red triangle. Gunsmithing: Beven Grams (mill slide for sight), Henning Wallgren (trigger job), Chuck Rogers (deep barrel re-crown), Matt Cheely (weld/re-work safety). Parts: EGW (ignition), Henning (firing pin,sear pin,grips,pads,holster), Chet@gogun.us (thumb rest), Leupold (red dot). Edited May 5, 2011 by kylethunder380 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adiksaputok Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Nice...I just want to ask on how and what did you use on the palm swell grip on the left side. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcmanis Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 What all work does Chuck Rogers do on the Witness'. Barrel recrown improve accuracy or is just for looks.. Very beautiful gun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamayne Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 The delta point sitting that low in the slide looks really nice. I bet that would be a really nice transition from irons to something like that. Can you tell me how much it was to get the slide milled like that? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Nice...I just want to ask on how and what did you use on the palm swell grip on the left side. TIA At first glance, it looks like molding putty... but shinier. I'm curious too. Here's a video from Henning on how to do it yourself: http://henningshootsguns.com/tech/tech.tanfoglio.bettergrip.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamGE Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 The delta point sitting that low in the slide looks really nice. I bet that would be a really nice transition from irons to something like that. Can you tell me how much it was to get the slide milled like that? thanks Give me a call, I will be happy to explain the details. Beven Grams www.GramsEngineering.com 949-548-3745 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylethunder380 Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Nice...I just want to ask on how and what did you use on the palm swell grip on the left side. TIA At first glance, it looks like molding putty... but shinier. I'm curious too. Here's a video from Henning on how to do it yourself: http://henningshootsguns.com/tech/tech.tanfoglio.bettergrip.html It is epoxy putty, just has some rustoleum textured paint over it. You shape a chunk of it with wet/oily hands, then cut excess before hardening, dremel after hardening, paint, apply grip tape if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylethunder380 Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 What all work does Chuck Rogers do on the Witness'. Barrel recrown improve accuracy or is just for looks.. Very beautiful gun!! He doesn't do any 'Witness-specific' work, this was just a barrel recrowing job (a kick-ass one!) I wanted it done right, so I sent it to Chuck. My original crown had substantial runout so yes, not just for looks, accuracy improvement at distance. I too think it looks awesome. -Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylethunder380 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 The Deltapoint sight mounted by Beven into the slide is an awesome setup guys! I have never shot better, both using the tip of the triangle for accuracy shots AND sticking the whole triangle into the A-Zone and firing away. I was worried I might lose the triangle in recoil since my gun isn't compensated, but with my handloads I never lost it in the window. The only thing is if you are using the tip of the triangle at mid-range distances, my load hits low (~1.5"@15yds, ~0.5"@7yds.) However, for competition there's no need to use the tip at those distances. I think the tip of the triangle is supposed to be dead on at 50yds so my results make sense. The sight is super lightweight and the triangle is very crisp and bright red. In super sunny conditions it will wash out a bit, but I imagine that happens with all red dot sights. Give Beven a call if you want it done right. Keep in mind: 15yds (last one 7yds) First time using a red dot sight Broken left wrist 17 rounds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adiksaputok Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 tnx for the info... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 That is sweet. I want to convert my one of my guns to a slide mount red dot like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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