STI frame kit

[glocklover]

Anybody have any experience with an STI frame that that you can buy from Midwayusa? Can I put my Kimber SS (is a 40 S&W) upper on it? Is it something I can do or would I need a gunsmith?

[yoshidaex]

You gonna need a smith to fit your slide to that frame.

[1760yds]

If you have somebody that can help you that knows what they are doing you can do it yourself. It is possible to do. If you don't know how then it would probably not be a good idea. Brownells sell a fitted slide and frame. You can also order a fitted slide and frame from STI that has all the machine cuts already done. It requires only minor fitting of internal parts(fitted with a file). Minor meaning can be done with a file, you would still need to know what you were doing or have someone that did help.

[BigGabe]

I'd call Fusion Firearms. They have kits in different stages that can be built by the hobbiest. Check out their websight.

[leas327]

You will need a gunsmith. Probably by the time he was done fitting everything together it would have been cheaper to buy a shortblock kit.

[2alpha]

You are getting good advice about seeking a gunsmith. When you think about how much you have invested in a frame, slide, and barrel it's smart to have somebody experienced to fit those parts right for you. These are things you normally get one chance to do it right and expensive if you don't. If you want to learn how get some cheap junk to learn on. Good luck.