1911Prof Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I have a lot of question regarding a new build. With the recent discussions of some STI slides cracking after lightening, I was wondering if Caspian slides are better for significantly lightened open guns than stock STI slides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themissile Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Form vs function. I've seen some beautifully lightened slides this past year. Though I am partial to caspian, I really don't think it makes a difference who makes the slide. The bigger question and more important factor is physics. Find some who knows what the heck they are doing when it comes to lightening (ie. drilling and shaving material off a moving part that gets slammed back and forth). Shane at Akai custom guns has it down and some of my shooting friends have done incredible works of art on their personal guns. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I've seen plenty of Caspian slides cracked from excess lightening cuts. Point being you can run into problems with any brand if you push it too far. Between Caspian and STI, I'd pick Caspian any day as being better quality and better to do business with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbean Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I've had two smiths I trust tell me STI steel is much harder than Caspian steel, and more likely to crack during fitting. If I'm picking a slide, I'll pick a Caspian, but STIs obviously hold up to tens or hundreds of thousands of rounds of use, so I wouldn't be afraid of an STI if that was what was available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonglee0507 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 STI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OperationHitFactor Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Either. As long as the barrel is fit right and the metal is cut right slide cracking shouldn't be a problem. I highly suggest going with a full build from a smith that will stand behind their work if you are worried about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZViking Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Caspian for me. Good product nice people and their customer service is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoBolo Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 According to my smith that built my newest open gun, and working on 3 of my other STI open guns, he prefers the Caspian, and he says the hardness and the demensions are more consistent. I have 4 guns with STI slides and 2 with Caspian none have given any trouble. So either one will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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