G34 CORDY Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hello guys, I will be getting my TS in soon. Iam going to send it to CZ Customs or Akai Custom Guns for grip reduction, slide lightening and refinish. Who should I send it to? I talked to both companys today and CZ Customs dont do hard chrome which Iam undecided if I want that or black. I see both companys have different slide lightening cuts so does it matter the cut style for balance or not? Does anyone have any of these mods from either of the companys and how to do you like them and the work they did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beltjones Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I can only speak to the work I've seen from both, but not on the TS. I would go with CZ Custom any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaeOne3345 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) Shoot the darn thing first. Edited January 22, 2013 by JaeOne3345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G34 CORDY Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) Shoot the darn thing first. Of course I will but I know like everyone else on here it will get its share of upgrades. Everyone who shoots a custom gun almost always orders it that way before shooting it so at least I will mod as I go lol Edited January 22, 2013 by G34 CORDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 You can do the grip reduction yourself with a die grinder, have alocal gunsmith do the cuts. Send it to accurate plating to get hard chrome, and youll have less than $$300 in your upgrades....or send it to one of the mentioned above and have about twice that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G34 CORDY Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 You can do the grip reduction yourself with a die grinder, have alocal gunsmith do the cuts. Send it to accurate plating to get hard chrome, and youll have less than $$300 in your upgrades....or send it to one of the mentioned above and have about twice that. Thanks for the plating service I will look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 They can do gunsmithing too, but usually locals are cheaper for machine work. Accurate charged me 187 to do my slide and frame. They took about 2 weeks roundtrip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 The lightening cuts in the slide do little to impact the balance of the gun. They have a greater impact in the feel of the recoil. Personally I like a light slide/heavy frame combo but I also like pinapple on my pizza. You may not. Just don't go freaky low on the slide weight. There is such a thing as too much slide speed. Listen to your 'smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 +1 on what Neomet said; I had never shot a pistol with a lightened slide before and it really changed the personality. Rich from Canyon Creek did mine: He said he took 1.8 oz off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G34 CORDY Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Can you explain the different feeling from the lightened slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Canyon creek did my slide.. They did a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpa5oh Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 How about a thumb rest/*thumb rest [generic]*? I just got one on my Limited gun and I feel like it has been transformed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G34 CORDY Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) How about a thumb rest/*thumb rest [generic]*? I just got one on my Limited gun and I feel like it has been transformed... I've never shot with a thumb rest so Iam not sure if I would like it or not? What do you like about it? I personally dont care for how it looks on a limited gun and would be worried if I shot a production match I would be searching for the TR. I would like to try one to see if I would like it or not. Edited January 23, 2013 by G34 CORDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Can you explain the different feeling from the lightened slide. It's much snappier/faster; you know how a .40 feels compared to a .45, it's kind of like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G34 CORDY Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Can you explain the different feeling from the lightened slide. It's much snappier/faster; you know how a .40 feels compared to a .45, it's kind of like that. I see almost everyone has it done so it must be worth doing to some extreme. The only problem is when or if I do it and dont like it I cant put the metal back on lol. My TS should be here Thursday so hopefully this weekend I will have some time to shoot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) if I do it and dont like it I cant put the metal back on lol. Sure you can, I added a slide racker and put about an ounce back on: I was perfectly happy using the rear sight to rack the slide, but I also want to try a thumbrest so I added the racker so the barrel wouldn't tip skyward on table starts (I know, I know, I'm like a teenager with a Honda Civic, but I just love to play with new stuff). Edited January 23, 2013 by kneelingatlas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 So slide rackers, and gas petals are legal now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 That was a ? Not a . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Slide rackers always have been. Gas pedals are good for 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Well....I thought I was done spending money on my ts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Well....I thought I was done spending money on my ts! I actually did everything myself except for the cuts (I chickened out since it's next to impossible to get a new slide if you screw up); I made the racker from a 3/8" piece of rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G34 CORDY Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 What does the CZ Custom slide lightening cuts look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm thinking a slide racker outta titanium would be pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Surfer Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) Freedom gun works lighten my slide. Edited January 24, 2013 by Silver_Surfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmg Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Send it to Shay at Akai customs. He has already done mine that away and his work is second to none. I promise you want be disappointed. Another one you might want to look into is David Milam at Cajun Gun Works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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