perrysho Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I have wanted an OPEN gun for a time. When you see a nice looking Open for sale, how do you know that all the good stuff has been removed????? How/how much to change one from .38SC to 9MM??? Can you use the same slide and change the barrell & mags?? Talking gunsmith doing the work. Some Em Shooter Hot Shot Cats Wanna be well paid for the break-in, their labor comes high. LOL Some want a lot for used with unknown HISTORY. Maybe a nice BS story. Last question, is it wiser to buy one from DAWSON and have him do a lil slick & tweek??? Have shot Steel Challenge 3 yrs with Comp.22 & C-More. Think I could catch-on quick. Thanks for Info & Opinions, Perry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Vigilante Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 99% of the sellers on this Forum are honest and represent their pistols, Limited or Open, exactly as the pistols are-number or rounds, equipment, etc. Don't believe I have ever read a complaint against any seller of Open pistols-you are going to get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Agreed! This forum is the only place I would even consider buying a used gun and know for sure exactly what I was getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 You can shoot 9mm in most of the .38Super guns. Might have to fiddle with the mags, although if you load as long as possible they may work as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecil Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 i just bought an "open" gun... and from what i read about them... they can be a little bit "fussy" ... so i decided to buy new... i bought mine from Precision Dawson... biggest reason... ???? because if you plan to use it in competition... ask yourself what is the most important thing this "gun" should do ???? if you answer is "FIRE EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU PULL THE TRIGGER WITHOUT FAIL.....".. my STI steel match has not had one hiccup from day one !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrysho Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Mr Cecil, I shoot a STI Eagle 6" .40 in USPSA limited, built/tuned mags by Dave Dawson, never a malfunction. What's your opinion for a Dawson tuned Trubor or Steel. Thanks, Perry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd7446 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I just bought my first Open gun from the classifieds on this forum. It was a low round count 9mm. Very pleased with it. Sarge has seen it run (okay, more like crawl/walk ). Now, if the shooter could only perform to the level of the gun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwmiket Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Having a reliable gunsmith you trust and feel good working with will go a loooong way in making shooting Open more pleasurable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hax Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I think the reason why people charge so much for a gun that's only broken in(2000 rounds or less), is because you do not have to wait for the build time. Most of the time all the hiccups are out of it or worked over by this time as well. IMHO There are a lot of favorite smiths on this forum. I'm sure you will not be disappointed with any of them. I know I love my first open/limited blaster. (I had two slides built) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfred Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 99% of the sellers on this Forum are honest and represent their pistols, Limited or Open, exactly as the pistols are-number or rounds, equipment, etc. Don't believe I have ever read a complaint against any seller of Open pistols-you are going to get what you pay for. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akkid17 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Generally speaking, if its on enos classifieds it'll be a good gun and the people selling give a good, accurate and honest description of what's gone into and through the gun. I've bought 3 so far and been thoroughly pleased with them. But I never leave them as they sit regardless of how nice they were to begin with, I always think I know better than everyone else. Just get yourself a budget in mind and make sure you keep 500ish aside for mags unless the gun comes with some. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bch13mp Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 The classifieds on here seem to be outstanding, that said I have bought a couple guns off of the USPSA classifieds and am extremely happy with the limited gun from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecil Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Mr Cecil, I shoot a STI Eagle 6" .40 in USPSA limited, built/tuned mags by Dave Dawson, never a malfunction. What's your opinion for a Dawson tuned Trubor or Steel. Thanks, Perry Perry... like i stated earlier... some Open guns can be fussy... on that pretense... i ordered my STI Steel Match from Dawson Precision.. it took just a tad over 5 weeks from intial order to delivery at my FFL dealer... i have shot at least 2, 000 rounds since i got it... including Winchester white box & my reloads of 4.0.. 4.1... 4.2.. 4.3...4.4.. & 4.5grns of W231 powder pushing 124gr JHP bullets... NOT ONE MALFUNCTION/HICCUP as of yet... to say I am very pleased with my experience with Dawson would be an understatement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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