StraightUp_OG Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 You killed it man!!! Most innovative and fresh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnyglock Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I second that. Just plain BAD ASS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fate0n3 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 That looks awesome.... Looks aside how does it run? That slide has def had some weight taking off and you still kept metal there to keep it pretty rigid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jid2 Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 Slide is 10.2oz so its lighter but not crazy. Shot it last night and its getting there. Aftec wanted both springs in but I started with one. I also have 7 new untested mags. I found one of the three I was using that was giving me issues. So when I stuck with a good mag and had both springs in the aftec at the end of the evening it was running through complete mags like a champ. My other open gun is a Para with a thumb rest so this feels different in general. So I need to get ised to it in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike3232 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Beautiful gun!!! Great work man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue edge Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 WoW just WoW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrickxx Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 That came out very nice. Are you happy with the way it shot you said it's coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jid2 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) Seems to be running great now, but I don't have many rounds through it, and I have 7 brand new mags to sort out as well. We'll see how it does at Ironman. I'm working on one more surprise for it - but time is really tight and not sure I'll finish before the match. Edited May 24, 2013 by jid2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrickxx Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Good luck at ironman look forward to hearing how it performs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyk Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Great job and an awesome looking gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightUp_OG Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Yeah it's the surprise I'm waiting for. Even if you don't get it done in time for IM you must reveal your creation! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jid2 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Out buying the aluminum stock right now. Still need to finish a few design details and program them. Holiday is good for free time to machine the parts but bad for me not having the design finished in time to order the electrical parts and hardware. Electrical parts show up today from overnight Saturday delivery. Hardware won't ship til tuesday.makes things tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jid2 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 OK, just a peak, still have about 20% of the details to finish designing. But the basic idea is what I said before, everything you ever wanted in an open gun sight. - Large round glass. - Glass directly above the slide allowing for less parallax for POI vs POA at all distances, and the "feels more like my iron sights". - No massive blind spots. - Integrated thumb rest, at least I like a thumb rest. - All metal construction. If I have some custom glass built I can put the emitter module closer to the glass and not make it hang out the back so far. Like I said, gonna be really tight to finish in 1 week, but I'm gonna try. Then we can just test it out at a mellow match like Ironman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrickxx Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 That's very interesting good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightUp_OG Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Dude!!!! If you can pull this off you will need another open shooter to help beta test this. I am your huckleberry!!!! You are not kidding! That design would be the cats ass! I am really on the edge of my seat and can't wait to see a cut prototype! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robot Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 That's an awesome idea. If you can pull it off, a lot of folks would buy it for sure. Also, where would you put the battery and circuits for the emitter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jid2 Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 Haha. Everyone keeps saying if I pull it off. Thats not an issue, its just a matter of if its ready when I leave for Idaho. If not, it should be ready for the NW Multigun. I've got a holster I'd like to have ready for that match as well. Same idea, everything I want in a holster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightUp_OG Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I am with you. It is not a matter of "if" only a matter of "when" I get mine! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011WRBSTI Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) HOLY *PICK YOUR OWN WORD* that is fantastic.....and you are only a few hours drive away from me.....hhhmmmm......too bad TCGC decided that they will no longer hold USPSA matches....guess I could drive to Newberg or up to your area just to see it TOO Bad your logo appears to my rival EVO....STI man myself Edited May 26, 2013 by 2011WRBSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes777 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 WTF that looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actionshooter38 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 The whole build Kicks ASS, but the sight has some serious possibilities. Looking forward to seeing the end product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jid2 Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Design is done for this version and the parts are nearly all programmed. Now I just need to machine them all. Going to test me on the little tools, I've got some tiny features on the emitter. Nearly all the parts require 4 setups to complete, so they are tricky buggers. This will be my most complex machining project to date. That's why I cut myself 3 pieces of stock for each part and only expect 1 usable one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 That is pretty freakin cool. I liked the gun build. The sight is cherry topping. The pulling it off comments are vaild. It will need to hold up and maintain zero. (IM should be a good first test run. LOL) I worry a bit about the thumb rest allowing a torqued up shooters to move the dot around. Doesn't seem like it has lots of "extra" built into it. Really cool. Keep rocking it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jid2 Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Well, I didn't get as much as I had hoped for done this weekend, the programming was a pretty big job with all the different setups needed. So I'll see what I can get done with a couple more evenings worth of work. What sucks is that I have to machine the circuit board layout because I ran out of time to have it fabricated by an actual PCB fabrication shop. So that adds another layer of complexity and design/programming that I haven't even started yet. Anyway, here are a few pictures of some parts after the first operations. First attempt on both the side plates created bad parts. I need better odds for the remaining operations on the parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightUp_OG Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I am loving the innovation! It's hard to get scale from the images. The diameter of the lens looks huge, how big? What MOA will it be and how much juice will it take to light it up? Good stuff man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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