Bob Clevenger Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 12 hours ago, shabodah said: It is nice to see someone with a carry gun on here. Good work. Thanks. My work is strictly amateur, but I learn as I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billthemarine2862 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) what do you have there Kneelingatlas? GT factory barrel with the first port opened up some along with 3 popple holes? On a shortened frame? Edited March 4, 2019 by billthemarine2862 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 15 hours ago, billthemarine2862 said: what do you have there Kneelingatlas? GT factory barrel with the first port opened up some along with 3 popple holes? On a shortened frame? Yes, the unported GT barrel with the second port opened up, 4 V holes drilled and three straight up on a short dust cover frame. I posted it so I could download the pictures to my phone. This pistol is long gone now, along with the rest of my 38 supers, but here's what it looked like after high polish hard chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billthemarine2862 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I like that polish job. I have a spare frame sitting in the safe that may have to get that treatment if I ever get bored enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiifivebro Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Friend of mine is trying to get into limited with his witness elite match (in 10mm for now, he'll be looking for a barrel here soon), and is having trouble trying to find a LEFT handed holster suited for USPSA. Will the full dust cover versions work or should he be contacting a few companies to try to find someone that makes them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippu_Paladin Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I'm looking to turn my 10mm full size steel into what I now learned is called a "semi compact" because I can't stand how the dust cover just cuts off. I measured the length of the dust cover and it's 6 3/8 just like the OAL of a compact slide. My main thing now [except that EAA never has the 10mm "Wonder" compact slides in] is as much as I'd love the looks as is and it would fit the duty of a "BBQ gun" I wonder about the loss in velocity dropping 1.2in of barrel. I'm thinking now of getting the end of the barrel threaded and putting a thread protector on it, or maybe a comp but I don't know my options, or what a 4.5in barrel poking out of a compact slide with a thread protector on it might look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) @Pippu_Paladin Here's a picture of what you're talking about: In the compact slide, the barrel points down more dramacally than in a full sized. Edited May 24, 2020 by kneelingatlas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippu_Paladin Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Man, that doesn't look too bad even unthreaded, kinda just looks like an M9. Does anyone know if the exterior dimensions of the 10mm barrels compared to something like a 10mm 1911 or Glock 20 are close enough to use the same thread protectors on a threaded barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N7VY Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 You can have the thread matched to whatever thread protector You buy/have. Get what you want as long as the threads aren’t rare. Have fun and build this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Pippu_Paladin said: Man, that doesn't look too bad even unthreaded, kinda just looks like an M9. Does anyone know if the exterior dimensions of the 10mm barrels compared to something like a 10mm 1911 or Glock 20 are close enough to use the same thread protectors on a threaded barrel? The OD of a 10mm Tanfoglio barrel is 15mm, the easiest thing to do would be to turn it down and cut a 9/16" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippu_Paladin Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 EAA doesn't have any compact Wonder 10mm slides or conversion kits it. Would any other caliber slide work? And where would I go about getting a compact size recoil spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Pippu_Paladin said: EAA doesn't have any compact Wonder 10mm slides or conversion kits it. Would any other caliber slide work? And where would I go about getting a compact size recoil spring? .40 slides and 10mm slides are the same, for springs I recommend https://www.gunsprings.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippu_Paladin Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Sorry to ask so many questions, what about guide rods? I'm really new to all this stuff so I'm pretty lost on all this. I'm assuming I'll need a shorter guide rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 I have many compact guide rods, let me know when you're ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippu_Paladin Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Right on, just gotta find a slide now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippu_Paladin Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 that sideways red dot is pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 Did some final fitting/barrel trimming this morning on this compact 9 major, still working on the slide racker, but I'm getting close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Styro Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Heavy heavy guns. I have grown tired of mine. They're just so heavy to maneuver around when you're shooting fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippu_Paladin Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Practical, tactical, both or neither it still looks pretty cool. Going to leave it two-tone or get them coated to match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludde Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 12:23 AM, kneelingatlas said: Did some final fitting/barrel trimming this morning on this compact 9 major, still working on the slide racker, but I'm getting close Now this is a cool project! Get it done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Pippu_Paladin said: Practical, tactical, both or neither it still looks pretty cool. Going to leave it two-tone or get them coated to match? Slide, comp and racker will be black, then I'll polish the barrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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