Sarge Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 My SVI.JPG 17 months and 6G...... well worth the wait I can hardly wait to start breaking her in For a limited gun! That's unbelievable. And no mag release button no less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtman Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I know they are nice guns and are custom built, but I just can't see paying $6400.00. I have trouble seeing $6400.00 of gun and labor and I don't care who the builder is. I am not knocking anybody who can afford one, but where does the cost come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v1911 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Kind of hard for Brandon to get a price break for bulk parts when just about everything is made in house from billet. I'm sure that plays a small part in total cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Steele Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 My SVI.JPG 17 months and 6G...... well worth the wait I can hardly wait to start breaking her in Congratulations!That's a nice pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lneel Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 1. Full billet construction 2. Metal grip with Mobius cutout 3. TiN coated barrel 4. Thumb rest 5. Canadian dollar conversion 6. Export and import fees to Canada Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonglee0507 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Infinity is the best Sent from my iPad Air using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kl7883 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My SVI.JPG 17 months and 6G...... well worth the wait I can hardly wait to start breaking her in beautiful pistol man....let us know how she does when you get her broken in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethor Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My SVI.JPG 17 months and 6G...... well worth the wait I can hardly wait to start breaking her in That is beautiful....but $6k us.....worth every damned cent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Thanks' for all the feed back guys. I'll post pics and a report of my day at the range with the new toy asap. Till then stay toasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSGJohnV Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) My tax return is coming soon and I could afford an SVI with it...would take ALL of it...but...wife would probably leave me...a man can dream, though. Edited February 27, 2014 by SSGJohnV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v1911 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 My tax return is coming soon and I could afford an SVI with it...would take ALL of it...but...wife would probably leave me...a man can dream, though. Sounds like a win/win to me. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSGJohnV Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I just told my wife what you said...and got the death glare. Thanks. Now I have to dream of a battered men's shelter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 A "easy fix".....you get an SVI for you....your wife gets your current gun and gets into the USPSA or IPSC game. Win Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernGunsLLC Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Kind of hard for Brandon to get a price break for bulk parts when just about everything is made in house from billet. I'm sure that plays a small part in total cost. You do realize that making parts in house on your machines that you own is cheaper than farming the manufacturing out to another shop that will charge anywhere from $65-$75 an hour for machine time, right? I get that the guns are nice and the parts are nice but machining precision parts is something that many machine shops do for many different industries. Everybody keeps making a big deal out of the billet parts, even though that isn't the expensive part of the gun. You pay SVI a boat load of money for labor and it is up to the consumer to decide if SVI is that much better at putting a gun together than any of the other top name pistolsmiths. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericjhuber Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) You do realize that making parts in house on your machines that you own is cheaper than farming the manufacturing out to another shop that will charge anywhere from $65-$75 an hour for machine time, right? Does that include the economic cost of making your own parts? Edited March 1, 2014 by ericjhuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Kind of hard for Brandon to get a price break for bulk parts when just about everything is made in house from billet. I'm sure that plays a small part in total cost. You do realize that making parts in house on your machines that you own is cheaper than farming the manufacturing out to another shop that will charge anywhere from $65-$75 an hour for machine time, right? I get that the guns are nice and the parts are nice but machining precision parts is something that many machine shops do for many different industries. Everybody keeps making a big deal out of the billet parts, even though that isn't the expensive part of the gun. You pay SVI a boat load of money for labor and it is up to the consumer to decide if SVI is that much better at putting a gun together than any of the other top name pistolsmiths. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Making parts in-house is not necessarily cheaper. Particularly considering the cost of dedicated high-end equipment, tooling, maintenance, and experienced people to run the operation. Quality materials and higher quality standards also add significant costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauntedfuture Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 For what its worth I just pulled the trigger on a more basic custom IPSC/USPSA limited 5.4 sight tracker with rail and its running me 4.4K w. one mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLR Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I am about to place an order for an SV soon and had a question on the grip sizes. How does the standard grip size compare to that of an STI grip? I did not like the grip size of the edge, was too damn big. I have only had the opportunity to handle one sv but that thing felt amazing. I do not know what size that grip was. Hopefully someone can comment on how their signature grip size compares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lneel Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 You most likely felt a Signature sized grip. It is by far the most popular. Our large grip is about the same size as the polymer grip and our small is for folks with small hands. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLR Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thanks for the explanation Lee! A good friend will be seeing his with the signature grip come in next month or two. It's so hard waiting to order to try his first after handling one recently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericjhuber Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 It doesn't get any easier to wait once you've made the order, but it's nice being able to talk to Brandon and company so you at least know you're in good hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLR Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I have spoke with Brandon and have my mind set on the options. Just didn't know what grip I had handled and figured I would try and wait till my friends came so I knew for sure. I know it's going to be a long hard wait but will be well worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kratos Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 For what its worth I just pulled the trigger on a more basic custom IPSC/USPSA limited 5.4 sight tracker with rail and its running me 4.4K w. one mag. Nice! I was going to get the same gun but decided to get the 5" instead. I think they are worth the price and wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Carlosa, You're in LA, stop by and talk with Taran about SV. He still shot their pistols after he was not sponsored by them, if my understanding is correct. There are some good builders in CA but Taran has SV as his main guns. Well, maybe until he got into the gun business. I have had pistols built or rebuilt by two members of the Pistolsmith Guild. Both are excellent. Sandy is a member of the Pistolsmith Guild. That don't give them memberships to anyone. It has to be earned. I own 5 SVs. I have shot Bedell and Dawson guns. They make good guns. But in my opinion SV is a superior in almost every way, parts, fit, and most importantly service. I used SV parts in my old STI Trojan, which I do not shoot anymore I was impressed with their quality. I owned a STI wide body and sold it. I will pay more for an SV knowing how good they really are in today's market. I recently sold my Open gun, the gentleman has some questions about opinions expressed by some other gunsmith. Brandon took the time to talk with him on several different occasion s. If my memory serves me correctly (which is suspect since I just got of of Chemo), he offered to fix anything that was wrong with the pistol -- free. How is that for service?? I offered to return the money if he was not satisfied. He is one happy camper with his pistol. All my SVs shoot <1in at 25 yards with total reliability, one of them has over 60,000 round on the same hammer and sear. It still has the same trigger pull as when it was brand new. and is gnats ass accurate. If SV is a Bentley then STI is Kia. flaming was not my intention. Bedell and Brazos make excellent guns out of STI basic guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I have spoke with Brandon and have my mind set on the options. Just didn't know what grip I had handled and figured I would try and wait till my friends came so I knew for sure. I know it's going to be a long hard wait but will be well worth it! The Signature Grip is the way to go unless you have really large hands. I've felt them all, many times and all of mine have the Signature grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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