usmc1974 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) I was wanting to have my slide lighten up. I think they call it lightning holes who does this type of mod? thanks B Edited February 5, 2014 by usmc1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgj3 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 A number of the vendors in the vendor area can help you with this. There are all sorts of lightening cuts out there, some visible, some done internally. Search in here and on the interwebs in general until you find something you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al503 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Look up Gansguns.com He has about 100 pics of lightened slides. You'll probably find a style or two that you'll like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 A number of the vendors in the vendor area can help you with this. There are all sorts of lightening cuts out there, some visible, some done internally. Search in here and on the interwebs in general until you find something you like. I did a search in the venders area. Typed in slide lightening nothing came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Any of the builders can cut slides cheely, freedom gun works etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I was wanting to have my slide lighten up. I think they call it lightning holes who does this type of mod? thanks B What kind of gun? What kind of cuts? If you like a certain builders signature cuts, then I would suggest using them. We've done it so many different ways, it really helps to know what a customer has in mind before accepting the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 1911 something like this with tunnel cuts to match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Similar to this? This is a pretty regular request and we can do it on most slide types. Edited February 7, 2014 by Loves2Shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APL-G35 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Highly recomend these guys. Worked over and ion bonded my kimber. Excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Similar to this? This is a pretty regular request and we can do it on most slide types. That looks cool, what is cost and turn around.I found this one I like too. Edited February 7, 2014 by usmc1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) $100 for the top slots $25 for the bottom slots. We can coat it in Ionbond (6-8 weeks) or Cerakote (1 week on top of machine time) finishes. The machining is typically 2 weeks for simple cuts. The Para side is shop rate for machining and about $250 for all the cuts would be a ballpark price.. Edited February 7, 2014 by Loves2Shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Humm, can you do all the maching with out disturbing the rest of the finish I am not interested in the back of the para slide just the upper and lower slots because I don't want to disturb the lettering on the slide either . thanks B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 If you plan on using the gun for single stack then you can't have any lightening holes done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Have you done any CZ TS slides? I was thinking about something like the cuts here with a priority on making it easier to rack the slide. As you know CZs don't give you much real-estate to grab onto for the slides and the cocking serrations leave a lot to be desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 If you plan on using the gun for single stack then you can't have any lightening holes done. I do not.Mine is a rock island hi cap 9mm/22tcm but the slides look the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Humm, can you do all the maching with out disturbing the rest of the finish I am not interested in the back of the para slide just the upper and lower slots because I don't want to disturb the lettering on the slide either . thanks B Yes, The finish will be disturbed where we cut it away though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Have you done any CZ TS slides? I was thinking about something like the cuts here with a priority on making it easier to rack the slide. As you know CZs don't give you much real-estate to grab onto for the slides and the cocking serrations leave a lot to be desired. Yes, we've done pretty much every type of common slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 $100 for the top slots $25 for the bottom slots. We can coat it in Ionbond (6-8 weeks) or Cerakote (1 week on top of machine time) finishes. The machining is typically 2 weeks for simple cuts. The Para side is shop rate for machining and about $250 for all the cuts would be a ballpark price.. to cut my slide like the XD will 125 and take two weeks and this will not disturb the rest of the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Yes, it will only disturb the finish where we remove the metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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