MoonJeong Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I will post a full review once I get time... but here is a photo shoot. Brad at Blackdog Gunworks is great - don't hesitate to contact him for your next build - I can give references if you want, just PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I don't shoot open but that's a great looking gun. I really like that big thumb safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compshootfl Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Slobber...slobber...slobber...jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z40acp Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) That is really nice. I like the color. Any chance of a pic of the top behind the slide racker from above? Edited August 15, 2014 by z40acp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Those colors work great together https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4072/4608251779_7aff26cf53_z.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightUp_OG Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Exterminate! Exterminate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pxm142 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I saw the title of the thread and thought "oh boy, here we go again." Then I opened it. After I picked myself up off the floor and made sure my heart was beating again, I agree. That thing is beyond words. Many congrats!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob DuBois Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Nice, thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unregistered Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Very nice. Enjoy your beautiful gun! Who makes that mount? First generation of the deltapoint I imagine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwc5 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Pretty bold title, but it is a really good looking open !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonJeong Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Mount is Arredondo modified by blackdog gunworks. Waiting for deltapoint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonJeong Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Bold title... Yeap. I'm really excited on this build! So far the nicest open gun I've owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHMSA15151 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I love the looks of my STI Steel Master, but I have to admit, that's one fine looking pistol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecil Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 WOW what a good looking shooter.... !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 What color green is that ? Cerakote ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) Looks to be burnt bronze cerakote to me. And did I mention that it is absolutely gorgeous? Edited August 16, 2014 by Gooldylocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwontanamo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 video demo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranoel Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Nice! A few features I wouldn't do, but that's me. Nice looking piece. Edited August 17, 2014 by Dranoel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbet83 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Is Brad friends with Bobby, or just have a man crush on him? It's not so much that the cocking serrations/lightening cuts are the same (although on this gun he reversed them) or the name and how and where he machines it into the slide, but if you go to his webite, his web page is set up the same way and his build sheets are the same too. ***** nevermind, there must be a connection, they even use the same front site cut picture on their sites Edited August 17, 2014 by jrbet83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonJeong Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 What color green is that ? Cerakote ? Burnt bronze cerakote, mix slightly modified to give more metallic finish - all done by Blackdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonJeong Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Is Brad friends with Bobby, or just have a man crush on him? It's not so much that the cocking serrations/lightening cuts are the same (although on this gun he reversed them) or the name and how and where he machines it into the slide, but if you go to his webite, his web page is set up the same way and his build sheets are the same too. ***** nevermind, there must be a connection, they even use the same front site cut picture on their sites To be honest, the lightning cuts have been around for ever... Cheeley, Freedom, Gans, etc... have been doing them for decades. I can say that the reverse serrations I haven't seen before, as neither the Ballafiore rear cut... I have a Freedom gun in ion bond copper - also beautiful gun, but not as elaborate - attached is a picture of my freedom gun... To be honest, the Freedom gun does not function 100% and I can't trust it - The blackdog gun in the first 400 rounds has had one failure... but I attribute that to being new. The Freedom had a malfunction every magazine... Bobby told me that it was the magazines... I changed to STI and improved a lot, but had to re tune the ejector and firing pin stop angle... after that it runs 99%... that's one malfunction every 100 rounds... the average weekend match is 180 rounds... I get one or two malfunctions... still after 5k rounds... may be normal... may not be normal... So going back to the who's design is it... the serrations? I don't know who invented it... but I'm sure that it was before Bobby's time... the Bellafiore cut? That's Brad's... the reverse serrations? I've only seen them in Brad's guns... The modified Cerakote mix? Brad's... And yes I think Bobby may have influenced Brad, and that's fair... But Bruce Lee's master was never as good as Bruce Lee, else we would know... No need to start a gunsmith pissing contest - all are good when they personally work on the guns... I know Brad works on every single one of them... the rest of the gunsmiths? Not sure. That's why I went with Brad... If you don't like Brad, that's a separate topic. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbet83 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Not trying to start a pissing match. I wouldn't waste the energy to extend my arm to shake bobby's hand. Just noticed the similarities; their names (gunworks thing), font/style/location of engraving on the slide, lightening cuts (all the guns on his website are like FGW), web design, build sheet design and even pictures on their web page. Just odd/interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASE772 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Nice looking gun Moon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Congrats on the new blaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonJeong Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Range report: Just got back from the range and tested my Blackdog Gunworks gun... What I like to do to test overall gun balance and speed is plate racks at 12 yards... the average of 10 strings was 2.8 with my best at 2.6 with my previous open gun, and the Blackdog did average of 2.6 with the best at 2.2... that is amazing! as far as accuracy, it did not like my Xtreme copper plated bullets, but it may have been my crimp. With Zero JHP it did consistently 1" or less at 30 yards... that means that if I were on a controlled bench, it puts one bullet on top of the other.. can't ask for more than that! Brad did a phenomenal job fitting the gun together... By far the most accurate gun I have shot so far, the Freedom gun that I have is a close second in terms of accuracy. You can see from the pictures which is the plated bullets... those were really spaced out, but again, that is likely crimp as my Freedom gun also had groups like that with that load. In terms of reliability, I'm awestricken... every single open gun when new has had malfunctions in the first few hundred rounds (if not thousand), something like a couple malfunctions every big stick... The blackdog had 1 malfunction in 400 rounds... I did 200 slow rounds... then I loaded 4 big sticks and 6 normal sticks and fired them as fast as I can... taking a couple minute break every 2 mags... amazing... brass all fell within a radius of 2 feet of each other about 8 feet out! Now the only thing I have left to do is to start shooting matches. The only thing that will need some breaking in is the lockup... it's so tight that I have to put some energy in racking... but it only has 400 rounds. I will take some videos next... so far I can't be happier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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