ss+P Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Can I mill unique cocking serrations into my SS gun. I have read the rules and have an opinion that I will share later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MoreChains Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Is this the part that you read, App D5, page 87? Authorized modifications Milling of the slide to insert sights, add or remove serrations, such as cocking or flat topping, tri-topping the slide, lowering ejection ports, cuts that are minor and cosmetic in nature are permitted. Duplicating features that are on a factory, mass produced slide available to the general public is permitted. Cuts that are designed to specifically or significantly lighten the slide, such as holes, or slots, are ruled as competitive advantage and prohibited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MoreChains Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 ...and what might be your opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss+P Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 So I am a little on the fence. Not sure what I would want to do but let's say like 1/4" circles about 50 thousands of an inch deep on the rear and front of the slide. Taking up about 1.5-2 " in length My opinion would be they are not mass produced and available to the general public so I couldn't do it. HOWEVER I WANT TO DO SO I WOULD SAY YES LEGAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC702 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Seems like "adding serrations" to me, which is expressly legal. These are in the normally serrated grasping sections, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm300 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 If it's a cocking serration and is not so much (holes or slots all the way through) that you can be accused of them being slide lighting cuts you are OK. Pattern makes no difference. The part about it having to be available is about cuts in the slide other than what is covered in the first sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgj3 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 2nd KTM's opinion. Those are 2 different sets of allowed "features"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MoreChains Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I would think what you want to do falls under "cuts that are minor and cosmetic in nature are permitted", but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss+P Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Cool I like the way you guys interpreted that for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Do you have any pics of something similar you want to do? A picture is worth a million words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss+P Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 yes and no. I have a picture of something similar, but my gunsmith doesn't want the photo's out on the web for fear of being copied. the circles were just and example and aren't exactly what I would do. I will search the web for a pic of something similar that is already out there and post it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss+P Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 this is not what I want to do at all, but I figure if this is legal then what I want to do is legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIIID Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 My opinion would be no, it appears to be too deep thus it is loosing more weight than normal cocking serration patterns. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC702 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Ignoring the picture, I can't see 0.050" being considered too deep. Indeed, if it is at the gripping portion, and doesn't penetrate, it will be hard to say it's not for gripping, as deeper is grippier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss+P Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Yeah the pattern I am looking to have done would be .050 deep and no larger than 1/4" pieces. Wouldn't be all over like the pic. About 4-5 of the pattern cover 1.5-2 inches max up front I decided to do something different in the rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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