BeerBaron Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The stippled grip guns may have been nicer to hold and hence shot more! If you can I'd certainly request one with the changeable breech. That's a feature well worth having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leas327 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The stippled grip guns may have been nicer to hold and hence shot more! If you can I'd certainly request one with the changeable breech. That's a feature well worth having. Honest question...Why is the IBF a feature worth having? I don't understand that in a Limited gun. I mainly shoot Limited and have seen very few (possibly no) stages where a 24 round minor gun would have an advantage over a 22 round major gun. Plus you would have to have a different barrel, extractor and ejector fit for the gun. Then go through the trouble of finding two different loads from two different calibers that hit the same poa/poi to keep from constantly messing with the sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tha1000 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I have no desire to get into 40 cal, but I can't help but be intrigued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The stippled grip guns may have been nicer to hold and hence shot more! If you can I'd certainly request one with the changeable breech. That's a feature well worth having. Honest question...Why is the IBF a feature worth having? I don't understand that in a Limited gun. I mainly shoot Limited and have seen very few (possibly no) stages where a 24 round minor gun would have an advantage over a 22 round major gun. Plus you would have to have a different barrel, extractor and ejector fit for the gun. Then go through the trouble of finding two different loads from two different calibers that hit the same poa/poi to keep from constantly messing with the sights. Pretty much the whole reason behind the IBF, (other than caliber change) is to be able to replace an eroded breech face without having to replace the whole slide...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The stippled grip guns may have been nicer to hold and hence shot more! If you can I'd certainly request one with the changeable breech. That's a feature well worth having.Honest question...Why is the IBF a feature worth having? I don't understand that in a Limited gun. I mainly shoot Limited and have seen very few (possibly no) stages where a 24 round minor gun would have an advantage over a 22 round major gun. Plus you would have to have a different barrel, extractor and ejector fit for the gun. Then go through the trouble of finding two different loads from two different calibers that hit the same poa/poi to keep from constantly messing with the sights. As ranger trace kindly pointed out its big plus is a worn or damaged breech face can be cheaply replaced without junking an expensive slide. I'm the major pf guns (particularly open, not so much lim) that is a positive. The potential to change calibres by just swapping barrel/mags/extractor is a nice possibility too. In this case since its been mentioned there were 2 batches I'd also guess the ibf guns are the newer batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtaylor996 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Here are the pics I took while cleaning, including barrel hood and breechface: http://imgur.com/a/0iFiW The bad news is the corrosion on the thumb safety, grip safety, and rear sight. As you can see from the pics, the pitting is really deep, so those parts are trash at this point The worst part is that the same corrosion is in the serrations of the slide. None of the other guns I've seen have these corrosion issues. I'm going to call sportsmans tomorrow to deal with this issue. We'll see how that works out. Edited April 1, 2015 by jtaylor996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 But is says SWAT on it. You can always run around the house playing SWAT and make pew, pew, pew noises. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtaylor996 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 But is says SWAT on it. You can always run around the house playing SWAT and make pew, pew, pew noises. Cool. Nah, you can't go "pew, pew, pew" unless you put a fake can on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtaylor996 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I ALMOST forgot to mention. After cleaning and reassembly I measured the trigger pull with my gauge. 1.5-1.75# On a gun carried by a cop... that didn't shoot it much... o_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I ALMOST forgot to mention. After cleaning and reassembly I measured the trigger pull with my gauge. 1.5-1.75# On a gun carried by a cop... that didn't shoot it much... o_O Yeah, I don't even go that low on my carry Infinitys......that's like my match gun trigger weight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I ALMOST forgot to mention. After cleaning and reassembly I measured the trigger pull with my gauge. 1.5-1.75# On a gun carried by a cop... that didn't shoot it much... o_O Yeah, I don't even go that low on my carry Infinitys......that's like my match gun trigger weight!!4.5 carry gun 3.0 comp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPENB Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Like I said, Larry was a master class IPSC'er. I think he thought he was gonna make a whole SWAT team of masters. Except most didn't like to shoot beyond the monthly training. You can give some one a Cup car, doesn't put them on the podium at the end of the season. New sheriff decided everyone would carry Glock 22s, and the SVs went into the armory until recently. I was ready to take out a loan and buy them all when he asked if $800 was too much to ask for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtaylor996 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 How many were there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtaylor996 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) So if any of y'all are still on the fence, I just want to say that sportsman's has been good to deal with. Just make sure to deal with them BEFORE you complete the FFL transfer. As you can see from the other pics I posted, the most important wear surfaces on these guns (rails, breechface, barrel, small parts) are in fantastic condition. All in all, these guns are awesome deals, and if you're on the fence, go ahead an buy one! Edited April 2, 2015 by jtaylor996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPENB Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The guns were originally received blued, then sent to Armaloy in Springfield for plating. I think there were around 15 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Tischauser Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) All I keep wondering is how in the world did these SWAT guys qualify with an 8lb LEO Glock trigger after carrying these for a few years. Cool history in these guns but I'd much rather send Brandon $1000 and stash $250/month away whilst I waited the 12 months to get something like this instead... Edited April 3, 2015 by Jesse Tischauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtaylor996 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) Sure, Jesse, if it's all the same to you I'll trade What are the details on those grips of yours? Also, do you like the fiber optics in the rear sight like that? I just ordered new sights, but opted for the plain competition rear (parabolic FO front). Edited April 3, 2015 by jtaylor996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I've got them on both of my 5.4s. Honestly, when speed shooting I don't really even see them........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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