Dan0 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I have a Kimber Pro Carry with an alloy frame. It is my understanding that an alloy frame CAN'T be properly fit to the slide. Is this correct?? If it can’t will the Keiger rails do the job instead?? How will the Kreiger rails wear compared to a steel frame and slide fit?? Dan0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberkid Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 As far as your alloy frame fit, I dunno. The Accu-rail system uses little rods that are super super hard. Something like 45 or 50 RC comes to mind (though not positive) when those rails do eventually wear out you send it back with $45 enclosed and he puts in bigger rails. I imagine you would have to run a gun very hard, for a very long time to ever need new rails more than once. I had my Bianchi gun fitting with rails and have been pretty happy with it. Someone that has had an IPSC gun done would prolly know more as Bianchi guns are so gentle they dont wear much on the gun anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I don't know if it's accurate to say an alloy frame "can't" be fit to a slide, but I do think whatever fit you get won't last as long. In the case of my carry gun, the first 14,000 rounds I put through it made it pretty loose. I think the problem is that the surface of the alloy frame (an Aluminum oxide from the anodizing) is very abrasive, and it wears away at the steel of the slide. I could be wrong, but that's the way it looks to me. Rails would solve the problem. You'd have steel-on-steel contact, and with proper lubrication, it should last a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierruiggi Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Really rhino? I would've thought the other way around, that the slide eats away the alluminum in the frame... Live and learn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I could be wrong ... I only used the trust Mk I eyeball and no precision measuring tools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Oh, the Rhino Mk1? The real quesiton here is, how much accuracy do you need, and for how long? Bianchi Cup accuracy? Give up now. Accurate enough to ring a 10" gong at 100 yards ten shots out of ten? tehn get a match barrel installed properly, and don't worry about it. My Colt LWC is old, I got it used, and I've put 5,000+ rounds of factory hardball through it after it got a Bar-sto barrel. Yes it is loose. But it still shoots like a bullseye gun. As in, under an inch and a half all the time at 25 yards with Hornady XTP 200 factory ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 While at STI, I built several open guns on alum. frames. No problem getting a good fit. I would'nt worry about it on a carry gun, only if it goes bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hostetter Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 You can get the same quality of frame to slide fit with a alum. frame as you can with a steel frame, but it will wear quicker. The alum being the softer of the two metals will be the one to wear. Alum frames without a ramped barrel will also show wear on the feed ramp in the frame causing feeding problems....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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