Interceptor Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 (edited) UPDATE: Finished this season using the gun. Helped me take high A Limited at Nationals and Area 2. The MOST reliable firearm I have ever owned. Runs and runs and is still vault tight and just as accurate. I am a believer in having custom guns built to your specifications. Few things in life are as satisfying. ___________ I was really happy with my switch from my STI Executive to my Para P-16. Steel frames and I are just a better fit. The Para however, did not have the fixed sights I wanted and I wanted less of a chance of frame cracking in the future. I chose to get a Springfield Hi-Cap forged frame and have Rich Dettlehouser of Canyon Creek Firearms build my 40 limited gun. Just received this a week ago. I am blown away by the work that Rich put into building this gun for me. It started as a Springfield GI .45 WW2 model. I stripped it for the frame and all the other parts will be a future project gun of mine. Added to the frame I sent Rich were these parts: STI slide - .40SW barrel - guide rod - firing pin, Heinie Rear Sight, Novak Front Sight, AFTEC extractor, C&S Ultra Match kit, S&A Para Magwell, and S&A Beavertail. Rich fitted all the parts and flat topped the slide, added front serrations (STI Stylee), and put the SV trigger together using some parts he had, and some I sent him. He was outstanding to work with. Great communication and insight as I made my parts selections. Very flexible about what he worked with. I sent the parts to him in the beginning of May and 6 weeks later it was in my impatient hands. At the end, he had two very small pits in the ends of the welds on the new trigger guard, which he couldn't remove. They were both impercetible to my eyes. However Rich said he felt bad that he couldn't get them removed so he threw in an entire Gun-Kote on the pistol. That my friends, is some good business. Rich also added a couple of his own tweeks like adding a hole to the King's ambi safety to be able to remove it simply by lifting the right side after the slide is off, instead of swinging it all the way down. The grips are skateboard tape I added over the stock Springfield plastic grips. Limited perfection in my eyes. I highly recommend Rich's 1911 work to anyone! Edited January 18, 2006 by Interceptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Cool, I like it!! (Steel is my favorite thing for making guns outta!) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 she's a real beauty!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 That sure looks like one sweet handling gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulm540 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 She is purrrrty!!!! I am thinking about building a limited gun late this year and will consider Rich D for the build. How does it shoot by the way?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interceptor Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 Runs 100%, though I am working with different front sights to get it sighted to my load. I can put them on top of each other at 15 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulm540 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Did you have to modify the STI mags or the mag catch??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interceptor Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 No, I was able to buy 3 STI for Para mags from Shooters Connection a few months ago. Though Rich said it would be no problem for him to weld up a mag catch to take SV or STI regular mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Really nice piece of steel, congrats. I like a lot the squared trigger guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Best trigger guard this side of TGO's museum. Beautiful work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+16 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 since the sti for para magazines are kinda hard to find, would para 16-40 magazines fit and function, and any word if maybe springfield might make a 40 S&W hi-cap like the WWII model? that's now I got my limited gun build this year started with same frame as you did and went from their ended up about 1400 all togeather not counting magazines and basepads. runs great like a springfield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerjg Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 thats a nice looking gun. interesting idea to use a sti slide on a springfield frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interceptor Posted July 24, 2005 Author Share Posted July 24, 2005 I don't know about a .40 SW WWII model, but Para mags work perfect in it. The 21+1 reloadable option is a nice one to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmon Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Ive been thinking about doing the same for an open gun, it would be like TGO but without the great part! 9X19 major...springfield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Ive been thinking about doing the same for an open gun, it would be like TGO but without the great part! 9X19 major...springfield! DROOOOL I've been wanting a springfield limited gun.....hmmmm where are my pennies..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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