MadhatRR Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) As a homage to the Max Michel X5 Romeo3Max, and a little “can it be done” craftsmanship... (and out of a little jealousy) I created the M17R3!!! Using a M17 slide, I was able to mount a Romeo3 directly to the slide by removing rear notch material from the slide. Once the mounting area was flat, the romeo3 almost sat perfectly on top of the screw holes that hold the rear sight in place. There was enough space to get some smaller screws through the slide and optic allowing for a secure mount. Unfortunately, I didn’t think to take any pictures during the filing process or before tightening everything up... sorry. So far it has held up for about 100 rounds. Thought I’d share it with you guys... *edited the name, don’t want to upset anyone Edited April 16, 2019 by MadhatRR Another name change!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobRockefeller Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Cool! The ROMEO3 appears to be so long that there is no slide surface remaining for it to bear on in the rear. I assume that's an XFIVE grip frame with magazine well and weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Filing process? You did that by hand without a mill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadhatRR Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 The romeo3 is long. It butts up against the front pretty tight, but doesn’t extend past the rear of the slide. That is the X5 grip module, I’ll have to remove the magwell for CO. a belt sander helped get me started, but I finished with a file. There’s not much material to remove, the M17 is precut for optics from the factory. So it really wasn’t too bad. I did call around but no shop would touch it, just a “one off” job wasn’t worth it a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawDog324 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 It looks awesome and the job you did on the mounting of the Romeo 3, UNREAL. I would have never even tried to pull that off with a file! DK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Looks like you were able to retain the loaded chamber indicator as well? Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WvZ Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Excellent work man. Didn't realize how big and long the Romeo 3 until seeing this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadhatRR Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Thanks everyone. I was nervous as crap while doing this, that’s for sure. If I messed up, there goes the slide! I would really like to get the R3 on the X5 slide, but that would definitely need to be done by a shop. More material to remove and it would need new holes tapped. I was able to keep the loaded chamber indicator on the M17, the R3 holds it perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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