zzt Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said: What would that cost, zzt ? $1042 for the short block kit, fitted, timed and linked. Slide can be Unique or Tri-toped for the same price. Gans prices are posted on his web site. They are reasonable. His slide lightening charges are a little high, but the work is first rate. The remaining cost is for the components that will go into or on the gun. You could have a first rate Open gun with first rate parts for under $3500. That assumes you don't go nuts with the cosmetics and slide lightening. If I were starting from scratch, that's what I would do, except I would have Gans do only the machining. I did essentially the same thing on my last build, except nothing was final fit. I had JEM Guns build a short block using a custom comp cut Trubore bland and their frame and slide. The slide to frame fit was a light interference fit, and there was and extra .0015" left on the lower barrel lugs to allow for final fitting of the lockup. I don't have a mill, so I farmed out all the machining. Everything else I fit by hand. Warwick does all of that for you. Slide to frame fit has clearances of .0003" to .0004" and parallelism to within .0005". Barrel is timed and uses their proprietary link. Instead of the usual five links to choose from and modify, they have 27 different sizes, so the timing is perfect. Edited September 13, 2019 by zzt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Great info - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revofan Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 How about cheely E2 grip in aluminum? Build will only be for minor loads has anyone tried one ? ive read about older sti aluminum grips cracking but how about newer versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Revofan said: How about cheely E2 grip in aluminum? An excellent grip. It fits frames machined for plastic grips like a glove. So does the SS. I agonized over Al vs. SS. I handled them both and decided on SS. The extra weight makes a huge difference in feel. With the Al the gun is nose heavy. Even though the gun is lighter, it feels a little like swinging a log. The balance on the SS is right over my left index finger and it swings great. I love it for steel challenge where your transitions can be extreme. Edited September 18, 2019 by zzt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpease Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 D2 customs in punxsutawney, pa. Great work from a great guy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentmopar Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Look into Blackdog Gunworks. Can't remember his name but I belive he has a facebook page and his guns are incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickman301 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 11:46 AM, Trentmopar said: Look into Blackdog Gunworks. Can't remember his name but I belive he has a facebook page and his guns are incredible. I believe he has stopped making guns. I saw a post from him awhile back about not doing it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I like Bad Dog custom guns. Colt has worked on 2 of my guns & built the 3rd 2011 I just got. Check out their facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentmopar Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 10:24 PM, Stickman301 said: I believe he has stopped making guns. I saw a post from him awhile back about not doing it anymore. That’s too bad. He did good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickman301 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 9 hours ago, Trentmopar said: That’s too bad. He did good work. He did. I had two of his guns. Never had a single issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcotter2629 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Atlas gunworks hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revofan Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 I have an atlas and I like it but his prices has sky rocketed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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