Nalle2491 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I’ve had this idea for months. I don’t know if it would work but it would be my passion. There’s no channel on YouTube reviewing high end 2011s, whether open or limited. Or even still high wuality revolvers, carry optics, pcc’s, nothing. Why not? Would anyone be interested in watching a YouTube channel that explains why a SV is better than an STI. Or a lincat shoots flatter than a Mclearn, or vice versa, because I don’t know which one shots softer and flatter. There’s so many manufacturers and they’re all differently so why don’t we have a channel reviewing this? If you’re interested in this let me know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhyrum Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I believe cha-lee(Charlie perez) did one in an atlasSent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoops! Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Yeah, I’d like to do this myself. Very little info that isn’t arbitrary on the custom manufacturer’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve133 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) First off, I think that this is a great idea, and I'd enthusiastically follow a youtube channel that did things like this. As someone who's considering jumping into the world of custom 2011s and has been frustrated by a relative lack of objective comparison information, it sounds awesome. There are a few in-depth videos out there - which are great - but most of them are one person assessing a single gun in a vacuum. The few head-to-head comparisons that exist are put together by custom shops to demonstrate why their product is better than someone else's, and even those aren't generally apples-to-apples comparisons, more comparisons between different platforms. That said, I can kind of understand why it doesn't currently exist - for one thing, I'd guess there aren't too many folks out there with their own collection of multiple high-end 2011s out there. There are some workarounds there (I'm sure that some owners and manufacturers would be willing to loan things out for this sort of effort), but it's a little bit of a logistical hurdle. The other thing is that I'm not sure that there are that many differences between a lot of options. There are tons of custom builders out there, but a lot of them use identical or similar parts - if Custom Builder A and Custom Builder B both put together a 5" Limited gun in .40 with a steel grip, are there going to be a lot of differences between them? Probably not. But I do think there's more room for comparison in the less-prescribed builds. If I lay out a list of parts that I want, then there's not going to be much difference between two custom builders, but if I say "build me a gun that's good for this kind of shooting, and do whatever you think is best for that", then I think multiple people will have multiple ways of doing that. For example, I mostly shoot 3 gun, so I'd be looking at something that's almost exclusively shooting Minor PF 9mm. To pull two names more or less at random, both Hayes Custom and Atlas Gunworks build a lot of those. A lot of the Hayes guns are government-length sight-trackers with steel grips, but Atlas is adamant that an aluminum grip and a 4.6" barrel is the way to go. Are there any differences? And how does something like a PT Honcho compare to either/both? In other words, once you reach a certain threshold of quality, things like build quality probably won't be a major distinguishing characteristic, but how do the philosophies and approaches of the builder compare for a certain application? Edited October 9, 2020 by Steve133 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSHMJ Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I wish this idea was out there at the beginning of the summer. I had a full custom Atlas Chaos, STI DVC, and my Limcat to compare. I also have access to a Venom Customs 2011. That could have been a decent video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam73 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I agree there is very little info on Youtube for someone interested in Open guns. Maybe The Humble Marksman would be interested. He's not an Open guy (yet), but has some skin in the game and a growing platform. No shortage of analysis in his reviews either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdh821 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 A top shooter in open once told me "Don't shoot an open gun made by any company that begins with the letter A..." they didn't elaborate further than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSHMJ Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Cmon now.. I hear Akai makes some really nice open guns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJoeShooting Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, NOSHMJ said: Cmon now.. I hear Akai makes some really nice open guns... im in the middle of buying an akai! they better make good guns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSHMJ Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 If you look closely, the Atlas guns have very similar characteristics as the Akai. The Atlas I had was very nice.. I will say that, however, my Limcats are much smoother guns to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I always thought it would be cool if Front Sight or some other source did a piece on the guns that will the various national championship. I remember American Handgunner did a review of Matt McClearn's gun way back when he won the open nationals. I'm sure if someone did that every year, kind a like they do the equipment survey, there'd be a lot of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdyspl Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 15 hours ago, AverageJoeShooting said: im in the middle of buying an akai! they better make good guns! Don’t worry I am sure you will get a fine gun. I have two from Akai and they are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSoop Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Great idea...start it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 5:58 PM, Bdh821 said: A top shooter in open once told me "Don't shoot an open gun made by any company that begins with the letter A..." they didn't elaborate further than that thanks. . i will never buy As.T.I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kema Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Ouch this reminded me that I am sill waiting STI warranty to call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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