SufferInSilence Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) I have this STI Franken-Gun I bought off someone here years back. It works fine, just the slide racker is kinda hokie. It’s clearly handmade. After several shots, it gets really loose, no matter how tight. I’ve drowned it in every color of loctite (except red). Everything else in the gun is legit. Just looking for the right racker. - Is there an actual slide racker that’ll fit this? (not sure if it was handmade for a reason or they just didn’t buy the right one) - is there a more permanent solution out there? If I need to send it someplace for some slight milling I’m down. Just don’t know who. Im in Tampa FL if that helps. Thanks Edited October 25, 2022 by SufferInSilence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Also, Edited October 25, 2022 by SufferInSilence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, SufferInSilence said: Also, how the hell do I add legit pics to this forum? Email from phone to PC. Download on PC. Then click on the choose files thingy and copy paste. more or less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 6 hours ago, SufferInSilence said: Also, how the hell do I add legit pics to this forum? Look at the bottom where it says “choose files” You can select a picture from your phone. Just be sure to resize it to a smaller image if necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 7 hours ago, Sarge said: Email from phone to PC. Download on PC. Then click on the choose files thingy and copy paste. more or less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Did it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 2 hours ago, mscott said: Look at the bottom where it says “choose files” You can select a picture from your phone. Just be sure to resize it to a smaller image if necessary Thanks. I think it worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 IMG_0244.HEIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) The slide appears to be well machined but the racket itself looks beat up or modified with a dremel. Can you reach out to the original owner and find out who milled the slide? That may lead to a better racket for it. Edited October 25, 2022 by BritinUSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, BritinUSA said: The slide appears to be well machined but the racket itself looks beat up or modified with a dremel. Can you reach out to the original owner and find out who milled the slide? That may lead to a better racket for it. The guy I got it from had no idea, he got it from another person. YES, its a totally beat up racker!! It was even worse before I smother it out with a dremel. It looked like someone just whittled it out of some bar stock stainless steel. It's a total garage fix. It always bugged me and now that I have the time/$$ to address it, I'd like to get something better. Anyone know what's up?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 If it’s not a tight fit then it’s going to work itself loose every time. You could probably mill it out to a common dovetail fit and get an off the shelf racket that will fit tighter. If you have a micrometer then you could try measuring it up and then searching online for something that is a little wider and then mill to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Try adding Gorilla glue construction adhesive around the racker/slide. This may help take up some of the slop and add a little cushioning. It comes apart easy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 15 hours ago, BritinUSA said: If it’s not a tight fit then it’s going to work itself loose every time. You could probably mill it out to a common dovetail fit and get an off the shelf racket that will fit tighter. If you have a micrometer then you could try measuring it up and then searching online for something that is a little wider and then mill to fit. Looking for something a little… already done. I can’t imagine it to be such a “one-off cut” I just don’t have access to other slide rachees to try out to see what fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 It looks similar to this one from Brazos : http://www.1911store.com/slide-racker-bcg-zigracker.aspx I suggest contacting some gunsmiths and asking for dimensions to compare with your slide cut. If you don’t have a way to measure the existing cut then it will severely limit your options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 the racker itself looks a lot like the Shooters Connection Sidewinder that someone has tried to make look more like a Brazos Zig racker. the cut looks wrong for either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvDog Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Do you have a local smith? Hopefully the current dovetail is narrower than what an off the shelf shooters connection or brazos is.. then they could widen it and put in a "standard" racker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 13 hours ago, LuvDog said: Do you have a local smith? Hopefully the current dovetail is narrower than what an off the shelf shooters connection or brazos is.. then they could widen it and put in a "standard" racker. No I don’t. I’ve been out of the game mostly since I moved to Tampa about 4 years ago. If anyone knows a good smith lemme know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 6:48 PM, MikeBurgess said: the racker itself looks a lot like the Shooters Connection Sidewinder that someone has tried to make look more like a Brazos Zig racker. the cut looks wrong for either On yeah it does look pretty similar. I’ll put a micrometer ti it tomorrow and let y’all know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 6:08 PM, BritinUSA said: It looks similar to this one from Brazos : http://www.1911store.com/slide-racker-bcg-zigracker.aspx I suggest contacting some gunsmiths and asking for dimensions to compare with your slide cut. If you don’t have a way to measure the existing cut then it will severely limit your options. Ok yeah I like it. I’ll do some measurements tomorrow. Thanks for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvDog Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Post up some measurements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 10:53 AM, LuvDog said: Post up some measurements Ok here goes... Im no micrometer whiz but hopefully this will get us close enough to know what were looking at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 10:53 AM, LuvDog said: Post up some measurements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Reach out to Bob at Brazos and ask what his dimensions are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superkaratemonkeyfighter Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) I would just get an other shooter connection racker and blend the end to match that radius the best you can. you’ll have to drill and tap it. Maybe put two small set screws in this time. I wouldn’t cut the slide anymore. The dovetail looks close to the back of breach face to run a dovetail all the way through to the other side. it’s not ideal but you could make it work. Edited October 30, 2022 by Superkaratemonkeyfighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSAF61 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 The Zig Racker uses a 0.375" 60-degree dovetail. Brazos sells a dovetail cutter on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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