3gunDMD Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Is the Athena worth the extra $900 over the Titan RDS? The weight difference is very slight and the barrel length is 4.6" vs 5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick303 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 The Athena is going to be a lighter gun. I believe the Titans have a steel grip, where the Athena has an aluminum grip. The Athena was designed with the 9mm cartridge in mind, where the Titan was built around the .40. If I were to have to get a Major gun for LO if they make that a Minor/Major division, I would buy the Titan RDS most likely. If it is to be Minor only I will use my Athena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDMD Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, Boomstick303 said: The Athena is going to be a lighter gun. I believe the Titans have a steel grip, where the Athena has an aluminum grip. The Athena was designed with the 9mm cartridge in mind, where the Titan was built around the .40. If I were to have to get a Major gun for LO if they make that a Minor/Major division, I would buy the Titan RDS most likely. If it is to be Minor only I will use my Athena. There isn't much info on the website yet about the Titan RDS but the person on the atlas customer service chat told me that the 9mm titans are now made with the aluminum alpha grips, but the 40's are made with steel grips. He told me the 9mm Titan RDS weigh 38 oz. I can't remember what my old 9mm titan with the evo grip weighs but I think it's closer to 50 oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick303 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 31 minutes ago, 3gunDMD said: Titan RDS but the person on the atlas customer service chat told me that the 9mm titans are now made with the aluminum alpha grips That makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveac1 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) wonder if Atlas would cut a 2 year old 40 Titan v2 for their optic setup making it an RDS or iron sited 40. Edited February 15, 2023 by steveac1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDMD Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, steveac1 said: wonder if Atlas would cut a 2 year old 40 Titan v2 for their optic setup making it an RDS or iron sited 40. They said they’re working on this. That would be pretty cool. probably a lot more profitable just to sell more guns though…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveac1 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I agree 100%. I don't want to try and fund another pistol. If they can cut the existing slide, I would not mind 40 minor. Pistol could be used for Lim Maj, Lim Minor W or W/O optic. I asked about a 9mm slide to get fitted and it was the cost of other new guns. Thats too bad. Still love the Titan in 40 Maj, Soft with the steel grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta6 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 On 2/15/2023 at 7:56 AM, 3gunDMD said: They said they’re working on this. That would be pretty cool. probably a lot more profitable just to sell more guns though…. Did they give you any kind of time line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDMD Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 Just now, delta6 said: Did they give you any kind of time line? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta6 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 1 hour ago, 3gunDMD said: No If they do, please update. Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennD Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I was told that Nemesis was built with .40 in mind and Artemis 9MM. Just more choices. My Athena will be on sale soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDMD Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 1 hour ago, rennD said: I was told that Nemesis was built with .40 in mind and Artemis 9MM. Just more choices. My Athena will be on sale soon Is it the v2? DM me with the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hre321 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 8:16 AM, 3gunDMD said: Is the Athena worth the extra $900 over the Titan RDS? The weight difference is very slight and the barrel length is 4.6" vs 5". I’m pretty sure there’s no real difference aside the weight and the barrel length, but they keep making the Titan and charge it less because it’s the first gun they made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gunDMD Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share Posted March 2, 2023 5 hours ago, hre321 said: I’m pretty sure there’s no real difference aside the weight and the barrel length, but they keep making the Titan and charge it less because it’s the first gun they made. I talked to them on the phone about this and they say that the 4.6” is optimized for 9mm so it will return better than a 5”. I don’t have a Titan RDS and Athena to compare but I’m going to be testing a friends Hyperion (4.6” w/irons) to see if it shoots any better than my 9mm iron sighted Titan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted Monday at 10:11 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:11 PM Why would a 0.4" optimization cost around $1,500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted Monday at 11:10 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:10 PM (edited) Funny, just after I submitted that last post, the Atlas web site started saying "Call for Price" on all the models I checked, whereas moments before I saw prices listed. How is it now? Do you talk to them on the phone and dicker over prices? Edited Monday at 11:10 PM by GunBugBit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago 3 hours ago, GunBugBit said: Why would a 0.4" optimization cost around $1,500? Because people are willing to pay it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewM Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 15 hours ago, GunBugBit said: Why would a 0.4" optimization cost around $1,500? I would imagine there is more to the two models than just that. They've recently released a bunch of videos on their YouTubez channel that kind of highlights the differences between the various models they have. And honestly they are probably falling into the same trap that a lot of makers end up in where they end up having a crazy amount of SKU's to cover every possible situation. But I think folks are finding a sub 5" slide length works (read: feels) better for 9mm (minor) - where as 4.25" is maybe a tad too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 16 hours ago, Dan Sierpina said: Because people are willing to pay it! Yes, that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALL_comped_EVERYTHING Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago On 2/15/2023 at 9:45 AM, steveac1 said: wonder if Atlas would cut a 2 year old 40 Titan v2 for their optic setup making it an RDS or iron sited 40. Dave over at DSC Gunworks will mill your iron sight Atlas for the Atlas optic cut. You can have the exposed optic cut spot coated (cerakote) or he can DLC or PVD your whole slide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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