admcd Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Magwell finally went on my (dirty) 1911. Next up, new ignition kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Recently, a couple of pieces of old gear was offered for sale on a local forum. So, now I'm the proud owner of some Ernie Hill "Fast Track" leather that I used to drool over in magazine photos 30 years ago, or so. My phone camera doesn't really do justice to the color. Photo also includes my old Bianchi 50P "Chapman" Plus holster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Finger Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 nice find, I see some Ernie Hill stuff every now & again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Damn I must be old, I used both of those when they were the go to state fo the art rigs i still use the double stack mag pouch on my production rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, rishii said: Damn I must be old, I used both of those when they were the go to state fo the art rigs i still use the double stack mag pouch on my production rig I must have bought the Bianchi in mid-90s. I didn't compete much in those days but it did go to a few IPSC-style matches back then. I've been shooting the .45 in the IPSC Classic division, and figured it is a sort of Retro thing. The Bianchi is a bit tight fit for that gun, so I have another leather holster for it: a recent model by a German company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiespratt Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Here is my STI Tactical that I like to shoot steel challenge with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Rob Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Rob Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whan Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Final form of my gun - Colt Gold Cup NM 9mm (recent production) customized by Jim Garthwaite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansedgli Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 What is going on in the magwell area? 2 magwells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 7:15 AM, perttime said: Recently, a couple of pieces of old gear was offered for sale on a local forum. So, now I'm the proud owner of some Ernie Hill "Fast Track" leather that I used to drool over in magazine photos 30 years ago, or so. My phone camera doesn't really do justice to the color. Photo also includes my old Bianchi 50P "Chapman" Plus holster Holy s#!t, that was a long time ago!!! even before USPSA. Something like 1982? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whan Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 5 hours ago, dansedgli said: What is going on in the magwell area? 2 magwells? Yep - gun was originally built with a heinie integrated magwell. After the gun was built I repurposed it for USPSA and added a Dawson ICE magwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 7 hours ago, usmc1974 said: Holy s#!t, that was a long time ago!!! even before USPSA. Something like 1982? Not sure when exactly they were produced. I have another Ernie Hill FasTrack, bought new in mid '90s - for a G19 of all things... I'm pretty sure I got the Bianchi in the '90s too. Don't recall where I got them. Mail order almost certainly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Was using my STI Spartan in .45 ACP until I got this a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteekay Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Finished this build during the beerflu - managed to get in a test fire session with it before quarantine but haven't shot it in a match yet. It's a total mutt but shoots really well. - RIA Tact II frame (Para ramp cut) - Para "Black Ops" slide, match barrel, and LPA sights - Brazos Ignition Kit - Wilson safeties - Mix of Fusion and Klonimus small parts - Klonimus grips and magwell The trigger was breaking at sub-2.5 lbs when I first put it together. That was a little light for me so I swapped the Brazos sear spring for a Wolff and re-bent it a little; it's now just north of 3 lbs and feels a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Finished this build during the beerflu - managed to get in a test fire session with it before quarantine but haven't shot it in a match yet. It's a total mutt but shoots really well. - RIA Tact II frame (Para ramp cut) - Para "Black Ops" slide, match barrel, and LPA sights - Brazos Ignition Kit - Wilson safeties - Mix of Fusion and Klonimus small parts - Klonimus grips and magwell The trigger was breaking at sub-2.5 lbs when I first put it together. That was a little light for me so I swapped the Brazos sear spring for a Wolff and re-bent it a little; it's now just north of 3 lbs and feels a lot better. Nice, so you gonna play in singlestack division with me? --Pat JonesFirestone COUSPSA #A79592 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteekay Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 10 hours ago, PatJones said: Nice, so you gonna play in singlestack division with me? Maybe, at some point. I do want to focus on a non-revo division some of the time; not sure if it's going to be SS or something else. Weirdly, I can shoot my PX4 Storms better than almost any other gun I own... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Damn, I haven't been in here in quite a while so I thought I'd post up a pic. This is my 'budget' 38 Super. My shooting buddy picked it up in a trade and let me have it for $200. The thing didn't even have a mag with it! It's a RIA basic model and I had the grips and trigger on the bench. I picked up some sights, a grip safety, thumb safety and Commander style hammer from Brownells and put it all together after checkering the frontstrap 30 lpi and undercutting the trigger guard to get a little higher grip. I worked the factory trigger parts some, resulting in a nice 3.5 # trigger pull. After all that I needed to refinish the thing and remembered I had some black parkerizing solution so in the spirit of keeping to the budget theme I beadblasted everything and fired up the propane heater and black parked it. It isn't the prettiest looking gun but it's functional as can be and I'm not afraid to use it hard. It's surprisingly accurate too! All told, I have about $400 in the gun, not including any magazines. Edited December 2, 2020 by 392heminut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteekay Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Quarantine drags on and I keep acquiring/modifying single stack guns... Pinky the 1911 is a 9mm Springfield Armory Operator that I had tri-topped and finished in rose gold TiN: Shown here with a 9mm RIA TCM that I had milled out for IDPA Carry Optics and then refinished in Sniper Grey and rose TiN: I'm a big fan of the ICE magwell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 23 minutes ago, matteekay said: Quarantine drags on and I keep acquiring/modifying single stack guns... Pinky the 1911 is a 9mm Springfield Armory Operator that I had tri-topped and finished in rose gold TiN: ... The rose gold slide on an otherwise black/grey pistol hurts my eye a bit ... but otherwise it looks the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteekay Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 10 hours ago, perttime said: The rose gold slide on an otherwise black/grey pistol hurts my eye a bit ... but otherwise it looks the business. The best is that the opposite side literally says "Operator" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHooter Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Para Elite Hunter LS 6" in 10mm. Converted to Series 70, sweet shooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHooter Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Caspian Race Ready Frame - Colt Wilkinson at Bad Dog Customs milled the frame for a higher grip, Tri-topped the slide, fitted a new KKM threaded barrel and sent it out to get Black Nitrided at H&M. He also installed the EGW optic plate. Can is a SilencerCo Octane45. Gun is silly quiet. A lot of fun to shoot and super accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1b Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 This gun ... said simply... kicks ass. Many a match with it. It's been with me through thick and thin. Of all that I own it's a tie between this one and another that are my favorites ... Today I'd lean this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGus Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 My Canyon Creek Single Stacks by Rich Dettelhouser. I rarely ever shoot SS, but i'll never sell these. Two are.45acp, three are .40s&w, one is 9mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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