Xfactor Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 My new 6" Sabercat from Limcat. That's a beauty... Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyp270 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 New addition to the family, I just finished it today. My first ever, so the jury is still out. 150 rds today with no problems, standing position 4" steel plates at 50 yards are no problem. I plan to shoot it for a while to be sure there are no issues before I send off to IonBond for a full stealth treatment. I will post the after pics. Here is the rundown. STI Slide and frame, 6" Shuemann AET .40 S&W, Briley Bushing, Aftec, Dawson, Extreme Engineering, Ed Brown, EGW and a some shooters connection stuff. I cut the slide and frame on my HURCO VMX64 vertical machining center, kinda funny seeing that little slide in a 50,000Lb. Machine The pistol ended up weighing 37oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big daddy Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 New addition to the family, I just finished it today. My first ever, so the jury is still out. 150 rds today with no problems, standing position 4" steel plates at 50 yards are no problem. I plan to shoot it for a while to be sure there are no issues before I send off to IonBond for a full stealth treatment. I will post the after pics. Here is the rundown. STI Slide and frame, 6" Shuemann AET .40 S&W, Briley Bushing, Aftec, Dawson, Extreme Engineering, Ed Brown, EGW and a some shooters connection stuff. I cut the slide and frame on my HURCO VMX64 vertical machining center, kinda funny seeing that little slide in a 50,000Lb. Machine The pistol ended up weighing 37oz. Welcome to the club. Nice blaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashdown Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 4" plates at 50 yards? I'd say that's a tackdriver!! Good looking gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Great job! I'm very impressed by you do-it-yourself home-machinist guys. And to come up with a finished product that is both accurate, and runs reliably... awesome work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyp270 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks for the compliments guys, you will have to excuse the crappy photos, if I get some better lighting I'll post some more. I can't wait to shoot my first match with it, I bought four STI mags but have not bought any new followers, springs or basepads yet, I did not realize I would need an arbor press to put 20 rounds in them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I bought four STI mags but have not bought any new followers, springs or basepads yet, I did not realize I would need an arbor press to put 20 rounds in them!! You only need a 48 ounce ball peen hammer, not an arbor press Other normal machine shop tools will make the 20+ rounds easier. Nice job on the blaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckbuster Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 AWESOME GUN!!! AND VERY NICE SLIDE CUTS!!! One of the nicest 6in guns very nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_M Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I hate you guys. These are gorgeous. I have to have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carloz Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I can finally say that I'm in the 6" club! here is one Dan Bedell latest creations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Awesome Blaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 (edited) Update time. I posted this one in it's earlier configuration. I've reduced and stippled the grip since the last pics and continued to work on the weight: Started out as a 6" bull barrel and in an effort to reduce weight I had previously fluted it, then turned down the middle to .584" (OD as a bushing barrel) leaving the end full diameter for lock up. Still trying to get the weight off the front end I back bored the muzzle end one inch to .5312" diameter. (edit out fluff) Edited October 24, 2009 by want2race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulm540 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 interesting ala trusight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribble Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I can finally say that I'm in the 6" club!here is one Dan Bedell latest creations!! Is this the new top end after the oops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwx40x40 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Update time. I posted this one in it's earlier configuration. I've reduced and stippled the grip since the last pics and continued to work on the weight: Started out as a 6" bull barrel and in an effort to reduce weight I had previously fluted it, then turned down the middle to .584" (OD as a bushing barrel) leaving the end full diameter for lock up. Still trying to get the weight off the front end I back bored the muzzle end one inch to .5312" diameter. (edit out fluff) Truly one of a kind, and the backbored muzzle is interesting to say the least. I bet some people would think this to be a 50 cal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carloz Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) Hey Chris, yes it is. Dan did a great job in rebuilding her and also added an inch! Edited October 26, 2009 by Carloz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Carloz, how about a shooting report on the new blaster?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Update time. I posted this one in it's earlier configuration. I've reduced and stippled the grip since the last pics and continued to work on the weight: Started out as a 6" bull barrel and in an effort to reduce weight I had previously fluted it, then turned down the middle to .584" (OD as a bushing barrel) leaving the end full diameter for lock up. Still trying to get the weight off the front end I back bored the muzzle end one inch to .5312" diameter. (edit out fluff) I like it. Never been a fan of the swiss cheese looking slides. Do you think back boring, cut enough weight to justify loosing the other advantages of having a 6" barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Update time. I posted this one in it's earlier configuration. I've reduced and stippled the grip since the last pics and continued to work on the weight: Started out as a 6" bull barrel and in an effort to reduce weight I had previously fluted it, then turned down the middle to .584" (OD as a bushing barrel) leaving the end full diameter for lock up. Still trying to get the weight off the front end I back bored the muzzle end one inch to .5312" diameter. (edit out fluff) I like it. Never been a fan of the swiss cheese looking slides. Do you think back boring, cut enough weight to justify loosing the other advantages of having a 6" barrel? Using a slow powder and light slide it's possible that accuracy will increase by having the bullet out of the hole sooner. Then again, it could go the other way with the gas blow by in the last inch. I only gained 1 power factor by adding an extra inch (5" to 6") so there really was no real big velocity gain. I'm not expecting much loss, I will test and report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribble Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Hey Chris,yes it is. Dan did a great job in rebuilding her and also added an inch! I was hoping to see it at the bragging match Yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablodawg Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 May be a silly question, but why are all the 6" guns short dustcovers? I get it if its solely about the weight out forward, but full dustcover 5" guns are still big and some of the 6" are cut way past that. Then again, some of the non-skeletonized bushing housing look heavy enough to come close to a full dustcover. I really like the look of a full dustcover- is this impossible or too heavy with a 6" gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Too heavy for me. Like swinging a sledge hammer from target to target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) +1 A full long and wide dust cover on a 6" would be massive. The goal in a 6" gun is to gain an inch of sight radius while having the same weight and feel of a 5" gun. Then, you have no disadvantages. Even a 5" gun with long and wide dust cover was heavier than I liked so I cut the dust cover down. Here's a photo of a 5" gun I recently did for a customer along side of a 6" gun I did for another guy. The 5" has a wide dust cover I cut down, the 6" had a standard dust cover, not a wide. The 5" gun still weighs more than the 6". Edited November 7, 2009 by kgunz11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 And this is a photo of my 5" gun after reducing some weight on the front end. I think it's kind of like driving a race car, the driver knows where he wants the weight and how he wants the car to feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Yeah Bobby, I agree. When I first got my Tac Sport (5 1/2" full dustcover) I was a newbie and I liked the way all that weight absorbed recoil. When I switch to it now from my Open gun it feels pretty darn sluggish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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