Lee King Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 My new gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMV Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Sweet Heat (er)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Very cool. What does it weigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMFAKBFS Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Very nice !!!! Could you give us a spec list ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee King Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 I don't have a good way to weigh it. It is very light though. I'm a little fuzzy on some of the details because Derek had already built it when I called. It had a different grip originally that was more stock with a little stipling and no undercuts. Here is what I know it has: Nowlin barrel in .40 Obviously a bushing barrel. Aftec extractor Ed Brown ambi-safety EGW Ejector Doug Koenig hammer Stainless guide rod (may switch for Tungsten after I shoot it) Aluminum ICE Magwell (again, I may add some weight back with a SS after I get to shoot it) The original grip was grey with solder gun stipling. I had him switch it for his "gorilla grip" with the skateboard tape. Flat mainspring housing. Dawson FO front sight with a plain STI (I believe) rear. This is my first limited gun and first .40. I just got my press and have components on the way so I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Sounds like a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adiksaputok Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Sweet lookin' blaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03k64 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Very nice, now go out and shoot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandbagger Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 let us know how it shoots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle40 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Nice gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbrd Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I say it again, Derek is an artist with a milling machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I like the horizontal cuts in the side, prevents those areas from looking bland. Nice Blaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbocomp38s Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Very nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chie Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I just love the texture of the grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chie Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Is she a 5" or 6"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 It is a nice looking blaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee King Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 It's a 5". Still haven't had a chance to shoot it yet Hopefully this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGentry Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Nice overall look - a combination of clean yet it has that artistic touch - Interested in how it shoots - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee King Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'm going to hang my head low. Aside from running ammo over the cron, this past weekend was the first time I shot it "for real". It was a great learning lesson for me. I probably had the worst finish since I started shooting. Having said that, the most important lesson I learned is to ZERO THE GUN BEFORE SHOOTING A MATCH!!! I was fine on paper. However, the MD did some truly evil things like, run 2 stars on a single stage (one had to be shot through a low barrel, another around a barricade). There were 3 plates, 2 poppers, and a plate rack on another. The classifier was one of the new ones with, you guessed it, 2 poppers. Tons of steel. The gun was shooting high and left. Just enough to make it a hit or miss proposition for me on steel (at the time I had no clue where it was shooting though). Sunday I went to the range and spent a lot of quality time sigthing in and practicing on plates. The gun is an absolute blast to shoot. The slide cycles super fast. It has just a smidge more recoil than I had hoped. But, compared to my .45 it's much lighter than I'm used to. I have a tungsten guide rod on order. I think that will add just the right amount of weight up front to bring it to where I want to be for my level of shooting. By the end of my session, I had it dialed in so that I could shoot 1 for 1 on a steel plate from the back of the bay (25 yards). This is something I was never able to do with my Kimber. I left the range with a huge grin on my face feeling much more confident than I ever have on steel. Someone had asked how much the trigger weighed. I didn't have a gauge at the time. A friend of mine did have one and I finally got to check it. It is a very consistent 2 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbrd Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 The ironic thing about gun weight is when I was a C-B class shooter I wanted a heavy stable long dustcover gun with a tungsten guide rod. Now as an Master I want a short dustcover gun with a titanium guide rod. You have a work of art that will out shoot you and grow with you for many years. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINGMEN10 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Hey CMV, That is a Sweet Avatar. I am trying to figure out where I have seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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