Kyle Norris Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Just an idea I'm playing around with. Who would be able to shorten the dustcover and put scallop cuts on the slide of an Edge for a reasonable price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eerw Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 I would go for George Smith at EGW or Chuck Rogers at Rogers Precision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dame Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Time to get a friend who is a machinist. That's very simple to do, can't see it taking more then a couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Ditto. When I cut my frame down it took about 20 minutes. A local machine shop should be able to do it, just make sure they watch the rails. The scallops would be a little pain in the ass to do and not leave a lot of tool marks. I saw a Edge had the frame cut back and the slide and frame narrowed in the front that looked good. Machine shop time in VA runs $40-$60 an hour for simple work depending on where you are and The shop. They might add a charge for tooling used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 I think the request was to not have these guys do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 I have done several of these. I charge $75.00 & leave it finished in the white. should find a local smith that would do it for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 :) I was thinking of linking that pic to this thread, and got a good laugh as I scrolled down to it. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Kyle, I figured I should comment, since I did this to my long dust cover about 3 years ago. (Yes, I'm one of those maniacs who has a mill and lathe in the basement.) It may sound comical, but with a small mill like mine, (Smithy) I DID hacksaw all but about the last 1/8". Then, I cleaned it off with a carbide cutter. I didn't bother with the scallops but may, some day when I'm bored. For me, shortening the dust cover was a good way to go. I finally figured out a grip that works for me, and I just don't need the additional weight anymore. Recently I went with a standard weight Kart barrel too. No problem at 170 PF. The gun is more "active" now and a long dust cover gun feels like a plow horse to me . It's a gut wrenching decision to cut one off, but I realized that I could shoot a stock .45 as quickly as the heavy gun, so I went for it. No regrets. Machine shops around here are about $45 per hour. Now, I use an Uncle Mikes Kydex holster and my costume is the same for IPSC and IDPA. Good luck, what ever you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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