ExtremeShot Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Has anyone done/or seen a Beretta92-like slide cut on a 1911/2011....you know, with the whole top of the slide cut out (like below)? On my bull barrel guns it appears one could cut out about 2 inches between the slide lugs and the slide-barrel contact area on the front. You could go a little further with a bushing slide. ........just thinking it might be something different than doing the typical rib cage cuts. Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Seen it. I think it's kind of boring looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeShot Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Seen it. I think it's kind of boring looking. Agree...but I'm thinking it might make for a very light slide...combined with the usual flat topping, rear end lippo, and some internal lightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I'll bet you can think up something better to get a lot of weight out of a slide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5-O Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Two of my Briley built open guns have that open top cut, not as pronounced as the Beretta's. Both use bushing barrels and the slides are pretty light. They're okay, was pretty radical when they first came out with that cut. It lets a lot of grit get onto the barrel and flings some lube onto the front of the C-More lens. I don't use the Briley guns much, they would make excellent steel guns (both have titanium quad comps). If only we had the SC steel targets...hmmmm.... Matt has some good ideas for lightening slides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Chris Keen has it, he likes it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I'm with Matt that the weight can be shaved with a little more creativity and less dirt/dust intrusion. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Ditto Matt and Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Pistolero Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 The bottom slide in the picture is the one off of my open steel STI. It doesn't look very pretty but it does the job. The other two are of of my A/P guns which are covered by the shroud. Each one weighs in at 9.5 ozs. I don't have a lot of experience on the mill and these cuts are pretty simple if you want to do them yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I did it around 1992-93. Used a bushing comp on it. Slide weight is 6 ounces. It was used for steel matches and the Action event for a couple years at the Masters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01G8R Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Not the cool look of multiple cuts, but it gets the job done. I talked to a few Smiths about getting the cuts done, but decided to do it myself. A little time on the Bridgeport, some hand sanding and this is what I came up with. I also started to polish out some of the dings and scratches from the slide. I got the STI used and it was in rough shape. When I get the front sight sorted I will have it refinished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZZ Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Is there any fear of weakening the slide too much, or is there still enough meat there to handle the stresses placed on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4045 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 A buddy has that style of cut done on a 40 single stack. Thought about buying it, but it's not legal for SS. He has had it for sell for a while. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGunut Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Hi everyone, I do not have any clue on how to post pics, but can e-mail a pic of my 6" limited gun that was flat top then Beretta cut (Amoung other things) It does help with the weight reduction as my 6" short dustcover gun weighs 2.8 ounces less then my 5" long dustcover with the same magwell, triggergroup, sights, bullbarrel etc. I got as screamng deal on the 6" to try one out and in the beginning wasn't in love with the look but it is growing on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Like Howard said I had my gunsmith do a cut similar to the Beretta cut (although it was not intentionally modeled after the Beretta) We did it to take off a maximum amount of weight with one simple cut. Could we have been more creative? I suppose so. But it doesnt look that bad after hard-chroming. Not to mention a gun needs to be more functional, than beautiful. And about the issue of dirt / gunk getting into the barrel area BECAUSE of the larger cut ...... I have not had any issues with either gun. And here's my Look Alike Limited Gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuayThaiJJ Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 8/4/2009 at 6:36 PM, HI5-O said: Two of my Briley built open guns have that open top cut, not as pronounced as the Beretta's. Both use bushing barrels and the slides are pretty light. They're okay, was pretty radical when they first came out with that cut. It lets a lot of grit get onto the barrel and flings some lube onto the front of the C-More lens. I don't use the Briley guns much, they would make excellent steel guns (both have titanium quad comps). If only we had the SC steel targets...hmmmm.... Matt has some good ideas for lightening slides. Do you have pics you can share? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 13 year old post……. In any case this type cut was very popular on Open guns in the early 90’s, had and old STI with the same cut. Bet if you google enough pics of Open guns you can find plenty to look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuayThaiJJ Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Fusion 7" monolithic 10mm slide Beretta cut on top, and recoil plug cut off the nose flush with the rail 16.43oz to 13.89oz 2.54oz reduction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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