Custom 1911

[scooterj]

Straight from the USPSA rule book


Authorized modifications Milling of the slide to insert sights, add
or remove serrations, such as cocking or
flat topping, tri-topping the slide, lowering
ejection ports, cuts that are minor
and cosmetic in nature are permitted.
Duplicating features that are on a factory,
mass produced slide available to the general
public is permitted. Cuts that are
designed to specifically or significantly
lighten the slide, such as holes, or slots,
are ruled as competitive advantage and
prohibited.

 

[Bonobo]

kinda true, if money is no object; but a good smith will refuse to work on crap. Its almost always better to build up from scratch.

A good Smith will let the customer know the limitations of the gun he is working on. An arrogant one will refuse to work on guns that "aren't worthy". Just sayin'.

 

[Chambers]

A good Smith will let the customer know the limitations of the gun he is working on. An arrogant one will refuse to work on guns that "aren't worthy". Just sayin'.

False economy, you can't polish a turd!

 

[Chambers]

That's what I thought.

When I do get around to getting a SS gun, I want it tri topped. I heard somewhere it's a 13% weight reduction, not sure if that's correct.

Straight from the USPSA rule book


Authorized modifications Milling of the slide to insert sights, add
or remove serrations, such as cocking or
flat topping, tri-topping the slide, lowering
ejection ports, cuts that are minor
and cosmetic in nature are permitted.
Duplicating features that are on a factory,
mass produced slide available to the general
public is permitted. Cuts that are
designed to specifically or significantly
lighten the slide, such as holes, or slots,
are ruled as competitive advantage and
prohibited.

 

[mike cyrwus]

Straight from the USPSA rule book


Authorized modifications Milling of the slide to insert sights, add
or remove serrations, such as cocking or
flat topping, tri-topping the slide, lowering
ejection ports, cuts that are minor
and cosmetic in nature are permitted.
Duplicating features that are on a factory,
mass produced slide available to the general
public is permitted. Cuts that are
designed to specifically or significantly
lighten the slide, such as holes, or slots,
are ruled as competitive advantage and
prohibited.

In your first post, you werent talking about the cosmetic nature of the mods, you mentioned that it performed better with it being lighter.

like i said, its a fine line.

 

[scooterj]

In your first post, you werent talking about the cosmetic nature of the mods, you mentioned that it performed better with it being lighter.

like i said, its a fine line.

That's the thing. Sent it in for a face lift and it came back a little lighter. Didn't weigh it before Bobby massaged it but it just makes weight at 40 oz now. It couldn't have been legal before. That's only a 3 oz cushion. And since no two people handle recoil the same, others may think that it's a little too violent. Maybe it's all in my head, could be that I want it to feel better, so it does.

 

[technetium-99m]

A good Smith will let the customer know the limitations of the gun he is working on. An arrogant one will refuse to work on guns that "aren't worthy". Just sayin'.

A good smith won't let his name be attached to a gun that doesn't meet his standards for workmanship.

These guys will have their names attached to the firearm for a long time, why would they want a blemish on their work record.