Members madryan Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 I think I started another thread a while back showing the various things I've been doing to this pistol...Picked it up from Jesse (Ceriakote guy) today. Gotta decide what I want to do for sights.I'm really happy with the color (Graphite Black) This is going to be a carry gun and it'll get banged around so I wanted a nice long wearing finish that looked great and the Ceriakote should fit the bill nicely. The company who developed Ceriakote is local and the guy who coated this used to be their head coater when they did jobs in house.Here's the crappy cellphone pix... I'll shoot some better ones later with my DSLRMore in a sec... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members guitarbilly74 Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 wait.. did you build this? If so, that's some serious skill. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 wait.. did you build this? If so, that's some serious skill. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted January 3, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Originally Posted by guitarbilly74 wait.. did you build this? If so, that's some serious skill. Damn. It started life as a Springfield TRP. Nice enough gun but nothing "Special" if you get my meaning. Solid shooter.I scrapped all the fire control stuff, as well as the Ergo stuff I didn't like such as the Beavertail safety, and the thumb safety. Ditched the magwell and got a standard mainspring housing. I also fitted an oversized Firingpin stop because the stock ones are always too small and that lets the extractor clock (rotate in its slot) While I was at it I fitted a spare extractor. I fitted a complete Cylinder & Slide ignition kit (Hammer, sear, disconnector) I then did a full "Meltdown" style bevel job on the gun. Trued up all the flats, lines, etc. Knocked all the radii off nice and even to an appropriate radius. I also undercut the trigger guard and re-cut the radius under there so it all blends nicely and contoured the butt of the grip and the mainspring housing so it's all round and nice. Finally I cut the magwell so it's beveled nicely. The TRP is still a semi-custom gun so the barrel/bushing fit were fine and the Slide/frame fit were fine as well.It looked like this stock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted January 3, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Originally Posted by guitarbilly74 wait.. did you build this? If so, that's some serious skill. Damn. It started life as a Springfield TRP. Nice enough gun but nothing "Special" if you get my meaning. Solid shooter.I scrapped all the fire control stuff, as well as the Ergo stuff I didn't like such as the Beavertail safety, and the thumb safety. Ditched the magwell and got a standard mainspring housing. I also fitted an oversized Firingpin stop because the stock ones are always too small and that lets the extractor clock (rotate in its slot) While I was at it I fitted a spare extractor. I fitted a complete Cylinder & Slide ignition kit (Hammer, sear, disconnector) I then did a full "Meltdown" style bevel job on the gun. Trued up all the flats, lines, etc. Knocked all the radii off nice and even to an appropriate radius. I also undercut the trigger guard and re-cut the radius under there so it all blends nicely and contoured the butt of the grip and the mainspring housing so it's all round and nice. Finally I cut the magwell so it's beveled nicely. The TRP is still a semi-custom gun so the barrel/bushing fit were fine and the Slide/frame fit were fine as well.It looked like this stock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marshallnoise Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Nice work. And it appears as though you have tiny hands. Amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marshallnoise Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Nice work. And it appears as though you have tiny hands. Amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted January 3, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Originally Posted by marshallnoise Nice work. And it appears as though you have tiny hands. Amirite? lol... that's a full size 1911... if my hands look small next to a pistol that's roughly 7 or 8 inches long then so be it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madryan Posted January 3, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Originally Posted by marshallnoise Nice work. And it appears as though you have tiny hands. Amirite? lol... that's a full size 1911... if my hands look small next to a pistol that's roughly 7 or 8 inches long then so be it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Mesa4x12er2 Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Looks awesome man! I have no skills for this kind of thing. Wish I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa4x12er2 Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Looks awesome man! I have no skills for this kind of thing. Wish I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oblivion DC Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Wow! Impressive work there. What are you going to do with the sights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oblivion DC Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Wow! Impressive work there. What are you going to do with the sights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pepi Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!! They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pepi Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!! They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jshaffer20 Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Looks fantastic man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jshaffer20 Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Looks fantastic man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Now how to legally get this to you for the same treatment....or at least improving the internal workings to make it a better shooter... not really interested in cosmetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Now how to legally get this to you for the same treatment....or at least improving the internal workings to make it a better shooter... not really interested in cosmetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Nice! Love me a good 1911. Especially Springfield. Got a Springfield Mil-Spec myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Nice! Love me a good 1911. Especially Springfield. Got a Springfield Mil-Spec myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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