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twin_cam

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  1. RA tech bucking has an o-ring to keep the BB from floating into the barrel and it doesn't cost much.
  2. Until you get the reinforced hop up and bucking, the 140 spring will feed the BBs past the hop unit and into the barrel. That's why they just roll out. Our shop CQB-R blew up the rim of the stock hop chamber and we are now waiting for our reinforced unit so we can use our 140 spring again.
  3. You do realize that hand-cutting checkering at 30 lines per inch is a very good way to go blind? You can learn the basic technique from pistolsmithing books, but they may not be in depth enough unless they are dedicated textbooks.
  4. Tunerguy is dishonest. He tried to present himself to me as a customer when in fact all he was trying to do was pick my brain regarding my gun building techniques and my favored parts combinations. After putting together a virtual parts list for him so that he could keep track of his expenditures, he appears on these forums looking for said parts so that he could build the same gun for HIS client. He's far from a genius. Anybody can build a gun that looks clean in photos and shoots reasonably well. A fully built gun that will retain it's accuracy and performance over thousands of rounds w
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    Wide Body Big Brother to the Springfield above
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    Thanks, man. Pity it no longer resides in this country.
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    Carbon Creations, carbon fibre, polished, double diamond government model grips.
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    Springfield Professional, MEU late base gun
  9. Thanks. It took forever to find a magna 6 inch, and then one day it just popped up and I was asked to build it up. In the days before the flood of aftermarket barrel locks, I fabricated my own. Same goes for the front sight. I fabricated that one from nickel then gave it a gold bead to enhance the sight picture in low light.
  10. Some of my 1911 builds that have come and gone. Some were commissioned pieces, some were mine. I loved them all.
  11. it's an m700 action. the same action in the m24 was good for 500 fps on 134a. a good idea if you want to use higher powered gases is to purchase a g&g powerpack which will cover the bolt assembly and two magazines. be warned tho that this setup on red gas will put you into extremely high fps territory.
  12. Building this gun for Hitman wasn't as much of a hair pulling experience as the PRIME kits. There seem to be some quality control issues at Guarder as I have had to actually sift through large numbers of these kits to make sure I got one with perfectly straight lines. The last batch I received had quite a few imperfections, but at this price, what do you really expect? At least now I know why the kits by PRIME cost so much more.
  13. It was a great deal of work, but there's no denying the appeal. If you have the money and spending it is not an issue, then yes, it is worth it. I took the finished product to several marines who then proceeded to insert loaded 9mm magazines into it. That should tell you something. The balance is superb and the weight of the gun is reassuring. Accuracy and consistency are much improved over stock. The real world testing will be in the crucible of combat later this evening. I will field test it for the owner to make sure that there are no hidden bugs. I'll report on the results after th
  14. For those of you who complain that the TM p226 is too plasticky, here's something to ponder on. Ever wonder what it would be like if you had one in full metal? Well, I was recently commissioned to build one as a bday present and didn't expect this much work, though Prime kits are always far from easy. The kit itself is beautifully made and looks great in the box, but the big problem is getting everything to fit with the stock internals. If you want to attempt this yourself, all I can say is Godspeed. Because of the complexity of the sig design, there are springs EVERYWHERE in this
  15. It shoots to point of aim and at 20 to 30 ft, all your hits will be squarely in the cardiac triangle, if you and the target are standing still anyway. I think that's sufficient for combat accuracy.
  16. Thanks for the kind words, guys. I'm currently working on a full metal m9 USN select fire conversion. Still needs quite a bit of work tho to get it right.
  17. Thanks, flawless. It was a difficult build that consumed a great many man hours. I'm happy with the results. The 1911 version will be beginning shortly, I'm just tracking down a donor gun to use with the metal kit.
  18. Just to put things in perspective. I've checked prices here stateside, and stripping and polishing a pistol to prepare it for engraving runs about $150. The engraving fee, however has no limit.
  19. Can't tell you how much. I built it while I was still working in the Philippines.
  20. He lives in a drug lord style compound with armed guards and sleeps with a real 9mm. I don't think theft is much of a concern for him.
  21. quote: The call then went out to the engraver. Engraving is a bit of a lost art in the Philippines, and there are very few who are recognized as masters of the art. Constantino Petere was kind enough to answer the call. It’s not well known except among jewelers, but this man was responsible for the bulk of engraved jewelry in Imelda Marcos’ collection. After suffering from a stroke, Constantino was unable to work for many months, but eventually recovered. He no longer accepts work for ornate engravings, but he was kind enough to do me this favor. I have to apologize to Mr Petere. A
  22. In consideration of the owner, I won't comment on the cost. I'll just say you could have bought more m9s with the money he spent on the project
  23. The top of the barrel is also engraved similar to what you see on the frame. The owner will be changing the grips later as we had already gone over budget. I haven't seen the gun since I built it, so I'm not sure what grips he ultimately replaced them with
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