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AdioSS wrote:I can see the last 2 now. Can the grips be changed? If those were somehow matched to the slide, that would tie everything together real well. You could even use some stuff to add color or dimension to the engraving.

Not that I am aware of, the grips are shaped weird.

Sorry for all the trouble. changed pics. hope it works now.

Should be working now. Having issues with these pics.

AMT frame was junk so fitted a Para HiCap, Ed Brown beavertail and hammer, Rear sight was replaced with one from a Blackhawk revolver. Frame finished in black polymer finish. End of the Recoil plug and the bushing was polished to a mirror finish. Extended controls and 3# trigger completed it out.

If I can get a .22lr upper cheap I will make a .22 out of it. Will make a good play with frame. Not worth wasting tig welding money on IMO. I have a Safari Arms 6" being done. Mechanical work is complete, had to have the stupid finger hooks (ledges) milled off, EB BT fitted and slide tightened. Getting all the controls color-cased (bone and charcoal style), slide and frame done in black manganese (I think, my smith likes to surprise me). The color case will be new (to me anyway) as i have never seen just the controls done that way. Will post pics when I get it back.

Good luck. I have been trying for 2 years to get the 7". Always just missed the deal or it was stupid, like $1k or something. 6" are on GB, usually Springers. bare slides are rare as hens teeth. I would like a 6" slide with about 1/4" of barrel sticking out with a nice crown. Probably have to cut down a 7" barrel.

"But honey, I have always had that, remember I showed you last year."

Picked up in trade for a song (well a $350 song). I know the AMT is not well respected but they are the only 7" longslide maker I know of. Now have 3,4,5,6 and 7"! Gun actually shoots well, no issues so far. Feels weird on cycling as the slide moves rather slowly, almost like the Desert Eagle due to the mass. Engraving was a plus, not an engraving fan but this is tasteful. Frame is cast junk and already have ordered a Caspian RR frame for it. I hate the finger hooks on 1911s and since frame was no good I ground it off to see if it would look better and found a nice huge void (air bubble) in the trigger guard. I really just bought for the upper receiver which is in excellent condition, plus the internals were all Springfield so just need a frame, beavertail and Cdr hammer.




Sand casted frame, run far away!