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You can buy a frame with a squared guard now... but not a Colt frame.

I think squaring and checking the trigger guard will always remain a bit of a challenge. In addition to the welding, trying to keep the shape, the contours, and the overall perspective consistent throughout is only one part of it, after that’s all done it still might need checkering.

This one was checkered at 75lpi on the bottom... all done with a spacing file. If I did my math right there’s approximately 2400 points on the bottom of the guard, not counting the edge lines. I’ve checkered trigger guards at 40lpi and 50lpi but this was the first I’ve done at 75lpi and I won’t lie, I still get a bit nervous doing it. That said, 75lpi really worked out well on this and will certainly be a bit more gentle on holsters.

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I blew up the pic and counted them, you got the number right

Jason that is fantastic..... my goodness, 75 LPI, never even heard of a file at 75. .0133 spacing!

The fact that you "still get a little nervous" doing it is kinda reassuring to me.... you are still human! I have never hand checkered one, I salute you. I agree on the overall difficulty level. Take a trigger guard that from the factory was belt sanded thin in back, thick in the middle, and thick on one side of the vertical front, thin on the other.... with waviness and a rough finish throughout. And one can get by with that. But once you cut, insert, weld and start reshaping, you own every square millimeter and it'd better be as close to perfect as humanly possible! I think a person could go over one of yours with a caliper and optical comparitor and find.... perfection. Awesome work as always.

Starting to get this frame prepped for blueing.

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