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PostPosted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:37 am 
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Sorry to dig up an old thread (I read where that might be bad form). I'm been searching around a while and haven't found an answer to the question yet...so I thought I should just ask.

The front panel (High Power) cut on the slide...how deep can you go with a bushing gun ? How much material needs to be left for the bushing groove ?

Are you starting with a slide with no bushing groove cut ? Welding it up ?

I have an STI Commander slide that I'd like to make this cut on. I took a (very) rough measurement. The groove measured ~ 0.065 deep. It sure looks deeper than that, so I'll likely need to go back and check that again before I get serious about it. The slide's side wall in that area is just under 0.115.

(Moderators, I apologize if this is in the wrong place.)


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Every slide will differ. You can only measure the bushing cut vs the slide width on that particular slide, then determine if there is enough metal for the cut. I usually don't do a HP cut deeper than .020.

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Kyle, do your Glocks know that you're messing around with a 1911 on the side? :D

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Thanks Tim. Your Double Duty gun(s) pushed me over the edge.


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Kyle, do your Glocks know that you're messing around with a 1911 on the side? :D
Busted. :lol:


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Thanks Tim. Your Double Duty gun(s) pushed me over the edge.
Me, too. :D :D :D


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Thanks Tim. Your Double Duty gun(s) pushed me over the edge.
Have you seen the stainless twins yet? :twisted:

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