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These are for a customer that wanted a set of .45's. They sport Kart Barrels, RRA frames, Recessed Cocking Serrations, Diamond Checkering, Flat Top and Diamond Serrations, Borders, Heinie Magwells, and lot's of other swell parts. The Finish is Melonite.

Here you go...Sorry for the horrible pictures, I don't have my light box at school here and I have to ship the guns tomorrow.

Nice!

Did the slides originally have front cocking serrations that you milled off?

Nope, I get my slides blank for every build I do. I prefer to cut as much on the guns as possible.

Of course the design on these guns were heavily influenced by C.T. Brian's builds like the Chopper. Features like the cocking serrations and the beveling on the bottom of the slide to the high power cuts are ideas that were all seen from the master. I wish I was the innovative mind to come up with these ideas, but I do have to give credit where the credit is due.

The flat topping and diamond serrations are influenced by the Heirloom shop as well.

I sure wish someday I could do something that these board members would like to add on the pistols coming from their shops and list of options.

Well done Bob! Beautiful guns !

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45Fundi

Very nice looking set.

Bob. We all stand on the shoulders of giants in one way or another. Personally, I have been a fan of your work for a while.

Regards,
Greyson

LOVE the 60* checkering... It's so rarely seen these days... Primarily because it's a PITA. Gorgeous guns Bob.
-Jeb

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"Better judged by 12 than carried by six."

I knew I had seen that combo on someone else's guns before.

Pretty cool checkering... I assume it's done on a machine? Does it work as well as traditional checkering?

How is the Melonite finish applied?

Last question, do you ever build on Colts? I'm a die hard Colt man and can't help but wonder how nice these might be if they wore the Pony.

Overall pretty neat looking guns.

I do that diamond checkering at the machine shop I work for part time. That checkering can be done with a few variations of degree off center to give a rougher/sharper feel, or you can go with a shallower cutter to give a smoother/softer feel. The cool thing about the shallower cutter is you can often checker frames that are kind of thin on the front strap. The only thing that on this checkering, it's hard to clean it up if you ever ding it. You have to very cautious to not get into it while working the frame.

Melonite is a process that is a little unfamilliar to me. It is applied in a high temp tank, it penetrates the material, and it pretty much case hardens the pistol. You have to finish the extractor as blue becaues you need to keep the properties of spring steel. Once the pistol is finished, it is sandblasted and then dropped in a Blue tank to give it color. I don't understand how the pistol is subject to an oxide tank but still has a preventative coating for rust....if you ask me, it's magic. I'm going to ask the finisher again how the physiological properties work.

I do build on Colts. I prefer working on new builds because I don't have to re-fit anything, just start from scratch. I don't turn down Colts or any other pistol foundation. I too like a good pony as well. I only own one at the momen though. I bought custom serial numbers "Miller 1 - 5" for a set to build myself on RRA frames. I take that back, I do have a Colt light weight officers frame that a customer gave me and I built a little custom CCW off it, though I can't carry in Ill-annoy. I also have a couple Foster frames that I'm going to build some shop "throw around guns." I am going to try getting my nephews and niece into the Juniors Program and see if they want to compete. I'm also working on getting in touch with the Boy Scouts to see if they would like to come out or have me come to one of their shooting days.

Take care and thank you all for the comments. I'm headed off to ship the pistol, Mr. C. will be on to tell you what he thinks after he gets them.

Bob

Bob,
You did a nice job on these. I especially like the front straps and magwells. Your customer should be very happy.

Drake

Very nice set Bob. The checkering is cool!

I'm seeing lots to like, Bob. And thanks for the recognition!

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'Blending Art With Firepower'

outstanding work brother. had i thought about it, i would have sent you two guns. great work.

You are most welcome for the recognition. It would be awfully rude to post pictures of the work and not give a shout out to the guy who came up with the ideas. That would be tacky.

I think I speak for many of us whe I say thank you to all the board members of Louder Than Words for allowing us to display our work on these pages. That action alone speaks volumes about the organization and the people in which represent it. Each and every one of you are stand up guys.

There are many other people in this industry that could learn a lot from you guys. Then again, there are a few in the industry that will never get it, no matter how slow you talk.