The TRP is ready to coat... Pix

[madryan]

The TRP is ready to coat. No more grinding, polishing, shaping, etc.

The stuff I did aside from the obvious cosmetic stuff was:

Full Cylinder and Slide ignition kit.
Extra Wilson extractor fitted for when the stocker wears out.
EGW oversize FP stop fitted to eliminate extractor clocking.
EGW Single Side Safety
Wilson Beavertail fitted cause the stock one was hollow and couldn't be ground on much.
S&A standard MSH
10-8 Slide Stop
10-8 Mag Release
VZ square bottom grips which I then contoured to my liking.

Obviously, nothing wrong with most of the stock stuff in the TRP but I'm a freak so I figured why not. The EGW Firing Pin stop is IMO necessary as the stock one is really undersize. The ergonomic stuff was purely personal choice. The ignition kit is just because Cylinder & Slide's stuff is beautiful.

I also polished the breech face, feed ramp, barrel throat and all that. When it gets coated I'll have to make sure the guy who's doing it doesn't blast those. I'll most likely mask the breech face where the rounds slide up and down and coat the upper section as well as the feed ramp. Any of you master pistolsmiths who want to opine feel free. I'm all for ideas on that.

[madryan]

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[The Dumb Gun Collector]

I like your dehorn on the muzzle. I always hate doing that. You were smart and took the front sight off.

[madryan]

I like your dehorn on the muzzle. I always hate doing that. You were smart and took the front sight off.

Yeah, the whole gun got blasted so the sight needed to come off for sure.

FWIW, I wasn't super impressed with how the stock armory kote finish held up to wear and tear. Hopefully Cerakote holds up better.

I had to true up the round on top of the slide and a few other things too.

[Pappabear]

It looks real nice. Keep us posted on the finish. I like the way it looks now.

[madryan]

It looks real nice. Keep us posted on the finish. I like the way it looks now.

I've always done stainless guns in the past that ended up looking more or less like this. I'd do a final light blast finish on them then beat them up on the range. For this one I went with the carbon steel TRP so whatever I do it's gotta be finished with something. NP3 or hardchrome would look cool but I want something dark I think.

Here's a few of the other project guns I've done...

This one obviously wasn't nearly as aggressive a roundover job.



This one was pretty aggressive though...



I'm always grinding on Glocks too...

[R0CKETMAN]

You're a braver man than I. Looks nice and a solid parts spec. I'd probably have high cut the FS, but that's just me. Maybe consider HH as a finish option.

[Pappabear]

Yea, I have NP3 'd guns fom Robar in phx. They do some dark colored finishes as well. Never NP3'd a pistol though. Only rifles and BCG's.

[madryan]

You're a braver man than I. Looks nice and a solid parts spec. I'd probably have high cut the FS, but that's just me. Maybe consider HH as a finish option.

As big as my hands are it doesn't make any difference.

[Kain]

Damn, that looks good.