I was finally able to get my money back. I searched around multiple forums and found that he has been posting over at the fnforum.net using his actual name. I sent him a message and then the next day he replied with an email asking for my mailing address. I got a check a couple of days ago and cashed it today. Bottom line, my recommendation is to avoid him simply based on his failure to be able to run a business, but he did ultimately make it right.

Now I'm once again open to suggestions regarding a 5" or so 9mm barrel with a built in tri-lug adapter.