....to get customs guns at a reasonable price and quick enough.
After sending a 9mm T4 to Nighthawk for a multitude of upgrades including a conversion to 38 super (with the same barrel) I was like Mmmm, this works..
Then I sent a 9mm Alchemy Prime Compact to them for smoke nitride, magwell and a host of other things ACW won't do/offer (French border, lower and flare ejection port and bevel bottom of slide). I should have that back later this month, after about 4-4.5 months.
I've been wanting a stippled gun, front strap, slide-top, rear of slide, etc and when I saw this Springfield Range Officer Elite pop up on GB I reached out to Bob and said "hey, can you stipple aluminum" and got a yes.
So we worked up a work order including stippling, magwell, upgraded firing components, trigger job, Chen thumb-safety, flush cutting and beveling barrel, HRT cut on slide release, rear sight, curved trigger and refinish (blacked-out) in black nitride for around $2,100.
I'm impressed with this little gun BTW-- just picked her up today, seems solid and would be pretty good just like this if they sent them with a checkered front strap. It'll make a great base gun.
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After sending a 9mm T4 to Nighthawk for a multitude of upgrades including a conversion to 38 super (with the same barrel) I was like Mmmm, this works..
Then I sent a 9mm Alchemy Prime Compact to them for smoke nitride, magwell and a host of other things ACW won't do/offer (French border, lower and flare ejection port and bevel bottom of slide). I should have that back later this month, after about 4-4.5 months.
I've been wanting a stippled gun, front strap, slide-top, rear of slide, etc and when I saw this Springfield Range Officer Elite pop up on GB I reached out to Bob and said "hey, can you stipple aluminum" and got a yes.
So we worked up a work order including stippling, magwell, upgraded firing components, trigger job, Chen thumb-safety, flush cutting and beveling barrel, HRT cut on slide release, rear sight, curved trigger and refinish (blacked-out) in black nitride for around $2,100.
I'm impressed with this little gun BTW-- just picked her up today, seems solid and would be pretty good just like this if they sent them with a checkered front strap. It'll make a great base gun.
