Hey all, been a long time lurker but just wanted to contribute a bit as this subforum has been very helpful. I finished machining my G19's slide last night and shot 200 rounds through it today with the DPP mounted.
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Machining:
Sorry there are no pictures of the actual machining, didn't want to get coolant on my phone. In the picture album is a drawing of the slide cut profile using measurements from an optical comparator as well as pictures showing how well the sight mates to the slide.
Did the machining on a year old Hurco VM10i using a 1/2in AlTiN coated EM, 3.25mm TiN HSS drill, and a M4 spiral modified bottoming tap.
NOTE: If you mount the DPP in front of the rear sight dovetail, you will cut into the safety plunger hole ( if leaving the rear sight dovetail's structural integrity intact and having a decent seating depth of the DPP).
Milled the pocket at 420 mm/min feed, 3200 RPM, 1mm stepdowns, 10% stepover, and multiple 0.01mm finishing cuts with flood coolant for exact fit. I spotted, then peck drilled the holes at 250 mm/min feed and 4500 RPM with cutting oil; Threads were hand-tapped using a tap guide on a Bridgeport with cutting oil; using a quality tap makes all the difference. Tapping will leave a burr that should be stoned off or slightly chamfered with a countersink before DPP installation. There should be minimal to no burrs left by milling and drilling if proper speeds and feeds are used, as was my case, luckily.