Here it is! Back from Cerakote and the original hand-carved walnut grips I made 32 years ago....
Took the Titan out to run some ammo through it.....just to work all the parts back in (that Cerakote tightens up clearances quite a bit...and needs a few hundred cycles to "wear in"). During the first 10-15 rounds, I got the expected: failure to return to battery. Ejection and feeding seemed fine. I believe it was the mating surfaces between the slide and frame. After 20 rounds....the issue disappeared completely....and the action felt MUCH smoother! The places where the Cerakote was wearing....probably shouldn't have it there anyway! ;)
The little mouse-gun has some decent accuracy. Towards the end, I was shooting 2 1/2 inch groups at 10 yds (see photo)....although, it is shooting just a bit to the right. (however, I'm left-handed....and the fact that this pistol IS so small... I may be pulling my shots with my trigger finger.
The only other modifications I have made were to the trigger and the slide where the two pass over each other as the slide travels rearward. I smoothed-out and rounded the contact surfaces a good bit to cut down on friction. The function is LOADS smoother!
All-in-all...I'm tickled to death at how well it shoots and looks! I'll keep you all posted as things develop!
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