Posted: 4/10/2013 6:46:59 PM EDT
Of the guns that I built over the last year this was one of my favorites by far. The gun started as your basic stainless steel Series 70 Colt Government Model… a solid base gun from the start in need of a full-house conversion. The owner had good idea of what he wanted the end result to be and he had a few key features in mind that went a long way to adding to the finished package. One of those features was the matted slide top. I have done matted slide tops in the past but mostly on blued guns. I’ve always like the way a matted stainless slide looks, as sort of a throw-back to the Swenson guns of the past, so I was quite happy to accommodate the owners request. In addition to the matted slide top the gun got a weld-up frame and slide fit, Kart barrel, EGW grip safety, “BM” styled thumb safety, re-profiled Heinie rear sight, Gold Line front sight, and the slide was machined for ball-cuts. Along with the standard reliability modifications the gun was hand-checkered front and rear at 30lpi, the frame was modified for a Legacy Custom mainspring housing, the slide stop pin hole was chamfered with the slide stop being shortened and crowned, and the gun was finished with a set of Spegel cocobolo stock panels. Enjoy the pictures! 
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| As always Jason, your work along with the other smiths like Yost at Heirloom is impeccable and perfect. I spoke with a couple of years ago, don't know if you remember when I said about working two jobs to send a gun to you guys. LOL one question though is Heirloom's site up and running again ? |
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As always Jason, your work along with the other smiths like Yost at Heirloom is impeccable and perfect. I spoke with a couple of years ago, don't know if you remember when I said about working two jobs to send a gun to you guys. LOL one question though is Heirloom's site up and running again ? Thanks man... and yes, the new site is up. 
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Thanks for the comments guys... they are much appreciated.
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very well done....I love the matted top....I'm surprised he didn't ask you throw on a "K" frame sight and go old school! K-frame rear sights, even though they are a shallow sight picture, do go well with the matted slide tops. I've always appreciated and enjoyed the look of a Swenson gun with a matted slide top and an S&W rear sight. Way cool old school! Quoted:
Beautiful. Can you mention how you gave the slide the matte finish? Bead blasted? Stippled? I'm curious. The process is more than one step but the base texture is done via pneumatic punch of sorts. |