Quoted: Get your dealer to order a Les Baer from Brownells. Why not start with a frame that you can bet is within specs?
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I'm not disagreeing about them being in spec (sort of), but they are one of the more difficult frames to build on. If you have access to a lot of equipment, then it's nothing but a lot of extra time. If not, then you might find it impossible. The frame rails, like many good frames, are oversized, but they are very oversized. A milling machine is usually required.
They have notoriously small slide stop pin holes, and unless you have a precise way to drill this or a very small adjustable reamer, it can suck. Bad. I built one for a friend and it measured .186". Most slide stop pins are .199" I've never seen one smaller than .196" (aftermarket), and ten thousandths is a lot.
Also, they have a lot of rollover on the various machining cuts. That same frame took 4 hours of filing just to get a mag release in, and I had at least 20 different mag releases to choose from, not to mention the customer's. Most people I talk to don't like them because of the difficulty of putting one together. Why spend hours filing things like the mag release cut, the slot for the mainspring housing, etc., when you can buy a Caspian that is better and cheaper?