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12/5/2013 10:11:49 AM EDT
My buddy and I both bought full rail TRP Operators a couple years ago and each sent ours off to SACS for a little work.  I only had a few minor things done, but he went nuts.
Mine:


And his, the brother from another mother:


12/5/2013 10:20:06 AM EDT
[#1]
NOT THE PLACE, GOTO EE.
12/5/2013 12:17:08 PM EDT
[#2]
Did you ever shoot your brother's?
Feel any difference with his BT compared to yours?
12/5/2013 12:26:52 PM EDT
[#3]
I'm drawing a blank on the BT. Help me out.
12/5/2013 1:55:58 PM EDT
[#4]
The one on the bottom looks a bit more higher cut.
Can you feel a difference?
12/7/2013 12:53:38 PM EDT
[#5]
Ahh, i'm tracking now.  I do notice that his beavertail feels 'thinner' maybe.  Allows me to feel like i'm getting up a little bit higher on the gun.  But, I didn't honestly notice a difference during shooting.
His flat trigger caught my attention more.  He's got giant hands and I've got tiny hands (thus the short curved trigger) but I found I actually liked the flat trigger quite a bit.  Just not sure how I feel about it aesthetically
12/7/2013 12:57:22 PM EDT
[#6]
OP, do you know what finish your friend opted for on the bottom gun?
12/7/2013 1:19:00 PM EDT
[#7]
Beautiful.
12/7/2013 2:42:30 PM EDT
[#8]
So do want.
12/7/2013 5:06:47 PM EDT
[#9]
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Mine was refinished in Armory Kote which is standard for the TRP.  He opted for Ionbond diamond black. Great finish.
12/7/2013 5:35:16 PM EDT
[#10]
Mine started out as a Mil-Spec full rail.  I'm thinking about blasting it again, checkering, then sending it out for Ion Bond as well.

12/7/2013 5:39:44 PM EDT
[#11]
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Mine was refinished in Armory Kote which is standard for the TRP.  He opted for Ionbond diamond black. Great finish.
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OP, do you know what finish your friend opted for on the bottom gun?


Mine was refinished in Armory Kote which is standard for the TRP.  He opted for Ionbond diamond black. Great finish.


I thought it might have been Ionbond, because unless the pic was made when he first got it back the barrel hood was still immaculate and it has that DLC look to it. Ionbond definitely has its merits as a finish. I had a Baer finished in it by John Harrison at one point, and no matter how much I shot it the barrel hood always looked brand new.
12/7/2013 6:07:38 PM EDT
[#12]
Ionbond is definitley nice.
I opted to get Springfield's Black Teflon on my Custom Carry just to compare to the Ionbond.  The Black Teflon is already coming off around the muzzle from carry, but the gun is holding up well.

Black teflon next to Armory Kote