Posted: 7/4/2007 5:18:51 AM EDT
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I'm looking at having a duty 1911 HC. Has anyone used these guys http://elitecustomguns.com. And no I don't know how to make the address "hot". ST |
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The best plater in the business is right here in Texas: Tripp Research You won't find a better job with a quicker turnaround time. I've had Virgil plate several of my 1911's. Remember, the "T" in "STI" stands for Tripp. |
I have and do use him. His work is first rate. JD |
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I know I will get asked for details when I state that Tripp ruined a 1911 of mine - so to save typing it again - I'll paste it in: I had a Springfield TRP 1911 refinished by Tripp in Feb 2006 - hard chromed the frame, and put black Cobra Coat on the slide - it would have been a nice 2-tone look. I got the gun back in a little over 2 weeks. When I got it back, the Cobra Coat had small bumps in it. And, the hard chrome had copper colored marks over several items on the 1911. I also told him (Tripp) ahead of time to leave the bushing and barrel stainless - NOT to hard chrome it. I called ahead of time, and was told to put it in my note as directed. When I got it back, what happened? They hard chromed both despite me asking them not to. The reason I said not to was because the bushing was already tight to the slide. When it came back, the bushing was so much tighter that it took me 35 min to get it apart. In addition, THEY put an idiot mark on the frame - it was there when I took it out the box. Sent the messed up hard chromed parts back, along w/ the cobra coated slide. Took about 6 weeks to get it back that time. When it came back, the slide still looked crappy - the cobra coat had splattering. The small parts still weren't perfect (had copper colored marks on the thumb safety and bushing). The sights were also kinda messed up from taking them off the slide more than once. And, he forgot to send me back the cap to the guiderod. At the range, the sights were no longer as flush with the slide as they were when they started, so it didn't shoot as accurately. All this to a $1200 TRP. I still wasn't satisfied, but after a total of 8 weeks (2 originally, and 6 more), and giving him a 2nd chance, I was pretty much fed up. I got rid of the gun at a loss because I was sick over what had happened. I previously had 3 P99 slides done by Tripp. My last P99 also has 3 small areas of mess ups on the hard chrome - they are small enough that I didn't feel like sending it back to him. But, there seems to be a degradation of his quality control. Neither item should have been sent out. Does someone not look at the guns when they are done? |