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The
SideWinder may be small, but big
things come in tiny packages.
- Narrowed
slide.
- Barrel
throated & feed ramp
properly angled and polished.
- Tritium
Slant Pro Fixed Sights.
- Ejection
port lowered and flaired.
- Match
grade extractor - recut,
adjusted and polished.
- FlushFit
hammer.
- FlushFit
grip safety.
- Extended
tactical thumb safety.
- Aluminum
match trigger.
- Trigger
job (4 lbs.).
- Front
strap checkered at 30 lines per
inch.
- Mainspring
housing contoured and checkered
at 30 lines per inch.
- Round
butt of frame.
- Mill
flat top of slide and serrate at
40 lines per inch.
- Detail
complete pistol.
- Master
grade blueing of slide and small
parts.
- Hard
anodizing of the frame.
- Smoothed
and contoured grips.
- Thin
slot grip screws.
- Special
SideWinder
engraving.
- Narrowed
slide. Not
enough to compromise
structural integrity, but
enough to lighten and
slenderize it a bit.
- Barrel
throated & feed ramp
properly angled and
polished: Just
to make sure.
- Tritium
Slant Pro Fixed
Sights: The
sights
that come on
an Ultra
Carry are 'just
OK' in my book.
- Ejection
port lowered and
flaired: A
bit lower and
wider - again,
just to make
sure.
- Match
grade
extractor:
Recut,
adjusted and
polished.
-
FlushFit
hammer: In
my opinion,
there is no
need to ever
touch the
hammer on a
1911 style
carry gun.
I'm sure
this will stir
up some
controversy,
but if you
think about
it, you really
can't come up
with a logical
reason why you
would need to
be able to
manually
manipulate the
hammer of a
carry 1911.
- FlushFit
grip safety:
By
eliminating
the hammer
spur, one can
further reduce
the length of
the pistol by
eliminating
the grip
safety tang or
beavertail.
The
FlushFit grip
safety
requires quite
a bit of frame
modification,
but in return
offers an
extremely high
handhold and
greeater
concealability.
No
hammer bite is
possible, and
printing is
less of a
problem.
I've
always liked
the feel of a
Browning
Highpower in
this area, and
the FlushFit
grip safety
captures some
of that feel,
albeit
thinner.
- Extented
tactical thumb
safety: I
start with a
wide thumb
safety, then
narrow and
reshape it.
When done, it
just 'feels
right'.
- Aluminum
match trigger:
Eliminates
vertical
movement,
which adds
consistency in
trigger pull.
The exact same
each and every
time.
- Trigger
job: Four
pounds.
Crisp
and clean.
Perfect
for a carry
gun.
- Front
strap
checkered at
30 lpi: Using
a special jig
that I
designed and
built, I first
perfect the
radius of the
front strap,
then machine
the initial
lines, both
horizontal and
vertical.
This
makes for
perfect
alignment.
Then,
using a
special file,
each diamond
is
individually
and
painstakingly
brought to
point by hand.
Finally,
the area is
gently bead
blasted to
take away any
sharpness of
the diamonds
to prevent
discomfort
when firing.
Time
consuming, but
there's just
something
about hand cut
checkering
that machine
cut checkering
can't
duplicate.
20 and
25 line per
inch
checkering
available on
request.
- Mainspring
housing
contoured and
checkered at
30 lpi: After
replacing
the plastic
mainspring
housing with a
steel one, I
again use a
jig of my own
design to
radius the
mainspring
housing flush
with the
frame, machine
the initial
horizontal and
vertical
lines, then
bring each
diamond
to point
(by hand).
Gently
bead blasted,
it gives a
very nice, but
secure,
'soapbar'
feel. 20
and 25 line
per inch
checkering
available on
request.
- Round
butt of frame: The
bottom of the mainspring
housing and frame is an area
that can 'print' under a shirt
or sweater. By carefully
radiusing and rounding this
area, with a file by hand, this
problem is eliminated. It
also makes the shorter grip of
the Ultra Carry more comfortable
when firing, too.
- Mill
flat top of slide and
serrate at 40 lpi:
For
a little something
extra, the to of the
slide is flattened
and 40 line per inch
serrations are
added.
- Detail
complete pistol:
Some
call it
'melting', but I
use a file, not
a grinding
wheel.
Every
sharp edge is
given an
identical angles
cut. In
addition, all
lines are
straightened and
all tooling
marks are
removed.
The slide
stop is given a
'makeover' and
the slide stop
hole is
recessed.
As with an
custom I make,
attention to
detail is of the
utmost
importance.
Each and
every part is
modified until
it achieves
absolute
perfection in
both looks and
feel.
Anybody
can install
parts. The
difference in my
work comes from
making sure all
of the parts and
pieces that make
up a pistol flow
together.
- Master
grade blueing
of slide and
small parts:
No
power bluffing
wheels or such
'timesaving'
devices are
used.
Hand
polishing
only.
Elbow
grease.
The old
fashioned way.
- Hard
anodizing of
the frame:
Bead
blasted to
match the bead
blasted areas
(non flats)of
the slide.
- Smoothed
and contoured
grips: Thinner
than the norm.
Smooth,
for a more
comfortable
and snag-free
carry.
Unlike
checkered
ones, these
won't snag or
catch on your
skin, shirt or
sweater when
using an IWB
holster.
- Thin
slot grip
screws: Aligned,
as they should
be on any
firearm of
genuine custom
quality.
- Special
SideWnder
engraving:
Including
the serial
number of the
200 SideWinders
that will be
built.