JCB003
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- Sep 10, 2007
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I just ordered a PF940C and looking forward to getting started. Going to build it with Zev slide and barrel.
Any more planned? I'd love to watch your 27 minute video before I dig in on my frames.I just set a personal record for completing a P80 frame just now. 27 minutes from opening the box to getting the last pin driven in!
End-nipping wire cutters are THE absolute fastest way to get the rail blockers cut off, BTW. End cutters, then clean the flash with a exacto knife, and finish with 1000 grit aluminum oxide.
Sounds like a planBuild party !!!!
Build party !!!!
Sounds like a plan
All you had to do was say the word, I have a bit of free time before I get back to work.
If you google YT vids, there are a few out there that illustrate this method... seems like a viable and simple way with no special tools.Any more planned? I'd love to watch your 27 minute video before I dig in on my frames.
I doubt the prices will come down, demand is high and.....For you folks doing this may I ask what the average cost seems to be?
I really want to do one but I am having a really hard time justifying this. As y’all know I can get discounted glocks and after build it seems most of these are past MSRP. I really wanna build one just to do it but I don’t think I can justify 200-300 over a glock price for an hour build lol.
Yes I get the point behind an 80% build and no registration blah blah but that isn’t a concern. I really just wanna build one cuz it’s interesting a cool to me.
For you folks doing this may I ask what the average cost seems to be?
I really want to do one but I am having a really hard time justifying this. As y’all know I can get discounted glocks and after build it seems most of these are past MSRP. I really wanna build one just to do it but I don’t think I can justify 200-300 over a glock price for an hour build lol.
Yes I get the point behind an 80% build and no registration blah blah but that isn’t a concern. I really just wanna build one cuz it’s interesting a cool to me.
Maybe if y’all have a build party I’ll ask to tag along so I can feel like a built one
Price is a function of supply and demand. Once we see another couple companies enter the market, prices will drop considerably. We're in the early days of things now.I doubt the prices will come down, demand is high and.....
Price is a function of supply and demand. Once we see another couple companies enter the market, prices will drop considerably. We're in the early days of things now.
For you folks doing this may I ask what the average cost seems to be?
I really want to do one but I am having a really hard time justifying this. As y’all know I can get discounted glocks and after build it seems most of these are past MSRP. I really wanna build one just to do it but I don’t think I can justify 200-300 over a glock price for an hour build lol.
Yes I get the point behind an 80% build and no registration blah blah but that isn’t a concern. I really just wanna build one cuz it’s interesting a cool to me.
Maybe if y’all have a build party I’ll ask to tag along so I can feel like a built one
Right now, Midway USA is at about $550 for everything minus sights and a magazine if you buy the factory frame and slide parts kits and a swenson slide and barrel. The key is to buy when stuff goes on sale and you can probably knock close to $100 off that.
That's how I approach it as well. I decide what I want in each piece for a given need and custom build the pistol with no parts left over when it's all done. Cheaper, probably not, but it's just the way I want it and the experience of building, assembling, troubleshooting, etc.. is invaluable.I'm getting ready to build P940Cv1. Decided against the Zev slide, too many reviews indicating they don't work well on the Poly80 frame so I'm going to go with the Brownells slide and Glock factory internals for this first one. I keep changing my mind on what I want to do with this build but it's clear I'm not going to save any money doing it. But I get to pick the parts and experience building it and in the end come out ahead over buying new and replacing all the parts, unless of course I were to sell the takeoffs but I'd never do that.