While I agree that I don’t like guns with a silver color to it, that NiB finish looks very flat and non-reflective. It isn’t like a polished or brushed chrome finish.
That pistol looks outstanding.
Completely agree, I just wish it was more descreet. My Dept. has a weapons policy of no two tone or stainless weapons (less of an issue now that we went to a Glock only weapons policy). Would be nice to have the benefits of the NiB and still fall in policy.
It would be silly stupid expensive, but couldn’t you take an NiB coat a gun and then paint the NiB coating on the outside of the gun with Cerakote and leave all the internals NiB coated?
There is a whole thread or threads on RDS on handguns here. There is nothing magical about an RDS. I have one on my MP9 FS and you still have to point the gun where you want it to hit. A RDS is not a maagic aiming point that hovers out in the ether. It is more forgiving than irons- where you need your head, two sights and the taret aligned. The window of the screen gives you just that much ‘wiggle’ room to get the RDS ‘sight picture’. If you are not in the right area- and I have not defined what this means yet for my vision and RDS set up at a given distance- you don’t see the dot and you get people ‘fishing’ the pistol around. If you point the gun at your target, the red dot is there and you can fine tune your shot. In all that I’ve read, the RDS may not even be faster at all up close, but further away it is a big help- and also helps older people or people with poorer eyes by having the aim point and the target in the same plane.
I read certain paint and coatings work well with the NiB.
I have used cera-kote on the NB finish in the past it gives you the best of both worlds.
The work on this gun takes some time the rear I used is the standard colt 1911 rear.
You can use a lot of different rear sights in that dovetail and with a night sight front it makes for a nice sight picture.
Very nice job Mr. Smith. I look forward to the day I can set up an appointment with you for some wheelgun work.
I would love to help you.
Tarzan want!!! 