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John Harrison
PostPosted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:00 am 
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Here's some pics of a warmed up Kimber Stainless Compact that was just finished. The pics are courtesy of the owner.
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Novak rear sight
Reliability Tuneup
Kings 207 beavertail
Brown narrowed thumb safety
Brown smooth MSH, serrated 20 lpi and bobbed off
Front strap high cut and serrated 20 lpi
Shortened and countersunk slide stop pin
Carry bevel treatment

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John,
I really like the Kimber Compacts. However, that one is really kewl. Great carry set up. As always great work. Thanks for the pics.

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Nice one, John!!

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I saw this piece in person Sunday, but without the grips in the pictures. Very slick carry gun.
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Very nice John! I like the way you carried your serrations of the front strap to the MSH. What do you think of the quality of the Kings grip safety compared to Ed Brown's?

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John Harrison
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Thanks, Dave. I like what you're doing with that USMC pistol, too!
I like both BT's equally well and keep both in stock. The King's 207 and the Brown are virtually identical except for the memory grooves. If a customer isn't fixed on having a particular brand, I try to use whichever gives me the best fit. The casting line on the Kings is more apparent than on the Brown, but on most BT installs there aren't any surfaces that don't get worked over, so it's a non-issue for me. The Kings is often a better (tighter) fit between frame tangs, which I really value.

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Thanks John. I've been meaning to give one of the Kings a try - now I'll definitely have to.

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Really nice work John. I really like the serrations on the frontstrap and mainspring. Just to add a little bit about the beavertails fit inbetween the tangs i have found the CMC beavertails to fit really well in this area. I have ended up using them in place of the brown and kings several times just for that reason. Hows your experiences been with them?

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Hi Randy,
Thanks for the kind words. I've used the CMC B/T only a couple of times and had no problem with it. It's rather hard would be my only criticism. I've been doing more weld and re-cut work to get a close side to side fit on B/T's lately.

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Mr Harrison, can i ask what size countersink you use for the slide stop hole, and how deep do you run it?
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Hi LeftyO,

Please call me John. The countersink is 3/4" 120 degree and I take the countersink about .060"deep. I take a lot of trouble to be centered with the existing hole, but I eyeball the depth, cutting just enough to make it look right in relationship with the radius on the slide stop pin. Also, some frames limit your cut here with identification stampings that you don't want to deface.
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john, thank you for the info. i definately appreciate it, as little tips and tricks sometimes go a long ways when your trying to learn how to build these things.
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Nice, Harrison-san. I like the serration taper-out, looks very art-deco. Whose grips are they?
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Thanks, Ned. The customer bought the grips from Dane Burns. I didn't get to see the grips in person.

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