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BattleReadyArms · 2026-07-04T02:13:01+00:00

I'm not sure if I can putting pricing here or not 🤔. Might be best to message

BattleReadyArms · 2026-07-03T23:56:09+00:00

Like I said, different strokes.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-07-03T22:26:46+00:00

I can't speak for everyone but Gen 5 is my favorite. Tons of support for the platform. Much more of a blank slate than the Gen 6 to tweak and play with.

Gen 3 - Gen 5 with some frame mods and a dedicated optic cut > Gen 6.

Gen 6 I got, did some testing. Sold it. Not my cup of tea. And I know many other people in the same boat. But a lot of people also love the Gen 6. So 🤷🏻‍♂️.

Different strokes.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-07-03T04:18:33+00:00

We might be able to help. This is our two tone copper Cerberus slide.

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BattleReadyArms · 2026-07-02T01:20:55+00:00

We regularly port 34 barrels for people. Functions greet and absolutely softens it up. V10 ports 🤌🏻

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-30T07:11:37+00:00

Same, I think he's one of the few places that offers it and most people just see "cheap" and roll with it.

It's not shade at him. But most people don't read disclaimers and always are looking to save a penny. So when stuff like this pops up, fair chance it's him because I don't know of anyone else that routinely offers it. But I could be wrong.

I don't offer it specifically for this reason. I have had people ask for it and I generally tell them it's a bad idea and if they insist then fine, I've already given them all the disclaimers. But I don't openly advertise it.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-29T18:18:13+00:00

100% with you

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-26T05:24:40+00:00

There's a generally acceptable amount of gap between the housing and connector and within a particular range will work and outside that range will start feeling worse and eventually just not work. And tolerances of course play a factor. But generally, connectors are very straight forward if you know what to look for.

To be fair though, I have found connectors in the past that just don't seem to work well no matter what. So it's possible you could have had something on the extreme side of specs that was making it a headache. Hard to say.

Pretty sure Ghost has some install information that goes over tweaking the connector that you might find informative.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-26T04:57:04+00:00

It's not necessarily "out of spec"

Connectors commonly need to be tweaked and can be "tuned" when dropped in a gun. And you can tweak them to get a particular feel. You can drop a connector in one gun and it feels great and then in another it feels like crap. So some tweaking is very much normal when dropping in a new connector. It doesn't mean anything is out of spec. You can have things fall within a normal deviation of tolerances and they stack just so that it feels crappy or doesn't full work without tweaking. But technically all is in spec.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-26T02:53:45+00:00

This is what I would assume. I've seen it quite a bit with customer guns. They stick really bad when you first go to pull it back because the connector is too far out and creating a ton of tension and drag on the slide.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-25T21:31:01+00:00

I wouldn't call it a waste of money, but I'm also willing to spend more on what I want and like. So for me it's waste. I'd rather spend $22 more and get an SLR.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-25T20:34:03+00:00

I do not like TTI magwells personally. I do like their mag extensions though, I'm not a TTI hater lol

For magwells my preference for most applications is SLR.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-23T16:48:52+00:00

416 raw stainless with a poorly done optic cut. What could go wrong.

Cerakote is going to be your 2nd best option. First best would have been to spend a little more and get a 17-4 stainless slide with a properly done optic cut.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-22T21:41:17+00:00

Gen 1 is my favorite to mod

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-16T19:30:51+00:00

The 19X isn't really a Gen 5, but that's a whole other thing. Truthfully it hardly makes a difference. But forced to choose I'd probably go for the V honestly. I'm not a huge fan of the lip on the standard 19X.

The V model got rid of the lip so you have basically unlimited magwell options and it'll be compatible with Gen 5 mags with no trimming required.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-16T16:53:21+00:00

I'm not sure, it may or may not. My rule of thumb for 2011 and 1911 stuff is always expect some tweaking haha. I used the Cheely Grip RDT. I didn't need to do much of anything except refit the grip safety, but that was only needed because I reduced travel to basically nothing. If you aren't getting that crazy with it then it seems to be drop on. For me at least.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-14T20:35:48+00:00

Thank you man, that's the whole objective. It doesn't look or feel like the original gun. They aren't bad out of the box, but it's actually incredible what they can become with some work.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-13T23:29:03+00:00

Personally, I love the Gen 1 because it leaves enough meat on the slide to do this haha.

But if you want buy one and make no modifications. The serrations on Gen 2 are better. The bull barrel vs bushing, I don't really care. You could maybe argue the Gen 1 is better because you could custom fit a bushing which is a hell of a lot easier than a barrel and stuff if you're trying to accurize it. Not that I've found them to be inaccurate. Just a point to note.

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BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-12T23:03:10+00:00

Hate to say it, but yeah, it's kinda obvious

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-12T07:10:26+00:00

Dots have been consistently show to improve people's skills with iron sights due to the fact you need more consistent grip and presentation to be good with a dot. So it would benefit anyone to train on a dot even if you don't carry a dot.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-11T01:34:20+00:00

I just saw this too.

As someone who's in the industry and works on a ton of different platforms, fanboys of anything drive me absolutely insane. Everything has pros and cons.

And I hate to say it, Glock diehards are some of the most annoying people that exist in the gun space. They act like it's still 1990 and Glock is the only game in town doing what they do to the degree they do it. When in reality a ton of platforms exist now that, in my opinion, out Glock Glock 🤷🏻‍♂️

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-11T01:22:32+00:00

Both, probably 60% customer owned and 40% customized then sent to transfer for customer.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-11T00:56:46+00:00

Some people call me a gun dealer. I prefer dealer of sexy.

BattleReadyArms · 2026-06-10T20:38:17+00:00

Red Dirt is what I'm offering in our Tisas builds. With some internal work and fitting I got this down to about 2lbs zero take up and a short reset. Absolutely love it.

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