When my name popped up on Ned Christiansen's list a few years back I decided he was just the kind of quirky guy to build be a 10mm longslide. After messing with a plethora of 10mm pistols over the years, I really came to appreciate the longslide in this caliber for the long sight radius and enhanced reliability. A major benefit to building a 6" is the ability to use longslide springs, which are as long as buggy whips and will never go flat. This gun was concieved as a "Combat-Hunter Longslide" with lo-profile adjustables and Ned's Conamyd treatment everywhere. Ned does awesome machining and fitting. This is one of the finest guns I own. It is ridiculously accurate (Sheumann AET barrel). I opted to use Paul Liebenberg's ISS sights for ease of front sight replacement-I have a gold bead, fiber optic and plain black post that can be switched out depending on range conditions. I look forward to doing more hunting with this guns. Its favorite load is the Doubletap 155 grain XPB. Not for sale at any price!!!
Cool longslide 10mm. I've got one from Tripp Research, back when they were building guns. I think for my needs, the 10mm is at its best in a 6" 1911.
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