S&W SC Commander bobtail finished

ontarget1911 · May 24th, 2006, 03:23 AM

Just finished the bobtail and trigger work on this S&W Scandium commander. Customer wanted a smooth stainless MSH and I am happy with his choice. Looks very nice. Polished all of the trigger internals and with the sear and hammer work, now has a very nice lighter side of 4 lb trigger that is much crisper than the original. Pretty creepy before. I will be cutting the grips to match tomorrow, but thought you might like to see the skeleton. Enjoy.

ontarget1911 · May 24th, 2006, 03:24 AM

I just finished the gun and the pics. I have a LOT of pics of it as I was playing with lighting and so on. Not that this gun needs this many pics, just a lot of a gun and me playing with the camera. Sorry for the number of them, but enjoy!! The grips were fun to do, not easy and they turned out well. I also replaced the blued MSH pin with a stainless one for a more seamless, blended look. I don't like bobtail grips that are drilled for the MSH pin, I think they look better without.

Jess

ontarget1911 · May 24th, 2006, 03:25 AM

ontarget1911 · May 24th, 2006, 03:25 AM

I noticed that when I was looking this pistol over that the barrel crown seemed to be a bit rough from the factory. It had several significant "snags" that you could feel with your thumbnail running it across the crown. Since the pistol was already here and the owner was agreeable, I did a crown and polish on the barrel before it goes home. Here are a few more pics.

Please excuse the fuzz and polishing/cleaning residue on the gun. I did not get it as clean as I would have like for the pics, but it has more of the used "lived in" look this way. This is one that I would not mind keeping myself. With the bobtail and weight of the Scandium frame and commander size, it makes for one tight little carry gun! I really need to work on the gallery for my website, but at least photobucket is a fast way to post for now.

Jess

QKShooter · May 24th, 2006, 03:49 AM

Thanks for posting them.
Nice Job.
What's it like working on that Scandium alloy?

I've worked on Titanium & Aluminum...is Scandium closer to one than the other...with regard to the way it files and finishes? I'm just curious about that.

Yep, For Sure if you are posting pictures for a gunsmith website then your pics need to be as perfect/flawless as possible.

Have you seen the setup that Chris (P95Carry) uses to photograph his guns?

He gets his lighting really perfect.

He has an instructional post somewhere on the forum.
He'll know right where to locate it.

Hey...Keep up the great work. Real nice.

QKShooter · May 24th, 2006, 03:54 AM

BTW: If you have not done so already....be sure to open up a thread telling us what gun types you prefer working on & detail what sort of custom work you do & prices.

Maybe you'll catch some business from some forum members.

Are you doing all types and manner of custom work?

rocky · May 24th, 2006, 07:46 AM

Looks great. Very nice finished product too. I would not hesitate to send my business your way if I ever need it done.

Bud White · May 24th, 2006, 08:18 AM

very nice work .. The first batches of smith 1911sc's had very rough Muzzle crowns ..

What did you use to refinish the frame after doing the bobtail.. I have heard lots of places wont fool with them or other lightweights because they have no way to re-anodize the frame

P95Carry · May 24th, 2006, 09:15 AM

Great

- and wow yeah - huge pic selection. I will edit to separate each pic - I think it'll help stop them merging into one another (coupla return hits between each image tag set.)

The lighting seems to have worked out pretty well so doubt you need much help - but QK referred to a suggestion I'd made re just that - so in case of interest this thread is where I refer to my absurdly simple set-up, which happens to work moderately well --------

http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...ead.php?t=6865 - posts #8 and 9 are I think the relevant ones. Doesn't seem like you need too much help tho!

Very nice work Jess, tho to my eye the looks are not as appealing as the std profile - just me! Age ya know!

Redneck Repairs · May 24th, 2006, 09:56 AM

Real Nice looking work

May 24th, 2006, 03:23 AM	#1
ontarget1911 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 164	S&W SC Commander bobtail finished Just finished the bobtail and trigger work on this S&W Scandium commander. Customer wanted a smooth stainless MSH and I am happy with his choice. Looks very nice. Polished all of the trigger internals and with the sear and hammer work, now has a very nice lighter side of 4 lb trigger that is much crisper than the original. Pretty creepy before. I will be cutting the grips to match tomorrow, but thought you might like to see the skeleton. Enjoy.

May 24th, 2006, 03:49 AM	#5
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 19,788	Whoa! Lots Of Pics Thanks for posting them. Nice Job. What's it like working on that Scandium alloy? I've worked on Titanium & Aluminum...is Scandium closer to one than the other...with regard to the way it files and finishes? I'm just curious about that. Yep, For Sure if you are posting pictures for a gunsmith website then your pics need to be as perfect/flawless as possible. Have you seen the setup that Chris (P95Carry) uses to photograph his guns? He gets his lighting really perfect. He has an instructional post somewhere on the forum. He'll know right where to locate it. Hey...Keep up the great work. Real nice. __________________ Support Our Military. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

May 24th, 2006, 03:54 AM	#6
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 19,788	BTW: If you have not done so already....be sure to open up a thread telling us what gun types you prefer working on & detail what sort of custom work you do & prices. Maybe you'll catch some business from some forum members. Are you doing all types and manner of custom work? __________________ Support Our Military. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

May 24th, 2006, 07:46 AM	#7
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,624	Looks great. Very nice finished product too. I would not hesitate to send my business your way if I ever need it done. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

May 24th, 2006, 09:15 AM	#9
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Great - and wow yeah - huge pic selection. I will edit to separate each pic - I think it'll help stop them merging into one another (coupla return hits between each image tag set.) The lighting seems to have worked out pretty well so doubt you need much help - but QK referred to a suggestion I'd made re just that - so in case of interest this thread is where I refer to my absurdly simple set-up, which happens to work moderately well -------- http://www.combatcarry.com/vbulletin...ead.php?t=6865 - posts #8 and 9 are I think the relevant ones. Doesn't seem like you need too much help tho! Very nice work Jess, tho to my eye the looks are not as appealing as the std profile - just me! Age ya know! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

May 24th, 2006, 03:24 AM	#2
ontarget1911 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 164	I just finished the gun and the pics. I have a LOT of pics of it as I was playing with lighting and so on. Not that this gun needs this many pics, just a lot of a gun and me playing with the camera. Sorry for the number of them, but enjoy!! The grips were fun to do, not easy and they turned out well. I also replaced the blued MSH pin with a stainless one for a more seamless, blended look. I don't like bobtail grips that are drilled for the MSH pin, I think they look better without. Jess

May 24th, 2006, 03:25 AM	#3
ontarget1911 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 164

May 24th, 2006, 08:18 AM	#8
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	very nice work .. The first batches of smith 1911sc's had very rough Muzzle crowns .. What did you use to refinish the frame after doing the bobtail.. I have heard lots of places wont fool with them or other lightweights because they have no way to re-anodize the frame

May 24th, 2006, 09:56 AM	#10
Redneck Repairs VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,141	Real Nice looking work

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