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Thread: P35 Stuff, Part 4 (I think)

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    P35 Stuff, Part 4 (I think)

    A little cleaning up still to do, but this time around, some further mods:
    1. Determine exactly what steel the frame is made of
    2. Anneal, then properly harden for max toughness
    3. Refine the beavertail with feedback from the first. This one is 1/16th longer, and less radiused on the end.

    Some pics to get started -









    Next, front strap and trigger guard, and welding up the rails.

    Starting with a KKM bbl, and will induction anneal the bbl foot for increased toughness.

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    [QUOTE=Bill Riehl;297329]A little cleaning up still to do, but this time around, some further mods:
    1. Determine exactly what steel the frame is made of
    2. Anneal, then properly harden for max toughness
    3. Refine the beavertail with feedback from the first. This one is 1/16th longer, and less radiused on the end.

    And what was it made of?

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    [QUOTE=tomr;297420]
    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Riehl View Post
    A little cleaning up still to do, but this time around, some further mods:
    1. Determine exactly what steel the frame is made of
    2. Anneal, then properly harden for max toughness
    3. Refine the beavertail with feedback from the first. This one is 1/16th longer, and less radiused on the end.

    And what was it made of?
    I'm guessing a 48xx steel, based on the Ni and Cr content. This one wasn't a (what I consider) normal gun frame alloy. I'm guessing the Ni was added for fracture resistance.

    One thing is for sure - it sure checkers a helluva lot easier after annealing....

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    Cleaning up the frame. Relieving the front strap-trigger guard a bit for more room for a fat finger.



    Cleaning up a bit.



    And a bit more.



    Now, on to the slide for some stress relieving, hardness testing, and a bit of EDS (again, I'm not convinced these are properly heat treated and stress relieved). Ejection port first.

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    I love these threads. Thanks for posting, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.

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    Lotsa places to make cracks happen. Let's find out first what the material is and how hard it is prior to hacking away at it.

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    Looking at that last photo, how wide is that channel on the top of the slide that the ejector rides in? I noticed my T-series slide won't fit on a newer frame because the ejector is wider. I assume this was because of the introduction of the .40s&w versions later on.

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    +1

    P35 threads always take my interest. Bill's threads doubly so.

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    Working on ignition stuff. I really don't like the C&S safety.....but whatever.

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