This is the first slide I've sent out to have milled (I also have a LTT-92 RDO slide but it came as-is). I'm not sure this will be news to anyone, because Maple has a good reputation and is recommended here -- which is one of the reasons I chose them. Anyway, just wanted to share the results. I'm really pleased with the way it came out. I had them also cut a window in the slide and add forward serrations, both for weight savings and because I like the look of it.
I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, just wanted to share some pics for anyone interested. Also, Maple does a nice job marketing with their return box. I've never been one for the "unboxing" experience, but it made me feel like I should have been recording when I opened it.
Other musings, not strictly related to Maple:
Adding the MPS made it heavier and changed the balance more than expected. Maybe because a G17 is lighter than my LTT or because I have much more trigger time over the years with Glocks than with 92s. My other RDS is an SRO, so not a closed emitter, but not small or light (I think compared to some other open emitters).
Initial dry-fire presentations show no greater difficulty finding the dot than with my SRO. The grip angle change is an interesting variable to work through.
I've recently decided to get into USPSA and it seems that using this slide would push me into Open instead of CO, due to the slide work. That's unfortunate, but not a game-changer since I don't anticipate shooting beyond the club level. That's one of my gripes about hit factor scoring (which I am trying to better understand)--my inability to compare scores across divisions.
I'll be curious to see if the red FO front sight is distracting from the dot. If so, I'll switch it our with a black one.