This one was done by Fred Frankenberg of Washington, Oklahoma back in the late 80's. It is a 9X21 that at the onset was just a run of the mill custom that weighed a ton. Reading and shooting with people all over the US, both locally and up to the Nationals, for many years we decided to lighten things up. Clark was chopping the slides and getting some off there so we did that and the back of the slide off. We put in a Delrin guide rod, made up an aluminum Nowlin style three port comp, it has a Nowlin barrel, used a plastic main spring housing and did up a custom trigger to fit my little hands wrapping around that grip. The scope mount is Fred's own design. The neat thing is we also did a flared mag well that was actually done on the frame itself that was copied from a 'smith out of South Africa. When it was all said and done the pistol came in with the dot at 39 1/4 ounces.
Mine is rough and ready and not aesthetic but when it was put in a machine rest by John Nowlin it turned in 1/2" groups at 50 yards so I guess the driver determines if *** wind that day. My wife shoots one also but hers is much prettier...LOL I've shot it for years and been on the podium a time or two with it using old antique Ernie Hill Speed Leather.
Greg
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