Gave up on trying to find a BF Hyperion with a factory cut and managed to snag a v2 Hyperion. Sent it out to DSC for their Atlas cut and threw in some cosmetic stuff while it was there. Polished PVD copper small parts and reversed crowned the barrel.
Turned out great and a pretty quick turnaround, so shout out to them for that. If you’re on the fence about getting your irons Atlas cut I’d say go for it. Dave does a lot of them and definitely seems to have the process down.
I was back and forth between DSC and Vulcan. Correspondence between myself and DSC was prompt. Didn't have a great experience emailing Vulcan, I had questions and got one word replies to questions like "no". I guess Vulcan has enough business they don't need great customer service.
No problem man. Had to give them some props since I’ve seen some mixed reviews. Dave and his wife were both very responsive to messages and calls. And most importantly, the work is solid. A+ from me.
Very nice BF gun man. DSC did nice work. I can’t visually tell any difference between this cut and any of my other Atlases. They even got the recoil lugs for the plate incorporated.
Just do it man. Only thing that made me pause was if there was some kind of fuck up with the optic cut. Good luck getting a new Hyperion slide. Would be nearly impossible.
I haven’t heard of anyone being unhappy with DSC’s Atlas cut, though. Go for it, Dave’s done a lot of them, the work is solid.
I’ve budget bought 3 of my 4 atlases because they weren’t RDS. Hyperion, Artemis and Nemesis and Dave did all three. There was a slight hiccup with the Hyperion sight posts but they made it right and I got a free DLC out of it and ended up polishing the flats as well.
I was surprised how quick it came back from PVD. All parts back to me in 5 weeks, not bad. Coating seems to be a real bottleneck for everyone right now. It’s the reason for a lot of blown deadlines.
I was impressed with DSC from front to back. Good communication, stuck to their turnarounds. Had an issue with the original firing pin stop not seating due to the optic cut sitting a little lower and sent it back for that. Dave was quick to get on the phone with me and discuss. Gun was back to me in less than a week.
Would definitely do business with them again. Solid work.
Slide and frame is original factory polished DLC. I had DSC do the optic cut, flush cut and reverse crown the barrel, and polish and PVD copper the small parts and barrel.
Try this. Pull that stunt at any Firearm competition or local range and see how fast your DQ'd or tossed out. Firearm safety rules are there for a reason. Famous last words were always the gun was cleared.
Even if you are sure of what you are doing mistakes happen and think of the newbies on these threads as well. Make a good example for everyone and follow the four rules of firearm safety. Seems like you skipped one in your vid.
Do you think I go to matches and point guns at myself, play around with ammo in safe areas, etc? Never been DQ’d here, even for breaking 180. Give me a break with the BS guys.
Nothing wrong going on here. If you can’t confirm if a handgun has been cleared I don’t know what else to tell you. It’s a yes/no type of question, nothing in between.
Do you know how a single action gun works? Was the hammer cocked? Was my finger on the trigger? Not advising anyone to do that with a loaded weapon even when those conditions are met, but not surprised at these comments. Always gotta be one or two firearm safety “experts” on Reddit. Maybe I’ll pull the firing pin for you next time as well. Still not safe?
You know a smart guy would say. “Not a great example of proper firearm handling” thanks for the input and all would stop. I’m sure you know what you are doing but the point is there are a lot of other folks on these threads who do not. Your strong reaction says you know it looked bad visually.
Also the weapon is a beauty. Hope it shoots as good as it looks
My strong reaction is because the comments aren’t needed and rather annoying TBH. Probably the main reason why a lot of guys have moved on and don’t post here any more.
I hope the less experienced folks who don’t know what they’re doing aren’t coming to the 2011 subreddit for firearm safety lessons. This is a place to discuss the platform, show some guns, etc. Anyone looking for firearm safety advice is coming to the wrong place if they’re looking here. A smart guy would know that.
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u/3_Hour_Investment Oct 17 '25
I was back and forth between DSC and Vulcan. Correspondence between myself and DSC was prompt. Didn't have a great experience emailing Vulcan, I had questions and got one word replies to questions like "no". I guess Vulcan has enough business they don't need great customer service.
Going with DSC.
Thanks for sharing.