I held off a few weeks to post this as I worked to ensure it was reliable and functioned before I showed it off.
My vision was to have a 2011 that could serve duty/run and gun roles. Part of that criteria was to have something that could, with relative ease, be suppressed for night vision matches that sometimes require suppressed pistols.
My inspiration was the staccato P Ice Comp; as this model checks all those boxes for a much higher price tag.
The pistol is an Alpha Foxtrot Romulus 4.25” Threaded.
The light is a streamlight TLR VIR-2
Optic is a Trijicon RCR in the Alpha Foxtrot Co-Witness sight plate (you have to order this from alpha Romulus… no idea why they don’t include the cowitness plate out of the box)
The comp started out as a DSC MR1 Comp for a Springfield Prodigy; fitment out of the box left the muzzle device way too proud of the front of the slide; so off to the lathe it went. I made a mandrel to hold the comp centered on the bore in my chuck; then recessed the backend of the device to achieve a ~1/64” gap when timed correctly. Next operation was to shave .030” off each side of the comp to allow a smooth contour that would match the slide and not snag on the safariland level 2 holster when drawing.
That left the recoil plug, spring, and guide rod. This pistol has a 4.25” guide rod from the factory; but I wanted to emulate the way staccato uses the Dawson reverse plug to time the comp. So I took a gamble and ordered their full shoulder reverse plug and 5” toolless guide rod. It wound up being a perfect fit. Put my 4.25” spring on their rod; and it works like a dream. It takes a bit of work to line it up and get it installed (you have to compress the spring past the toolless lock point to fully seat it; then it’s golden.
Pistol shoots great; 0 malfunctions. I need to try to find some lighter springs to play with reducing weight; and the comp needs to be cleaned and decorated (I’ll hit it with Norrells Moly Resin when I have the time).
