What is, "the melt treatment"?

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May 05, 2017, 07:33 PM

Floyd D. Barber

What is, "the melt treatment"?

Saw this term on another site and was wondering what it was.

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May 05, 2017, 07:35 PM

cslinger

It's when all the sharp edges on a pistol are machined into rounded snag free surfaces.

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May 05, 2017, 07:36 PM

jljones

Yep. That's pretty much it. Sometimes they will even go as far as rounding off a trigger guard if it is square.

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May 05, 2017, 07:44 PM

egregore

A more extreme than usual rounding and contouring of all edges and corners. SIG "SAS" models are an example, and some gun makers or customizers go even further. Now, I don't like sharp edges peeling strips out of leather holsters or cutting/gouging hands, but except for guns carried in pockets or other deep concealment, "'melt' jobs" aren't my personal taste.

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May 05, 2017, 08:17 PM

Fredward

The goal is a "used bar of soap" feel. Sometimes they go too far.

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May 06, 2017, 06:33 AM

Dakor

quote:
Originally posted by kkina:

Looks like a Clark Meltdown

May 06, 2017, 08:33 AM

12131

quote:
Originally posted by Dakor:
quote:
Originally posted by kkina:

Looks like a Clark Meltdown

Yes, it does. I always liked Clark meltdown guns. They are true meltdowns, if you ever want to see what a meltdown looks like.

May 06, 2017, 09:42 AM

titus66

'IF' I remember correctly, wasn't the dehorn/meltdown concept started by Jim Clark Sr.?

I've seen a few of them, but the above example is truly extreme; I doubt you could go any further, and why would you need to??

May 06, 2017, 10:03 AM

zdog16

quote:
Originally posted by kkina:

LOVE! That's all I got!

For ME:
DA/SA=Sig 9mm or HK P30 LEM 9
Striker fired= Glock 9mm
If it's a .45= 1911
Suppressed= HK in .45
I like anything in 10mm

May 06, 2017, 10:08 AM

Dakor

quote:
Originally posted by titus66:
'IF' I remember correctly, wasn't the dehorn/meltdown concept started by Jim Clark Sr.?

See the two posts above yours.

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May 07, 2017, 01:34 AM

YooperSigs

When Sig does it, the models are designated S.A.S.
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May 07, 2017, 09:13 AM

gordynismo

Yep Clark started it. A friend of mine spent the better part of 20 years looking for the right Clark meltdown. He finally found a blued commander. He took it to one of Clark's nephews where he then found out that nephew was the actual builder of that gun. Kind of full circle. He said he would never sell the gun.

May 07, 2017, 01:55 PM

1lowlife

Sig SAS has the 'melted' features.
As others stated, rounding sharp corners usually on the slide.
Here is my P239 compared to my SAS P239.

May 08, 2017, 12:42 AM

350zee

quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:

The "melt treatment", you're doing it wrong.

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May 09, 2017, 12:23 PM

JimTheo

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