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Originally posted by sigfreund:

Off-topic, but who makes that bare stainless P320 slide with no serrations?

Sig. It's a little bit of a pain, but you can buy slide blanks from the Sig online store.

https://www.sigsauer.com/p320-...-only-stainless.html

https://www.sigsauer.com/p320-...-only-stainless.html

That's a nice antique ya got hangin' off the rail.

Yes, the slide with striker assembly was purchased at a good price directly from SIG. I decided the gripping ridges weren’t necessary because the optic would serve as a satisfactory handle. The slide didn’t have sights either, and that was a benefit because I didn’t have to remove them (or pay extra) when installing the suppressor-height versions. I put the project together not because I was (or am) enamored with the idea of an optically-sighted pistol, but because my agency is equipping its duty handguns with optics and I wanted the least-expensive way of educating myself. I had already owned the P-1 ACRO for several years and it was also the logical choice for the setup. Other than the slide itself, the milling, the iron sights, the new holster with its G-Code mount and thumb release Nub, and various taxes and shipping costs, the project was practically free.

As for the “antique,” I’ve never intended to use the setup with an actual light, and I therefore normally use a dummy that can be abused and doesn’t need cleaning. But when photographing the pistol to send a picture to Safariland, I decided to try to avoid confusion and questions by using the real version of the dummy. In the unlikely event I’d want to use a real light with the optic, it would be the TLR-7A that’s on my “house” handgun and which also works with the holster.
But don’t tell them, now.