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Thanks. I noticed the frame has a different profile, would it be damning with faint praise to say it is similar (looking) to a Coonan? Do you know how much heavier the Fusion is than a 'standard' A1 frame?
Jim
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Not at all damning. Actually when I saw a Les Bear monolith, I told my self I had to have one. The price and wait is not favorable though. It too looks like the Coonan in that it has a full length dust cover. So this is not a truely original design.
Although not finished, the 4" Fusion feels heavier than my factory 5" Springfield. The slide has a lot of material on it compared to a standard 1911 which has material removed for contour.
The frame is obviously heavy. The pistol as it is now is very muzzle heavy. I'm lightening the slide to reduce reciprocating mass, but until I put it all together I'm holding off beveling the frame. If the balance is good, I'll leave it. The heavier dust cover should help keep the muzzle down. I won't mind a muzzle heavy pistol if it'll keep me on target. I have in mind what a perfect cycling pistol should be and I'm hoping I get to that.
Obviously it's apples to oranges when comparing this to a standard government 1911, but I think I can build this well enough (not too heavier and bulky for IWB carry) to make a nice CCW spoon. Parts I have on order were selected with CCW in mind if I were to need such a spoon.