Just a quick review and pictures of the completed work on my STI Edge by Vulcan Machine Werks. I spent quite a bit of time looking around at shops before deciding on Vulcan, so maybe this will be helpful to others.
In short I am very happy with the work done on my STI. I had stopped shooting it as much in favor of my CO pistols and after shooting a friends MPA 2011 with an optic I decided I wanted to look into getting mine cut. Unfortunately because of the very low cut STI made to fit the original dawson adjustable rear, most standard red dot cuts would not work due to the amount of material available. Eventually my research brought me to Vulcan, who after discussing over the phone with one of their machinists, said that they were not concerned due to their plate system being compatible with the older STI slides and they had done many others.
After 14 weeks, I got the pistol back and the results are exactly what I wanted. The 1/3rd cowitness backup sights are solid quality, but sit nicely out of the way. The SRO looks great and shoots great on this pistol and I can track the dot during cycling. This gun was always phenomenally reliable beforehand, and the work rendered hasn't seemed to affect this (only had time to shoot 300 rounds through it last weekend).
In short I am very happy with the work done on my STI. I had stopped shooting it as much in favor of my CO pistols and after shooting a friends MPA 2011 with an optic I decided I wanted to look into getting mine cut. Unfortunately because of the very low cut STI made to fit the original dawson adjustable rear, most standard red dot cuts would not work due to the amount of material available. Eventually my research brought me to Vulcan, who after discussing over the phone with one of their machinists, said that they were not concerned due to their plate system being compatible with the older STI slides and they had done many others.
After 14 weeks, I got the pistol back and the results are exactly what I wanted. The 1/3rd cowitness backup sights are solid quality, but sit nicely out of the way. The SRO looks great and shoots great on this pistol and I can track the dot during cycling. This gun was always phenomenally reliable beforehand, and the work rendered hasn't seemed to affect this (only had time to shoot 300 rounds through it last weekend).
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