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Project "Junkyard Dog" begins now. This old IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) P228 (1993 production, should be KD) was decommissioned after being used in any number of abusive ways. It's got more wear, scrapes, and dings than I've ever seen on a firearm. The original grip panels are worn down from handling. I think it was used as a tread chock to hold a tank on a hill, and then dragged behind a camel for awhile, and then thrown at an enemy when the magazine was emptied. Tzahal definitely got their money's worth out of this one.
Why spend hundreds of dollars on fake patina and aging when there's the real thing?
The slide and barrel are not original to this frame, and are actually in very nice shape... I'd say between G and VG condition.
Although the frame came to me incomplete, I acquired similarly used but not used up parts. Nothing "fresh" here. Stripped everything down, cleaned it all with penetrating oil and a scrub brush, and laid it all out to make sure every bit was ready for assembly. Looks like I got stiffed a magazine release spring, but I'll cadge that from this P228's brother frame that is going to be yet another project.
Taking out time for a honeydew item, chasing a missing mag release catch pin that breached the troposphere, cleaning and putting away all tools and punches, getting rid of garbage, and taking some pics... about an hour assembly time. Forgot to wear my reading glasses, so I dragged tail a little to make sure everything was done right. No leftover parts, so that's a good thing.
There's one more P228 in the world as of yesterday. That's a happy thought.
Deliberately using all those old high-mileage parts and lubing the living hell out of every contact surface has made this pistol one smooth operator. I can only imagine what will happen as the previously un-mated slide and frame get comfortable with each other.
So that was Stage One of Project Junkyard Dog... 100% original/standard parts.
Stage Two is coming; tear the whole thing down again and fill it up with the most trick performance parts, including some stuff that may not have ever been seen before.
At that point, "Junkyard Dog" will be renamed "Rat Rod".
One last thing; my extremely cool wife has laid claim to this pistol for her own use. I can live with that.
UPDATE: New look for JYD, see this post: http://sigtalk.com/sig-sauer-pistols/167458-project-junkyard-dog-p228-2.html#post2286570
Why spend hundreds of dollars on fake patina and aging when there's the real thing?
The slide and barrel are not original to this frame, and are actually in very nice shape... I'd say between G and VG condition.
Although the frame came to me incomplete, I acquired similarly used but not used up parts. Nothing "fresh" here. Stripped everything down, cleaned it all with penetrating oil and a scrub brush, and laid it all out to make sure every bit was ready for assembly. Looks like I got stiffed a magazine release spring, but I'll cadge that from this P228's brother frame that is going to be yet another project.
Taking out time for a honeydew item, chasing a missing mag release catch pin that breached the troposphere, cleaning and putting away all tools and punches, getting rid of garbage, and taking some pics... about an hour assembly time. Forgot to wear my reading glasses, so I dragged tail a little to make sure everything was done right. No leftover parts, so that's a good thing.
There's one more P228 in the world as of yesterday. That's a happy thought.
Deliberately using all those old high-mileage parts and lubing the living hell out of every contact surface has made this pistol one smooth operator. I can only imagine what will happen as the previously un-mated slide and frame get comfortable with each other.
So that was Stage One of Project Junkyard Dog... 100% original/standard parts.
Stage Two is coming; tear the whole thing down again and fill it up with the most trick performance parts, including some stuff that may not have ever been seen before.
At that point, "Junkyard Dog" will be renamed "Rat Rod".
One last thing; my extremely cool wife has laid claim to this pistol for her own use. I can live with that.
UPDATE: New look for JYD, see this post: http://sigtalk.com/sig-sauer-pistols/167458-project-junkyard-dog-p228-2.html#post2286570
