So what's with all the MK9 posts the last few days?

[Genin]

...don't you have a set of G10 grips on the way?

Hahahaha, I do have them on the way and I already ordered a set of fancy cool hand luke thin/short 1911 grip screws like the ones in these pics. Will be super duper cool.

[Alfonse]

Maybe Al's doing tattoos now? Been thinking about getting one myself. I skeered of needles though.

No, I'm not a needle guy either. And, that's not my photo. I don't have any grip screws that cool. I've thought about getting them, but unless we offered some I wouldn't want to have them in our photos and create an expectation I can't deliver on. They look great though.

[berettabone]

That LTD is nice berettabone! Kinda rare too:

Regards,
Greg

I thank you for that sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[O'Dell]

The MK9 is nice but I prefer my MK40 with night sights. I think it's the same size, but with a bit more punch

[Ikeo74]

The MK9 is nice but I prefer my MK40 with night sights. I think it's the same size, but with a bit more punch

Nice shooting! Most people can't handle a 40 that well, including me.

[Bawanna]

Thanks for stopping in O'Dell, you've been quiet far too long my friend.

I have a K40 magna ported and it's still a handful. I can still shoot it for extended periods but it's a handful. Plenty of muzzle flip. At least I could last time I shot it but it's been awhile. Hands are suffering the test of time of late.

[berettabone]

.40 cal............................nuttin but the best.............................................. .....

[gb6491]

Nice shooting there O'Dell

[Phish]

Wow!! I starting to really like the G10 grips as I looking at purchasing the checkered wood grips but has me rethinking what I will do next.

Liking the all black finish also. What is the best way to go about refinishing?
All the accessories I am adding is costing me more than what I paid for mine but thats ok. LOL

[gb6491]

Wow!! I starting to really like the G10 grips as I looking at purchasing the checkered wood grips but has me rethinking what I will do next.

Liking the all black finish also. What is the best way to go about refinishing?
All the accessories I am adding is costing me more than what I paid for mine but thats ok. LOL

Hard to say what's best for you.
Here are some options for finishing stainless steel in black (I've probably missed some):
Paint: This is probably the lowest cost option. Cerakote might be the most durable of the DIY paint finishes, but you'll probably get an argument from folks that use Duracoat, Norrel Moly Resin, Gun-Kote, Wheeler Cerama-Coat, Aluma-Hyde, et al. Some require baking to cure while others will cure by air (takes about a week for reasonable durability, with full hardness in about a month). Prep is very important with these products. If you don't have the proper equipment to use these products, there are quite a few folks that do it commercially.
Professional(or proprietary) paint/spray & bake coatings : Black T, Roguard, Poly T, et al.
Bluing: Some stainless steel can be blued with Oxynate No. 84. Robar also says they can blacken stainless using oxidizing compounds but don't say what they use: https://robarguns.com/custom-firearm...ainless-steel/
Other: Ionbond DLC (would probably be my choice).

Then, if needed, there are the costs involved with shipping firearms.

Personally, I prefer to leave stainless naked as I can touch it up as needed in my garage.

I just finished blasting the 1911 screws I went to on my MK9. While at it, I decided to give the nylon grips a light bead as well:

Regards,
Greg

[Phish]

Ionbond is what I am thinking if I do decide to go that route but man bead blasting certainly made yours stand out. Nicely done greg!

[boscobarbell]

Wow, pretty looking MK9.

I picked up a used MK a few months ago, added the Kahr wooden grips but quickly found that, to my mind, they made the gun too bulky. I was looking at the G10 grips, and I think this thread made up my mind.