Xtreme Models of Tanfoglio Pistols now available for Pre-order. Stock II/III and LC

Well here it is in all it's glory. Gorgeous looking gun. I can see the attention to detail. All the best components. Trigger is fantastic with no creep in single and smooth double but a little heavier than I would have liked and as advertised. The single is at 4.5lbs and the double about 8.5lbs. I'll have to get that down to about 2 to 2.5 single and 6.5 to 7 double. I very happy about there being no creep. All other standard stock III's I've tried had considerable creep even after some trigger polishing. Now to try it out.


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carsmovie

That is just fantastic looking, your photo makes it look much better then the standard photo's on the web. Looking forward to a detailed range report after you go to the range. I wonder how the trigger will be with a 1000 rounds downrange.

Congrats on a great purchase, I'll buy you a box of ammo if you email my wife and tell her I will be a better husband if I had a Stock III
 
My Limited Custom Xtreme made it home today as well. Thanks to Sean and company with a little help from Mr. Purolator. As has become my practice, we did a field strip and gained a bit of familiarity with the breakdown routine. I did the Froglube cooking act after cleaning out the factory oil. I cycled a few snap caps and everything seems to work as it should. The gun is tight but moves smoothly as should be expected. It can only get better with a few rounds.

I got a CR Speed WMII to fit perfectly in just a few minutes and tried the Blade Tech competition I had already purchased whiile waiting. It fit too but not perfectly. A little bit of Dremel work may be in order. I'll do a bit of photography and writing over the next few days. Thanks again to the FV folks.

Gord
 
Heddok said:
carsmovie

That is just fantastic looking, your photo makes it look much better then the standard photo's on the web.
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The web pics really didn't do justice to these guns.
They are quite beautiful. I'd have posted pics of them if I had any talent as a photographer.

thanks for posting, carsmovies!
 
Wow....just looked mine over...amazing finish and great deal imho. I got 4 mags with xtreme basepads...it comes with a very nice finish ( i was hesitant about the colors , but pictures do not do it justice). XTREME front sight...guide rod..hammer...grips...firing pin,..and a very nice SA trigger at this price....= bargain. To top it off...a once over by Eric and his team from the factory. Nice case...cleaning kit...oil, spare recoil spring...thanks Sean and Devon....this is my new competition gun. Nothing compares out of the box. DA is good..but obviously it will get better with proper lube and dryfire.
 
carsmovies said:
My pleasure Sean. Do you know if there's a reduced power hammer spring available from Tanfoglio? I know there is from Wolff but that wouldn't be production legal.
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Eric's coming out with a spring kit next month, including the firing pin and mainspring - not sure if it will improve Xtremes (might be the springs in them now) but will definitely improve the regular models.
 
I had purchased a Gas Pedal among other accessories to ease the pain of waiting for my Limited Custom. When the Gas Pedal and Tanfo got acquainted the other day, it was obvious that the screws it shipped with didn't fit the drilled and tapped holes in the Tanfo frame. I solved that temporarily by shortening some M4 machine screws I found at CTC after much searching. I've asked Sean about some better ones but for now they do the job.

More challenging was the fact that the holes in the Gas Pedal didn't line up with the Tanfo frame. I could get just two out of four to line up which would have worked but wouldn't have been visually satisfying. So out came an electric drill to enlarge the holes in the GP and then a burr using my trusty evil Dremel. Very careful incremental cuts gave me elongated holes at each end that finally lined up with the screws and the frame.

Here are the results. I used Blue Loctite on the screws and stainless steel washers as shims to get adequate clearance.



Monday will see my first IPSC practice with the new beast.:dancingbanana:
 
carsmovies said:
You don't need the GP.
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I don't need 90% of what I have. But the boy in me won't grow up and I don't want him to.:p I'm going to try the gun with and without the GP but right now it feels fantastic. Out of the holster it helps get my weak hand solidly on the gun in just the right position. I'll trade guns with you someday as it will be fun to compare.

Gord
 
Hey, just put a deposit on the extreme limited custom. I will need a gas pedal on mine wich one fits the holes on the frame? Also does it have the FO front sight or a steel blade?

Cheers can't wait
 
carlchevalier said:
Hey, just put a deposit on the extreme limited custom. I will need a gas pedal on mine wich one fits the holes on the frame? Also does it have the FO front sight or a steel blade?

Cheers can't wait
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The gun comes with a Fibre Optic front sight and many other Eric Grauffel parts. From what I see now, the Gas Pedal will not fit that gun without similar modifications to what I did. The gun didn't get touched but I spent close to two hours getting it just right. There are other "thumb rests' that would likely fit without changes but they don't have the same features of the original Gas Pedal. While I haven't shot the gun yet, I have practised draws and the GP does help my hand achieve a solid grip consistently. Pressure on the weak hand is supposed to tame flip. I believe it will and will report later. From all appearances, this will be a great gun. If you decide to get a Gas Pedal, PM me and I will tell you more about what I did.
 
Great I will. I shoot right handed but only see well out of my left eye. So I'm hoping the GP will compensate for having to break my wrists to see the sights. It's that or I learn to shoot lefty.

Cheers
 
carlchevalier said:
Great I will. I shoot right handed but only see well out of my left eye. So I'm hoping the GP will compensate for having to break my wrists to see the sights. It's that or I learn to shoot lefty.

Cheers
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There are other things that can be done if you are cross dominant. Search the forums and you will find quite a few discussions. If you wear glasses, there are simple things you can do to force the brain to use your right eye. I have several friends with the same issue.
 
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