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1911 2011 Fusion Firearms XP Pro

Extra Parts For the Fusion XP Pro Are Inbound!

I frequently monitor the Fusion Firearms pages to see if new parts are being stocked.

When checking earlier in the week, I saw that Fusion Firearms had a single sided thumb safety in stock. Sadly, they had none in hard chrome, so I bought the tennifer (black) one. If I find I don’t like the black one, I’ll buy the hard chrome one when it comes back in stock.

Note that this part is $50.

As well, they’ve a new grip module. It’s aluminum and it’s called the Prickle Dot V1. It’s not cheap, at $250. In looking at the pictures and comparing the pictures to my gun’s grip, I feel that FF could’ve done better. They made the side texturing more aggressive, but didn’t put that same texturing on the front or back strap. This is a common thing with gun manufacturers. They always overlook the front and back strap texturing or make it odd (the trend is that they tend to add vertical strips instead of horizontal – horizontal will be better for gripping). I decided to pass on buying the Prickle Dot grip.

Since I passed on buying the new grip module, I went ahead and bought the HandleIt grip enhancement tape for my current grip module. I’d rather not have to tape up the grip, but I want better texturing. While the grip isn’t slippery when I shoot it, if my hands ever get sweaty or dirty, that grip will surely be a challenge to control.

I ordered on 8/12/2025. The parts are on their way but will not arrive until 8/18/2025 (this coming Monday). This weekend, I’ll probably take apart the gun so that it’ll be ready for me to install the thumb safety.

I’m still considering buying the ported barrel but I really think that they missed the mark on that one…the ports are small and more along the sides of the barrel, not the top.

UPDATE (8/19/2025): Below are pictures of the upgrades…

HandleIt Grips, single sided thumb safety, no magwell
HandleIt Grips, single sided thumb safety, no magwell
Single sided thumb safety, no magwell
Single sided thumb safety, no magwell
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Bul Armory SAS II Ultralight

I’ve now shot 2000+ Rounds Thru the SAS II Ultralight

As of 12/20/2024, I’ve shot over 2000 rounds through the Bul Armory SAS II Ultralight!

There were no malfunctions this past range trip, but there’s not been a failure in a long while. The last I remember a malfunction occurring was October 25 of 2023. It was a few days after the pistol course I took. It was a failure to feed. That day, the round tally was 986 rounds through the gun. The total failures up to that point was 8 rounds. The failure rate was 0.81% (8 is 0.81% of 986).

As of now, the total round count through the gun is 2028. There’s been no failures since 10/25/2023, so the total failures is still 8 rounds. 8 is 0.394477% of 2028 – the current failure rate is 0.39%.

The gun has been having an issue with retaining the optic. The optic screws keep loosening and I don’t know why. I removed the screws a few weeks ago and cleaned them of old thread locker. I’ve been using blue. What I couldn’t do was clean the female threads, as I’ve no way to clean them. I think I might remove the optic again to clean the screw threads (I may also try to order more screws) – I’ll use the screws from the iron sights to attempt to push out any gunk that are on the threads of the screw holes on the slide.

It’s disappointing to see that my optic is moving when I’m trying to train. The optic isn’t loose to the point that I can feel it moving if I wiggle it with my fingers, but when I use a torx bit to test tightness, I can immediately tell that a screw (one screw specifically) is loose, as the screw isn’t snug when I check.

I’m still planning to buy another grip module for this gun – Bul Armory has them on their site for $149 and it has better texture. I’ll order that within the next month or two.

My journey with this gun will continue – I’ll have owned it 2 years in March. It’s been a good gun, thus far. Here’s to another upcoming good year with it!