Garrett Reeves
Founded Ridgeback Arms in 2012, a custom shop specializing in 80% frame builds before shifting focus entirely to the emerging P80 platform in its early days. Currently serves as the technical lead for FrameSmith's build guide development, ensuring compatibility and reliability documentation reflects real-world stress testing. Previously spent eight years as a bench gunsmith at Ridgeline Firearms, where I developed the systematic fitment process we teach here. Hands-on experience includes building over 400 functional Polymer80 frames, from simple G19 clones to fully custom race gun configurations.
Areas of focus
- Polymer80 frame hole drilling and alignment techniques
- PF940SC (G26) and PF940C (G19) jig setup and tolerance stacking
- aftermarket rail system fitting and zeroing for compact/sub-compact frames
- hybrid P80 builds using Glock OEM upper parts kits with third-party slides
- frame finishing methods: stippling patterns, undercuts, and accelerator cuts
- troubleshooting slide racking and trigger reset issues in early-generation frames