[kidcoltoutlaw]

it seems that when a pistol goes belly up it's the frame rails that crack.the SIG PRO 2340 has replaceable steel frame rails.so if one ever did crack you could just replace it and not have to junk the frame or should i say the pistol since you can't buy a SIG frame.if im wrong lets hear why thanks,keith

[Handy]

Not all pistols have frame rails, per se. But if we are talking about guns with recoiling barrels, maybe?

On the Sig Pro, it may well make the frame more durable over much shooting, but what's happening to the plastic that the rails are mated to?

I would venture that some all steel frames would last longer than a plastic Sig frame and a lifetime supply of rails. Results vary by design and quality.

[caz223]

Apparantly, Handy hasn't seen a field-stripped 2340 yet.
:D
They are steel on steel, and wide enough to hold up a bridge.
No offense to anybody, but it seems a lot of people like to diss the sig pro, and for no good reason.
I suspect that if glocks had rails this tough, the whole rails thing would be a non-issue.

[Handy]

Your right, I haven't.

But I still think a solid piece of steel MAY be more durable than steel parts mated to plastic. Call me silly.

[boing]

nitpick- making the parts that break easy to replace doesn't make a pistol "tough".

[caz223]

The front two pairs of lugs are a horseshoe shaped channel made of metal just forward of the trigger area.
There is a hole through each side of this channel, which locates the slide stop.
I don't know if it's replaceable, but it sure looks sturdy.
The rear pair of lugs are integral with the fire control unit.
None of it relies on plastic as a mounting surface.
Please don't assume that it does.
Also, I've NEVER heard of the rails breaking on a 2340.
Why do people feel the need to belittle the 2340, when they haven't even made the basic effort to study the design?
Wouldn't actually studying the design find the weak point very quickly if it was such a poor design. :scrutiny:
I should note that both glock and H&K use small pieces of metal directly mounted to plastic for their rails, making them integral with the frame.
The front pair of rails alone is approx. six times stronger than the front rail setup on my glock 20 10mm, which I've never had a problem with.

[Handy]

Who are you talking about? I didn't belittle it. The question was whether this frame system is "the toughest of all". I said yep, that's tough, but probably not the toughtest. Don't get a complex over it.

[caz223]

Sorry, Handy. Please accept apology.
Sometimes I get a little worked up.
I forget that we're all friends here.

[caz223]

It IS probably the toughest rail design on tactical tupperware.
I'm done foaming at the mouth now.