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NY is a weird multi-personality state. Some areas have draconian restrictions as tight as any in the country. In WNY and the Southern Tier you might as well be in Texas once you have your permit. The permit is a hassle but once your in the "club" it's pretty easy to deal with. The deputy that...

I have one I picked up used.(PX9115LP) Slide fit is a little loose but not rattly or anything. finish is very nice, mine eats everything. Trigger is good, about 4.5 lbs, very little creep. I actually prefer the dis-assembly vs the standard bushing setup.Don't need the c clip tool thingy. Only...

There is a hammer strut. Connects the hammer to the main spring. I can't think of an advantage to having a longer one. I'm no 1911 guru but of all the parts in a 1911 the strut seems like it would be the least effected by a dimensional change.

Lies, damned lies and statistics. It's all in how you look at it. They aren't independent variables so in order to be counted as "shot and killed" one must first be "shot". The way I read it is that not everyone that was shot, died. Only most of them. That ratio seems way to high and cause...

Unless the firearm (any type) were directly part of the ground path or somehow heated to the point of ignition by something nearby (clothes, flesh, etc.) burning I doubt anything would happen. The pistol on your hip, not touching a grounded surface, would exists in a zone of equipotential...

So if your clever you don't need ANY safety devices? An attentive, focused person doesn't have accidents. Period. Yet accidents happen everyday. How many people come on here and discuss having an ND that was the result of a failed mechanical component. I'm sure it's happened, but not very...

haha yeah, but the machinist already has her out to dinner because he's done this before and saw what happened. There is no substitute for experience.

Functionally I can agree that I might have the equivalent of a glock or m&p, pull the trigger it goes bang. Glocks are not fully cocked until the trigger is pulled but I take your point. I was an industrial safety engineer for some time and the notion that you can count on a human to do...

Yes, I did in a post on the first page. Someone else did also, re-holstering. The very scenario where many LEO or CC's have had ND's with glocks in particular. Granted Glocks are the predominant carry choice for many Leo agencies so the numbers should be higher. I find it amusing that one of...

I own a service in .40. I have never, not ever, had the pistol fail to shoot because my grip didn't depress the grip safety. I would argue that if you had such a poor grip on the gun you shouldn't be pulling the trigger. I would also argue that if you did pull the trigger you wouldn't have...

yeah that was my first thought but honestly that seemed too......hollywood....? I guess. Yes, very sobering. I wonder if other strategic assets have similar protocol.

My guess is that once the missile keys are turned in control there is just some blinky red button that actually launches, so someone needs to make sure that the "button" doesn't get pushed unless it's supposed to......

Wow, I used to work for a pump company that made pumps for subs. Seemed like a giant PITA with all the documentation and testing. I'm sure it was required but it was very involved. Then again being 1200 feet underwater in a steel tube with tons of explosives at one end and a nuclear reactor at...

It sounds like you run a successful shop, which is not as easy as it sounds. This is kind of nerdy of me but I still get a kick out of thinking up a design, modeling it, and then machining it all in one day. It's just neat to start the day with an idea, and hold it in your hand by the end...

I cut chips for a living, well I do more than cut the chips but hey that's small business for ya...anyway one of the things I do everyday is solid model parts from a customers drawings for CAM purposes. That is nice work....Solidworks? Pro/E? or some high-end stuff? Is the rifling the correct...

Yes NYS is not the friendliest place to get a permit, but I also agree that once you have a permit it is arguably a very friendly place to carry. I can't think of any restrictions beyond the usual courthouses and gov buildings. State parks maybe....? The worst thing about NYS is the...

oops! read it too fast, I didn't realize that 11mm was the length. I still bet the 1/8 is a struggle to get it in a 3mm hole. I didn't break out the machinist handbook but I'm sure there is a chart for spring pin fits. There is a chart for damn near everything in there. I only deal with...

For a spring pin to work properly they need to have the correct compression, the .125 pin won't and I bet you have a hard time getting the 7/16 in the hole. If 12 bucks is too much, look for metric pins somewhere. Fastenal or some similar place should be able to get boxes of them. Then again...

I have a 26" 10fp that shoots under 1 inch @100 yards. It often does much better, half inch is not uncommon. I have fired several other savages in .308 and they have been inch or better rifles...so call that the average.

Yeah that is the major difference between 304 which is a non chip forming PITA to machine and 303 which has inclusions that allow short chipping. Most critical applications will avoid the use of 303 because the quality control and consistency of the process can allow for unpredictable fracture...