Tuner,
You should be glad I don't design 1911's for a living.
I can only make counter impressions, not points because my knowledge is based only in what I experience or see/ read etc and don't have a great working understanding of various gun types, i.e. what's really better, etc.
I haven't seen or read about people replacing plunger tubes because they were damaged, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I have seen them work loose and become damaged. But, you must mean from dropping the gun, etc?
A lot of the double stacks(some single), variations have an intergral tube like Para, STI, SVI, Wilson KZ(?) and other plastic framed 1911's so I assumed it must be okay- maybe not!
I assumed, incorrectly perhaps, that the linkless bbl design didn't ride on the slidestop, consequently reducing stress due to poor bbl fitting or just age. I have experienced, know people and have read of breaking slidestops and links. Then again, every gun design seems to have their certain parts that break more often than others.
They should bring back that GI recoil plug. They will have one customer for sure.
Extractors, I like internals so no issue with me. It seems to be with other people; regardless I believe in a fairly short amount of years, if you want an internal, you choice of 1911's will become less and less.
I'll take your word on the drop in parts and magazines. I shouldn't have to add extra power springs to magazines. If they work the best, that's what the manufacturer should use. Little cost to them and I won't bad mouth their gun.
The grip safety I don't agree with. It is redundant but even if your thumb safety is off, you would still have to pull the trigger to fire. Again, I am trying to think of realistic circumstances where the trigger is pulled, while you are not holding the gun by the grip?? Perhaps, the thumb safety is off, person carries the 1911 without the trigger being protected, something pushes the trigger, etc. But, I'm reaching on this.
Assuming a series 80 system here.
Worse, for this redundancy that may have no real practical use to prevent an AD, many people are unable to fire the gun because of their grip. That's very common, from what I see, even more so when being active, drawing with less than a good grip, etc. And this is on "tuned" grip safeties.
Side note: In SVI's catalog, they list a thumb safety with an extra "pad" to block the hammer in addition to the sear. I don't know if that's what people are looking for, but it sounds good.
You should be glad I don't design 1911's for a living.
I can only make counter impressions, not points because my knowledge is based only in what I experience or see/ read etc and don't have a great working understanding of various gun types, i.e. what's really better, etc.
I haven't seen or read about people replacing plunger tubes because they were damaged, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I have seen them work loose and become damaged. But, you must mean from dropping the gun, etc?
A lot of the double stacks(some single), variations have an intergral tube like Para, STI, SVI, Wilson KZ(?) and other plastic framed 1911's so I assumed it must be okay- maybe not!
I assumed, incorrectly perhaps, that the linkless bbl design didn't ride on the slidestop, consequently reducing stress due to poor bbl fitting or just age. I have experienced, know people and have read of breaking slidestops and links. Then again, every gun design seems to have their certain parts that break more often than others.
They should bring back that GI recoil plug. They will have one customer for sure.
Extractors, I like internals so no issue with me. It seems to be with other people; regardless I believe in a fairly short amount of years, if you want an internal, you choice of 1911's will become less and less.
I'll take your word on the drop in parts and magazines. I shouldn't have to add extra power springs to magazines. If they work the best, that's what the manufacturer should use. Little cost to them and I won't bad mouth their gun.
The grip safety I don't agree with. It is redundant but even if your thumb safety is off, you would still have to pull the trigger to fire. Again, I am trying to think of realistic circumstances where the trigger is pulled, while you are not holding the gun by the grip?? Perhaps, the thumb safety is off, person carries the 1911 without the trigger being protected, something pushes the trigger, etc. But, I'm reaching on this.
Assuming a series 80 system here.
Worse, for this redundancy that may have no real practical use to prevent an AD, many people are unable to fire the gun because of their grip. That's very common, from what I see, even more so when being active, drawing with less than a good grip, etc. And this is on "tuned" grip safeties.
Side note: In SVI's catalog, they list a thumb safety with an extra "pad" to block the hammer in addition to the sear. I don't know if that's what people are looking for, but it sounds good.