Detritus
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observation on "speed strip kits"
a while back while browsing Rimfirecentral.com i noticed that a rather high number of MkII owners over there that had bought the speed strip kit, seemd to veiw it as the stupidest firearms buy they had made.
seems there is a bit TOO high a chance of even an experienced, mechanically knowlegeable and careful gunowner breaking one of the parts (hammer strut i think) the kit interfaces with while trying to install the kit. and that each time the mainspring portion is removed for cleaing or other needs, that the likelyhood of breakage goes up.
my personal oppinion after having delt with both a MkII and what i am guessing would be a Mk1 (not so marked but..) is that if a shooter spends a reasonable amount of time "getting to know" the pistol that there is absolutely no need for that kit.
and if there is a possibility that trying to install it is going to BREAK my gun! it can stay right where it is and leave me and MY guns the heck alone!!
a while back while browsing Rimfirecentral.com i noticed that a rather high number of MkII owners over there that had bought the speed strip kit, seemd to veiw it as the stupidest firearms buy they had made.
seems there is a bit TOO high a chance of even an experienced, mechanically knowlegeable and careful gunowner breaking one of the parts (hammer strut i think) the kit interfaces with while trying to install the kit. and that each time the mainspring portion is removed for cleaing or other needs, that the likelyhood of breakage goes up.
my personal oppinion after having delt with both a MkII and what i am guessing would be a Mk1 (not so marked but..) is that if a shooter spends a reasonable amount of time "getting to know" the pistol that there is absolutely no need for that kit.
and if there is a possibility that trying to install it is going to BREAK my gun! it can stay right where it is and leave me and MY guns the heck alone!!