StrikeEagle
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Hello!
I have a Colt .45 Auto, Series 70. I like the 'old style' lockwork and yes... I like the Rampant Pony it has stamped in it.
But I do NOT like the Spring Finger Bushing. For the last 30 years I've been reading about how those fingers can break off and tie up the gun at a moment of need. What do you folks think of that... are those things a liability? Or can I safely ignore them?
I suppose I could get a new barrel and bushing fitted to the slide... not sure what that would cost or if it's something I could do myself. Sigh... I just can't love it with that quirky bushing and barrel arrangement, and I've been trying for three decades.
What do you think?
StrikeEagle
I have a Colt .45 Auto, Series 70. I like the 'old style' lockwork and yes... I like the Rampant Pony it has stamped in it.
But I do NOT like the Spring Finger Bushing. For the last 30 years I've been reading about how those fingers can break off and tie up the gun at a moment of need. What do you folks think of that... are those things a liability? Or can I safely ignore them?
I suppose I could get a new barrel and bushing fitted to the slide... not sure what that would cost or if it's something I could do myself. Sigh... I just can't love it with that quirky bushing and barrel arrangement, and I've been trying for three decades.
What do you think?
StrikeEagle