patentnonsense
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I've noticed recently that if I push on the back of the slide between rounds, I can move it another fraction of a millimeter into battery. This concerns me, for safety as well as accuracy.
I can wiggle either barrel fore-aft somewhat, maybe .015" or so, whether or not the gun is in battery - so maybe I need to replace the takedown lever??
This is a fairly young gun, maybe 3000 rounds on its two barrels, and the two barrels seem to act the same - so it's not worn out. I bought the gun and its extra barrel new, and no modification has been done to it.
The rotary bolt engages the locking lugs on the back end of the barrel, but there isn't any positive lock: you can grab the slide and pull it right back out of battery. The trigger is live before the slide starts to compress the bolt, so I guess the real limit is the bolt travel: the firing pin can't get to the primer until the bolt is retracted (and hence has rotated to engage the barrel lugs).
I like the simplicity of the DE design, and maybe the above is just a consequence of a gas-operated fixed-barrel mechanism - but it makes me nervous. I'm inclined to put heavier springs on, but I'd welcome comments from the experts here. Thanks,
I can wiggle either barrel fore-aft somewhat, maybe .015" or so, whether or not the gun is in battery - so maybe I need to replace the takedown lever??
This is a fairly young gun, maybe 3000 rounds on its two barrels, and the two barrels seem to act the same - so it's not worn out. I bought the gun and its extra barrel new, and no modification has been done to it.
The rotary bolt engages the locking lugs on the back end of the barrel, but there isn't any positive lock: you can grab the slide and pull it right back out of battery. The trigger is live before the slide starts to compress the bolt, so I guess the real limit is the bolt travel: the firing pin can't get to the primer until the bolt is retracted (and hence has rotated to engage the barrel lugs).
I like the simplicity of the DE design, and maybe the above is just a consequence of a gas-operated fixed-barrel mechanism - but it makes me nervous. I'm inclined to put heavier springs on, but I'd welcome comments from the experts here. Thanks,