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Appreciation post: I just read that a 1911's slide only moves about 0.003 inches when the hammer falls
Saw it in a technical manual from the 80s and it blew my mind how precise that lockup is. Anyone have a favorite 'tiny detail' about a classic action?
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brookebailey6mo ago
That's a lot of precision for a hundred year old design.
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sanchez.holly6mo ago
Actually, the basic design is old, but the manufacturing is super modern. The tolerances they hold now are way tighter than anything possible back then. It's like comparing a hand-drawn map to GPS... the idea is similar, but the execution is on a whole different level. Modern CNC machines and quality control make parts fit together with almost no slop at all.
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