weight of slide
would a light slide effect the reliablty of a pistol example glock 30 s
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The way those guys like at Zev are swiss cheesing there slides I would say no. Besides swapping a heavier spring would compensate for the mass loss. Keep in mind it matters where you shave the weight. Even with better metallurgy. 0 -
There are some pistols definitely affected not only by slide weight. But the additional weight of added accessories that might be added, (red dots etc.)
I've been experimenting with a Kel Tec PMR 30, that has a Burris red dot on it. When woods walking for Jacks. 22 mag ammo won't open up/expand on their small bodies. They just punch through, and the jacks will just skedaddle into the brush. Before you can get a second shot. Even the CCI, 30 grain, nickel case, ultra high velocity. Will just punch through, unless the spine or skull is hit.
Been rectifying this by drilling a 3/32 hole, 200 thousand deep, in the nose of the CCI 30 grainers. Than filling the hole with grease. To initiate rapid expansion.
To make a long story short. Drilling out the nose caused periodic fail to feed failures in the Kel Tec. Just because the bullet has been lightened. Along with the red dot, on the slide. Affecting slide velocity.
With a heavy 45 ACP bullet in a G 30, don't see you having the same problem. Unless you go to some real light bullets. Like 155/165 grainers.0 -
quote:Originally posted by range
would a light slide effect the reliablty of a pistol example glock 30 s
"It depends" on the gun, how light you're going, and what else you do to it, but if all you did was lighten the slide I think it certainly could.
Lighter slide should result in faster cycle time, and that could lead to feeding problems, especially with certain ammo types. Typically, you also install a heavier spring at the same time to compensate. And obviously you test the system to make sure its reliable before you start to rely on it!
Milling out metal from a slide to make it lighter can also make it weaker, and faster slide velocity beats it up more. Obviously if the slide cracks that's going to affect reliability.
In practice, lots of competitors use these. I think the idea is that the lighter weight causes less muzzle flip because less mass strikes the frame in recoil. So long as the gun is "tuned" properly I think they're fine.
Also in practice, all the different Glock types have different slide masses. Slide weight has been calibrated with each model to ensure reliability and so they could all use the same springs.
My question is why would you want to? For someone who is competing where tenths of a second matter, having a gun that can shoot as fast as possible is an advantage. So I "get" it there.
But for a carry or defensive gun, I don't see a good reason to do this. Just don't think the ounce of weight you might save is worth it, particularly when you're already starting with a relatively light polymer frame gun to begin with. There are other places you can save weight, if that's an issue.0
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