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https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/review-alchemy-custom-weaponry-quantico-hicap/

These are handsome pistols. If that adjective can be applied to an inanimate object. If I were to drop...

In a stroke of good fortune, my extra MAC / Tisas firing pin came in today's mail. The length and weight of this one is the same as the one posted above. That's encouraging to Tisas QC I'd say.
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Then the next question would be how much longer and then when does the length alone become a concern. Or does it?

My small sample indicates that 2.29" is not uncommon. 2.31" from Ruger may be a...

All four guns pass the pencil test although it seems the Ruger and MAC launch the pistol the least. Mainspring weight across the guns is unknown.

I suppose a next step would be to buy a Wolff XXP...

I posted this info in the Staccato C thread but it applies here too.

Random firing pin lengths and weights.

Ruger titanium. 32.1 grains. 2.29" long

Tisas/MAC titanium. 34.4 grains. 2.31"...

Here's some random firing pin info.

Ruger titanium. 32.1 grains. 2.29" long

Tisas/MAC titanium. 34.4 grains. 2.31" long

Springfield Armory steel. Series 70 rear profile. .070" tip. 63.9...

Did he call out Staccato and Atlas specifically? I thought he said some makers are using longer pins without naming any specific brand(s).



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Yes. I think the light pin and heavy spring is probably an acceptable option. There may even be a newer more better combo of firing pin spring, hammer spring and light firing pin that Staccato can...

That's more a marketing and then department requirements thing. Glock pushed the "safe action" deal pretty hard when coming to the American market. Yes. The Glock is probably as immune to rough...

Here it is decked out in all its glory.

I also have the C&H ACRO plate and had sort of planned on using a C&H Duty here. Budget gun with budget optic and all that. But the Duty is too wide to fit...

If you want an inexpensive 1911 that's probably as drop safe as any 1911, this might be your best option.

https://www.taurususa.com/pistols/taurus-1911

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For a civvy I'd say the worst case scenario would be a drop from the top closet shelf. What's that going to be? About 2M I'd say.



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I saw a Ti pin also stick forward in the breechface. It just took a tap with a cleaning rod to pop loose. Spring backwards or something related to titanium?

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Here's a new Ned video showing the issue of timing with the Kimber / Swartz safety.


https://youtu.be/6f4bOWfiDzk?si=3dJRRSEYTwJzwFJX

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https://youtu.be/Eru0mhVHmAc?si=7EmuSLOeFTf4GG9l

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The next question would be; what does Ruger use now for FP springs? Something akin to the Wolff XP or something else entirely?

As I mentioned before, Ruger is quite risk averse. Also, being a...

I called Wolff this morning to ask about the XXP spring. The nice lady I spoke to told me the spring is meant for use with a steel firing pin. It may or may not work with Ti. She guessed that there...

Mags, as noted already, have been a weak point. That didn't change overnight with the switch from STI to Staccato. Staccato is now on its 3rd generation of mags. Rumor is (probably true) that...

I'd think Tisas could pretty readily clone this.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240528/ceaa4d13355f24b90e867dfe42d41734.jpg

As was already mentioned, the Tisas Stakeout is close. It would...

Here's the current SAAMI abusive mishandling protocols. Note that they are voluntary.

https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SAAMI-Z299.5-2023-Abusive-Mishandling-Approved-9-25-2023.pdf

I saw a photo of a Springfield that had been dropped muzzle up with enough force to bend the grip safety tang into the hammer. It was bent to the point that the hammer was completely trapped and the...

Probably the easiest thing for Staccato to do is send out Ti pins and springs to anyone concerned and then make Ti an option going forward.

I just ordered a Tisas 9mm pin and spring. The total wirh shipping came to a little over $16.00.

Ned Christiansen has done a bunch of stuff with the Kimber safety. Timing in that system seems critical and it often appears to be the case that the grip safety can be depressed enough to release the...

Ruger uses titanium 9mm pins in all the 1911s as far as I know.

Ruger is lots of things but brave in the face of lawsuits is not one of them. You can be fairly certain the SR1911 passes SAAMI and...