I acquired a pre-owned LH9 Mk2 over the weekend and noticed that there's a lot of slop in the slide to frame fitment. The slide rattles a decent amount even with a round chambered and mag seated. Any other owners here experience the same with their LH9? I was expecting tolerances to be a little tighter.
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Lionheart LH9 Fitment
- Thread starter jimbear
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Slide loose on rails might just mean excellent reliability.
My SIG 2022 was that way, as have all of them which I've seen. But it was very accurate since the barrel and slide locked up nice and tight, and the sights are on the slide. So slide to frame looseness didn't affect accuracy.
I call that the best of both worlds and recommend you check how tight the barrel locks into the slide.
Bart Noir
My SIG 2022 was that way, as have all of them which I've seen. But it was very accurate since the barrel and slide locked up nice and tight, and the sights are on the slide. So slide to frame looseness didn't affect accuracy.
I call that the best of both worlds and recommend you check how tight the barrel locks into the slide.
Bart Noir
We gave away four or five of them in a raffle a few years ago, and I don't remember them being loose, at all.
Of course, looseness doesn't really mean much in the cause-and-effect sense, so unless the gun is unreliable or inaccurate?
This is one of the raffle guns. I haven't watched in a while, so don't remember what comments there may have been about fit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FJgx998h34
Of course, looseness doesn't really mean much in the cause-and-effect sense, so unless the gun is unreliable or inaccurate?
This is one of the raffle guns. I haven't watched in a while, so don't remember what comments there may have been about fit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FJgx998h34
9x18_Walther
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Not familiar with the LH9 Mk2, but is the serial number on the frame also on the slide (if it is on there in the first place)? Sometimes for what ever reason, people mismatch slides and frames.
Walt Sherrill
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Slide to frame fit (tightness) accounts for a very small part of a semi-auto's accuracy. Barrel to slide fit (if you're using the sights and NOT a frame-mounted optical system) is far more important.
Until you shoot the gun from a rest to see how well it hits, you may be worrying about something that isn't a concern.
I've had two DP-51s (basically the same gun), and the .40 version of the DP-51, called the DH-40. The first DP-51 was an absolute tack-driver, the second was good, and the DH-40 was OK, but nothing to brag about -- but that may have been more ME than the gun (back then, I didn't shoot .40s as well as I did later.)
Until you shoot the gun from a rest to see how well it hits, you may be worrying about something that isn't a concern.
I've had two DP-51s (basically the same gun), and the .40 version of the DP-51, called the DH-40. The first DP-51 was an absolute tack-driver, the second was good, and the DH-40 was OK, but nothing to brag about -- but that may have been more ME than the gun (back then, I didn't shoot .40s as well as I did later.)
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