Walt Sherrill
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tirod said:
Maybe with your handguns, but not with everybody's. And that down-angled spring is almost always angled at less than 90 degress, and at it's base adds to overall length. But let's just talk about slide length...
I have a number of semi-autos, ranging from striker fired-Rugers, an XDm, FNSs and a Glock, to a 1911, a BHP, a CZ, a SIG P228, a Sphinx SDP and a couple of other CZ-pattern guns.
Nearly all of these guns measure from 2.6" to 2.9" from breech face to the most extended part on the rear of the slide -- some of that length is not functional and continues a "style" line which visually matches up with the frame. (The Rugers SR9s seem much longer than other guns at first glance, with more of the slide extending to the rear over the hand, but that part of the slide isn't really any longer than most other guns.) The longest in the area being measured that I own are my Sphinx SDP (hammer-fired) and an XDm .45 Competition (striker-fired) -- both measure about 2.9".
I think THAT measurement (both relative and actual) has more to do with the length of the round being fired and the grip angle than the gun's action system. Bigger guns and larger calibers would play a big role in this type of measurement: a Coonan .357 Magnum 1911 is a beast and I suspect the Desert Eagle in .44 Magnum is a monster! -- those cartridges are BIG and Long and the firing pin will have to travel a greater distance than a striker spring.
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