Pond James Pond
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As I sat out in the sunshine, pondering my next tinkering project, I started thinking about the various service kits you can buy for guns like my CZ or my ex-Glock. I thought about the sorts things that might need to be replace after a certain number of rounds. I also thought about what I might replace on a revolver given the same criteria and here I just don't know enough about how they work, what wears down and when.
However, it occurs to me that with slide flying back and forth etc, there might be more wear on a semi. Then again, a revolver's internals seem to be more precisely aligned. Once a bit of material has worn it might start playing up.
My guess-work suggests that revolvers will probably need less in the way of spares over its service life, but if a part does wear down it might be pretty steep to replace.
So here are my questions:
-What have you replaced on a gun due to it wearing out (please exclude manufacturing faults)?
-What were the ball-park costs?
-What gun was it?
-And most importantly, what was the approximate round count?
Using the indispensable car analogy: a tyre might be replaced once bald and down to the carcass, or it might be replaced because someone slashed it on a Friday night or came from the factory horribly unbalanced.
I am only interested in the situations when if was replaced due to the baldness. Worn through regular wear and tear only!!
However, it occurs to me that with slide flying back and forth etc, there might be more wear on a semi. Then again, a revolver's internals seem to be more precisely aligned. Once a bit of material has worn it might start playing up.
My guess-work suggests that revolvers will probably need less in the way of spares over its service life, but if a part does wear down it might be pretty steep to replace.
So here are my questions:
-What have you replaced on a gun due to it wearing out (please exclude manufacturing faults)?
-What were the ball-park costs?
-What gun was it?
-And most importantly, what was the approximate round count?
Using the indispensable car analogy: a tyre might be replaced once bald and down to the carcass, or it might be replaced because someone slashed it on a Friday night or came from the factory horribly unbalanced.
I am only interested in the situations when if was replaced due to the baldness. Worn through regular wear and tear only!!