Posted: 3/22/2007 6:06:47 PM EDT
| The slide is so loose on my GI that it rattles. This gun has less than 100 rounds through it. Is this to much play? |
| I have a pristine us army property marked pre-war 1911A1, and it rattles a tad, so does my browning 1922. Tolerances were a little looser to be able to withstand ingestion of dirt in combat situations. I'd have to see it to tell if it was excessive but I'd bet it's fine |
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From my understanding of the original 1911 design, it was suppose to have loose fit so it would funtion dirty or in dirty conditions. before you get all twisted about the rattle, why dont you bench it and run some rounds thu it to see how well it prints. if you know anyone that shoots better then you, i would have them do some shots too. |
I've heard that tossed around the errornet for as long as I can remember. Usually you will hear some percentage like 10 or 15 that the slide to frame has to do with accuracy. I remember reading an article by Ed Brown where he says slide to frame fit contributes more to accuracy than people think. I think it would be interesting to see some side by side testing with two 1911s one loose and one with a tightly fit slide. |
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Kuhnhausen states that slide to frame fit accounts for about 15% of accuracy potential. For a iron sighted pistol, barrel fit is what's most important for accuracy. For a pistol such as a USPSA Open Class gun or a bullseye gun which uses a optical sight mounted to the frame, slide fit is very important. |
Amen |