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I've been checking around the usual places for firearms references and the like and I'm curious as to if anyone knows of any (preferably accurate but I'll take anything close at this point) reference models for the Beretta 92's magazine catch and release system. If someone has the dimensions for the mag catch bushings I'd be interested in just those as well. I can find references and STEP models of plenty of shit but this weapon specifically seems to elude me.
 
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Hyperbolic Steroids said:
I've been checking around the usual places for firearms references and the like and I'm curious as to if anyone knows of any (preferably accurate but I'll take anything close at this point) reference models for the Beretta 92's magazine catch and release system. If someone has the dimensions for the mag catch bushings I'd be interested in just those as well. I can find references and STEP models of plenty of shit but this weapon specifically seems to elude me.
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Do you mean the Beretta 92 with the heel button? Or the release by the trigger guard?

Glock 19 Gen 5 said:
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BCA bad or post covid ammo bad, or both? Gut says just BCA bad. Guns going boom wrong is a good reason to wear eye pro (though probably wouldn't be needed in this posted instance).
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On one hand, BCA. On the other hand, Winchester whitebox. It's a coinflip.
 
WhoBusTank69 said:
Do you mean the Beretta 92 with the heel button? Or the release by the trigger guard?
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the 92/92S with a heel release doesn't use a bushing, it's a spring and button captive with a pin. the hammer spring cap is retained with a roll pin. the 92SB and F series have two bushings on the magazine release retained by a spring pushing them apart and into recesses in the magazine catch itself. i assume he's referring to those.

for small parts like this i generally just source the part itself or the entire pistol and disassemble it to blueprint the part to keep at as technical reference.
 
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Baked Al-Aqsa said:
The Frutiger Aero era of small arms design was sadly way too short
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No one was into this phase as much as South Africa
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Singapore was pretty into it too.
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Glock 19 Gen 5 said:
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BCA bad or post covid ammo bad, or both? Gut says just BCA bad. Guns going boom wrong is a good reason to wear eye pro (though probably wouldn't be needed in this posted instance).
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I really don’t understand the appeal of extreme budget brands. These companies bet on the fact that most people don’t actually shoot their guns.
 
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Internorth Inc said:
I always found it funny when I'd hear about PD's in the sixties and seventies discount the AR-15 as being a "poodleshooter" when only a couple decades prior many departments were issuing .32 revolvers, and many at the time were issuing standard pressure LRN .38s. Sometimes I think that the accusations of the AR-15 being underpowered was used as a scapegoat for the departments not wanting to pony up the cash and instead buy the cheaper surplus M1s. Which is funny considering how much the .30 carb was derided for being "incapable of penetrating winter coats" (even if that claim is patently bullshit).
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back in those days firearms were a lot less sophisticated and much smaller of an industry and the entire modern concept of ballistics didn't really exist. i think that back then, in the gun space, people were a lot more willing to take a position that was more image focused than fact focused. You can still see it in revolver boomers where they still take positions just to spite other people's positions and nobody is talking about reality. i think that's why they love to do odd things like shill 32 revolvers
 
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So in the category of things I didn't know but now do. Apparently ruger's MK4 light's top pick rail and rear sight screws aren't locktighted in, or possibly simply don't have enough. Didn't keep a close enough count on rounds but estimating boxes it's around 750-1000 before it stopped shooting accurately with the red dot and we figured out that the pick rail worked itself loose. Shortly after fixing the pick rail i noticed that the unused rear sight's mounting screws were almost out. I'm thinking purple on the sight and red or rockset or the rail.
 
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So in the category of things I didn't know but now do. Apparently ruger's MK4 light's top pick rail and rear sight screws aren't locktighted in, or possibly simply don't have enough. Didn't keep a close enough count on rounds but estimating boxes it's around 750-1000 before it stopped shooting accurately with the red dot and we figured out that the pick rail worked itself loose. Shortly after fixing the pick rail i noticed that the unused rear sight's mounting screws were almost out. I'm thinking purple on the sight and red or rockset or the rail.
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F-16 Viper said:
Anyone carry a Glock 48? I'm interested in getting a slimline Glock for the summer months where I live. Does it conceal pretty well? Does it shoot like a slightly snappy 19?
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I carried one off and on for years. It's ok, and does exactly what you need it to, but there are better options at that price point in my opinion, and if I knew what I knew now I wouldn't buy it. It conceals fine, have no issues, but I can't compare it to the 19 since I haven't shot it. I can say that recoil is very manageable, even with the few +p loads I have put through it, but +p+ felt like it worked the slide way too hard so I would advise avoiding that. I still carry it routinely mostly due to familiarity and not caring if I beat the shit out of it, so I would still class it as a decent pistol.
The Dude said:
Well I got my Gen 3 Kriss Vector ordered. Went with 9mm since it's mostly going to be a range toy and you can get 500rnds of 9mm ball for fairly cheap. I'm going to SBR it on a Form 1 as soon as I can. It should arrive in about 7-9 business days, but my FFL said that the distributor it's coming from usually has a fast turnaround time so it might be here even sooner.
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The vector is neat but after actually getting one, I wouldn't recommend it to others unless they care more about coolness than actual practicality. It really doesn't get the chance to shine in semi auto only, even if it is really neat. Mine doesn't seem to like light loaded ammo, so I recommend not cheaping out on your range food, or even going 9mm NATO for it; at the very least I would try a few different brands before committing to one.
 
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Rainbow Idiot said:
So in the category of things I didn't know but now do. Apparently ruger's MK4 light's top pick rail and rear sight screws aren't locktighted in, or possibly simply don't have enough. Didn't keep a close enough count on rounds but estimating boxes it's around 750-1000 before it stopped shooting accurately with the red dot and we figured out that the pick rail worked itself loose. Shortly after fixing the pick rail i noticed that the unused rear sight's mounting screws were almost out. I'm thinking purple on the sight and red or rockset or the rail.
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I never have faith that factory mounted rails that aren't integral to the receiver (regardless of platform) will stay put, so the first thing I did to my Mk IV was to pull the rail, degrease all the relevant surfaces and use blue LocTite - never had an issue with it for a couple of years. Did the same when I swapped that rail out for a TandemKross RMS-C mount and I'm pretty sure it'll be fine too.
 
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WhatInTheActualFuck said:
I never have faith that factory mounted rails that aren't integral to the receiver (regardless of platform) will stay put, so the first thing I did to my Mk IV was to pull the rail, degrease all the relevant surfaces and use blue LocTite - never had an issue with it for a couple of years. Did the same when I swapped that rail out for a TandemKross RMS-C mount and I'm pretty sure it'll be fine too.
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my little secret to adding an optic rail to old police shotgun receivers (since the fillister screws really don't have much meat to secure the rail to the top unless there's like 5 or more of them and even then it's not a good way if the shotgun is roughly used regularly) is to machine in four 3/32" holes spaced two closer to each other in the rear and the other two evenly set towards the front of the section, open up the screw holes on the rail section to 1/8" and remove the threads, then epoxy in some 4140 aluminum pins made from round stock. the pin head has a square shoulder and prevents the pin from falling through, it's replaceable/removable, and the epoxy holds them in place very easily. optionally if i know this is permanent i can braze it in place (titanium filler from blue demon works great for small stuff like this) and it isn't going anywhere even with 3.5" 12ga or 10ga magnum loads.

the cheap method is just drill and cut 2 more threaded holes for two additional securing screws (i like using 8-40's since they will usually match the factory screws) or using the Mesa rail mount. i dislike modifying the side of the receiver since on an 870 if that ejector breaks it's annoying to remove, so the "sleeve" style that uses enlongated trigger pins is better imho.
 
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