NIEMi24s, I had a feeling that wasn't going to sound exactly right, but couldn't think of any way to sugar coat it. Sixty seven. Hope I can say that one day. I deal with a lot of customer modified things and know of what you speak.
The experience you speak of with your Colt's barrel fitting, 42 years of reliable service, is what I would like to accomplish with the one I'm messing with now. I would like to have the frame, slide, link and barrel I am having to deal with be able to go the distance. If this requires a little machine work on any of these parts, so be it. A good trade off for reliability in my opinion. And my opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it.
The only barrel I have seen with the bottom lug torn almost all the way off was a Kart. The tearout was almost complete with the exception of a small bit of steel in front of the lug holding the lug on. Kinda like the lug was sitting on an island. The tear did not extend into the chamber. I concluded that the bottom of the barrel feet were making contact with the VIS due to the gouges in the VIS and the peening of the back of the barrel feet. So perhaps any barrel can be destroyed with improper fitting.
xxxxxx Iron bottom sez; Don't let your Rat Terrier hang around with college boys.
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