AW93 all steel
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Two Shanks
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Re: AW93 all steel
Always try to be respectful of my Aussie neighbors because I really like you guys and You are not shy about jumping into a fight. while I like a spirited discussion I seriously mean no malice.
Re: AW93 all steel
From an engineering point of view the slide looks like they tried to find a way to put as many stress raisers as possible into one component.
I believe I heard they did a run of nickel(?) plated slides and had a lot of trouble due to hydrogen embrittlement, so they went back to the blacked ones.
I believe I heard they did a run of nickel(?) plated slides and had a lot of trouble due to hydrogen embrittlement, so they went back to the blacked ones.
Re: AW93 all steel
Greetings,
A fellow shooter has an AW93 and has replaced the slide at least once.
Not sure of the cause.
Might be associated with using a recoil spring that is weak beyond specification and the slide was "hammering" the receiver.
Cheers,
Dave
A fellow shooter has an AW93 and has replaced the slide at least once.
Not sure of the cause.
Might be associated with using a recoil spring that is weak beyond specification and the slide was "hammering" the receiver.
Cheers,
Dave
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Two Shanks
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Re: AW93 all steel
Do You know what ammo he was using.
Re: AW93 all steel
Sorry, my memory is not that good. I have not seen him since the 'Virus' began a year ago.
Cheers,
Dave
Re: AW93 all steel
It's true. The first series of AW93s had nickel plated slides. I was one of first in Australia to purchase one when they were released ( 1994/5/6?) so was a club mate.JamesHH wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:42 am From an engineering point of view the slide looks like they tried to find a way to put as many stress raisers as possible into one component.
I believe I heard they did a run of nickel(?) plated slides and had a lot of trouble due to hydrogen embrittlement, so they went back to the blacked ones.
His slide broke in the first week of use; I was a bit more fortunate as the slide on my one broke after about 24 years.
I also believe that FWB have since changed some of the internal geometry of slides in subsequent series to make them more robust.
Re: AW93 all steel
It would hit the recoil mass first, either way the springs need to be in balance.