usmc1974 Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I was wondering, how much does cuts like this in the slide weaken it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 for airsoft gun it's O.K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigG Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Significantly but not in the axis that matters unless you blow up a barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, GigG said: Significantly but not in the axis that matters unless you blow up a barrel. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigG Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 19 minutes ago, usmc1974 said: ? Of course removing metal weakens the slide. How could it not? But the slide only sees back and forward movement during normal operation and in that axis the slide cuts aren't going to matter. Oh it may matter after about 50K or more rounds or if the cut wasn't done correctly. The one place one might notice it is if the barrel every explodes. There isn't as much frame to keep the fraged barrel in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandabooks Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 That is a cracked slide just waiting to happen. It will be in the bars that will crack. Either at the top or the bottom of each bar. When I cut a slide I never cut all the way through unless the customer insists that is what they want. Even then it is only with full diameter radiuses in the corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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