stickslinger
May 19, 2004, 08:24 PM
Why can't a competant gunsmith round off the top edges of my Kahr PM9 and give it a similar thickness and top edge profile as a 1911?
I realize there's got to be enough metal to withstand the pressure, but it seems there's less metal in a 1911 slide than this blocky PM9. Oh how nice it would melt into my pocket if it were'nt for the square top of that slide.
I imagine that the hardest part would be finding a smith willing to accept the liability. But if you could, why not? Is it engineering or aesthetics that make it the shape it is?
I realize there's got to be enough metal to withstand the pressure, but it seems there's less metal in a 1911 slide than this blocky PM9. Oh how nice it would melt into my pocket if it were'nt for the square top of that slide.
I imagine that the hardest part would be finding a smith willing to accept the liability. But if you could, why not? Is it engineering or aesthetics that make it the shape it is?