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    Fixin' FN Stuff

    Laser welder:



    FN Striker:





    Finished weld in a few minutes.

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    Fitting pad welded on.

    This is a genuinely nicely finished striker. I have no idea why there is so much clearance in that.

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    Is this meant to increase accuracy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by EMC View Post
    Is this meant to increase accuracy?
    Nope - that's the striker. That will only affect trigger pull.

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    I have no idea what a laser welder is, but I suddenly want one.
    3/15/2016

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    Quote Originally Posted by TCinVA View Post
    I have no idea what a laser welder is, but I suddenly want one.
    It was fun at first.

    Then I met a horribly needy tactical hobo, and now it's a chore.

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    Laser weld a striker for a tactial hobo, and he's got a welded striker.

    Teach a tactical hobo to laser weld, and he'll have welded strikers for the rest of his life.

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    Not being familar with the innards of an FNS it seems a little like an odd place to provide fitting that would improve the trigger pull. Any chance you'll expound on how fitting in that dimension impacts the pull?

    Quote Originally Posted by TR675 View Post
    Laser weld a striker for a tactial hobo, and he's got a welded striker.

    Teach a tactical hobo to laser weld, and he'll have welded strikers for the rest of his life.
    There's clearly a spin on the "If you give cat a cupcake..." book in here somewhere.

    If you give a tactical hobo an FNS9L, he'll want some ammo to go with it.
    When he tries to shoot it, the mag will fall out and he'll want a custom mag catch.
    Once FN sends the magical mystery mag catch, he'll shoot it a bunch more.
    When he shoots a bunch of the ammo, he'll realize the gun is slippery and want to texture it.
    When he stipples the grip, it will remind him of sand, so he'll want to do a torture test.
    After he buries the gun in sand, he'll get it out, and the trigger will be gritty, so he'll take the gun apart.
    When the gun is apart, he'll want to have the slide refinished, so he'll send it off to Blackfire.
    While the slide is at Blackfire, he'll mess with the trigger, and need the striker laser welded.
    Once he gets the parts back, he'll put the gun back together and shoot it.
    When he shoots it, he'll like and it want a spare, and he'll want another FNS9L.
    --Josh
    “Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.” - Tacitus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Riehl View Post
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    Finished weld in a few minutes.
    What is the flex hose for? Inert gas? Fume extraction?
    Dave Berryhill

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Berryhill View Post
    What is the flex hose for? Inert gas? Fume extraction?
    Inert gas - argon.

    How much this addresses the trigger issue, I don't know. Maybe not at all. But it had a 20 degree arc of movement in the slide, and it bothered the shit out of me.

    And I like playing with the laser.

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