Sorry for the wait bud... yes...Originally Posted by Isaac
Opened 4 times. Apex action kit for about 1200 rounds (after around 300 before trigger kit install).
I'm pretty sure it had 10,000+ dryfire trigger pulls. I recall seeing inclusions in the snapped portion of the stud that made me question if it was injection metallurgy... but that is complete speculation based on my memory/observations at the time.
Last edited by warpedcamshaft; 03-13-2018 at 11:59 PM.
Thanks!
I've broken once myself, always been curious how durable or delicate they are. When watching the Apex j frame kit vids on youtube, the 642 pins didnt look at shiny as the 340 pins.
Curious if snap caps were used?
Nick, good looking firearm and thanks for posting the pictures. I've been coveting an M&P 340 for what seems like forever. Though I am gonna have problems getting the drool marks off my keyboard.
I never used snap caps with that first gun. With it's replacement, I never dry-fire without snap caps.
It's probably just superstition... but I figured why not.
Last edited by warpedcamshaft; 03-18-2018 at 10:22 AM.
Made me curious. Weird things seem to happen sometimes when dry fired with no snap caps or primer to take the shock of the hammer fall or striker fall, or the hammer pins breaking on some AR uses like 22 kits or 9mm blowbacks. Dry firing a lot without caps can break Ruger single action transfer bars, some glock breech faces have cracked. Doesnt seem like just that much difference would be enough to break parts, but it seems to be changing the impact effect of the action parts operating.
I decided to just not dry fire anything without caps after breaking several Ruger transfer bars, despite multitudes of people, including the factory saying its OK and "Rugers are bombproof" being repeated constantly.
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Shot a clean Wizard,dominate hand only with 340PD using 148WC out of Milt Sparks SS. Concealment was my favorite Thunder Ranch tshirt. Kliks belt.
3&5 yard times in the 1.90s
7 yard time 2.10
10 yard time 2.49
Sorry not sharp enough to fix the pic............CYA Retro
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Here is one of my 340PD's that is about 8 years old.
Mods are VZ grips, Apex trigger and sights are from Dave Lauck. The holster is a custom AIWB from @Tony-Mayer JM Custom Kydex
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Here is one of my 340PD's that is about 8 years old.
Mods are VZ grips, Apex trigger and sights are from Dave Lauck. The holster is a custom AIWB from @Tony-Mayer JM Custom Kydex
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The Thin Blue Line is TOO Thin........Thug Life Must End
DUDE! Those sights yo! Alas, my 642 does not have a pin on front sight. Guess I need to get me a 640.Here is one of my 340PD's that is about 8 years old.
Mods are VZ grips, Apex trigger and sights are from Dave Lauck. The holster is a custom AIWB from @Tony-Mayer JM Custom Kydex
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