Posted: 8/17/2010 2:06:32 PM EDT
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I have a Wilson Combat barrel bushing that I am fitting. The bushing drops into the slide with little problem but requires a wrench and quite a bit of elbow grease to remove. I'd like the bushing to be slightly tighter than the factory bushing but not so tight that I have to use the barrel to "drift" the bushing out of the slide.
I know that in the past it has been recommended that lapping compound be used for the final fitment on bushings but want to get some fresh opinions on the subject before I go to work using that method. Thanks |
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Chances are that if the bushing drops into the slide, the bushing's retention lug is what's causing the tightness. I wouldn't alter the rest of the bushing itself until I determined where the clearance needed to be.
A few minutes with a Sharpie and a bushing wrench would be well-spent. |
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Quoted: Chances are that if the bushing drops into the slide, the bushing's retention lug is what's causing the tightness. I wouldn't alter the rest of the bushing itself until I determined where the clearance needed to be. A few minutes with a Sharpie and a bushing wrench would be well-spent. QFT |
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Quoted:...I know that in the past it has been recommended that lapping compound be used for the final fitment fitting on bushings but want to get some fresh opinions on the subject before I go to work using that method. Thanks I agree with the marker and bushing wrench idea. (fitment: noun-an accessory attached to an assembly of parts. Sorry but I'm a Grammar Nazi  ) |