Slide-frame fit

Magnumite

Hi all.I have been reading these posts for awhile now. Very interesting and informative.I have built a couple of my own pistols. I have done slide to frame fits and usually end up with .0015" to .0025" of dial indicator or feeler gauge measured movement between the slide and frame WITHOUT any other parts installed. Of course the barrel fit removes the rest of that movement. And these pistols shoot very very well. My question is...how does this compare to the "no movement between the slide and frame" one reads about in the magazines. I never had the opportunity to handle a Baer or comparable gun let alone strip it and check such the slide frame fit. I know it is not that overly important to have "no perceptible movement" but am curious as what a true match grade "super tech" slide fit is.Thanks for "listening".

Der Gebirgsjager

I do not believe that they get any better than what you have described. No movement, to my mind, means no perceptible movement of the slide side to side when one attempts to move it with the fingers. Obviously, even in the most tightly constructed pistol, some small measurement of clearance must exist for the slide to be able to move on the frame rails.

Phil

Folks like Baer,McCormick,etc.,say .001"-.002".

Magnumite

Thanks for the info guys...appreciate it.Enlightening!

Magnumite

Hi.Thank you for the input. Enlightening!