Re: M40A1 arrives....The Good...The bad.......The even bette
The bore axis is the measurement of where the barrel sits relative to the HAND, not necessarily the dust cover.
Knowing that the mechanicals of the new pistols are the same, it also looks as if the thumb-web portion of the grip is nearly identical also; up high, nice and tight to the slide. This is the real bore axis measurement.
It is obvious that the dust cover is larger on the new guns. But I'm pretty sure it just "hangs lower", which really has no effect on the true bore axis of the gun. The real question is, where is the HAND placed on the new grip. Compare the new to the old M40, and see how far the slide is above your thumb web. That'll tell the real story.
As far as holsters - I think it was a given from the beginning that rigs for the old pistols would not fit the new ones. That larger dust cover & reshaped trigger guard seem to make it impossible.
Are you SURE the bore axis is actually higher?madecov said:
The bore axis is the measurement of where the barrel sits relative to the HAND, not necessarily the dust cover.
Knowing that the mechanicals of the new pistols are the same, it also looks as if the thumb-web portion of the grip is nearly identical also; up high, nice and tight to the slide. This is the real bore axis measurement.
It is obvious that the dust cover is larger on the new guns. But I'm pretty sure it just "hangs lower", which really has no effect on the true bore axis of the gun. The real question is, where is the HAND placed on the new grip. Compare the new to the old M40, and see how far the slide is above your thumb web. That'll tell the real story.
As far as holsters - I think it was a given from the beginning that rigs for the old pistols would not fit the new ones. That larger dust cover & reshaped trigger guard seem to make it impossible.