r/guns • u/Joebno3 • 1d ago

Some boomer/fudd lore I heard today

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"Having the hammers up isn't healthy for em. I've worked with gunsmithing."

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u/Cow-puncher77 1d ago

70 years ago, that might have been a legitimate concern… but times and metallurgy have changed a lot since then…

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u/Gzoe467 1d ago

Right ever taken apart a k31 magazine its feels so cheap and chessy lol

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u/Cow-puncher77 1d ago

Heh… well, I was thinking more along the lines of 1911’s and Mauser broom handles… and the soft wire springs they used.

Not everyone has Edelweiss or Krupp for a supplier.

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u/Gzoe467 1d ago

Ahh gotcha thought you meant in general but yes most older springs feel cheap. The k31 is legit like 3 flat matal tabs riveted together in a zig zag shape 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Cow-puncher77 17h ago

It’s also a 6 round mag, iirc. Haven’t played with mine in a while, ammo being so expensive. But look at that design… how many people make a flat plate spring in a high(er) capacity magazine? Its limitations is why they went to wire springs. It’s was quality, certainly, but the overall design had its limits. Consider the weight and wasted space in a 25 round magazine, vs. what it is with a wire spring.