As I've written in the past, the micro must have fresh springs, recoil and magazine to ensure that the gun will cycle reliably. Simply put, when the platform is decreased in size, there's less margin for error, or, perhaps better put, they are unforgiving of neglect of these two areas.
I have two reasons. The first is simply nostalgia; I owned and carried an original Detonics off and on from through I bought and sold the gun twice to finance another "must-have" gun, like others have done. The second reason is the Detonics captive tri-coil spring system, which uses three rather than the more common two recoil springs on a full-length guide rod.
The latter two springs should be changed every to 1, rounds. They wear out quickly because they're doing the same work as a full-size single recoil spring but in a much shorter space. Now, back in '76 I'd have swallowed this whole, since at that time there wasn't the body of experience now existing to indicate otherwise.
Then, only a few talented pistolsmiths--Armand Swenson and Austin Behlert being the most notable--were miniaturizing s on a very limited and expensive custom basis. Currently, a dual spring is used in other microcompact s, with some owner's manuals recommending replacing the spring system, as I mentioned earlier, every to 1, rounds. My own experience with them strongly supports this admonition. However, both Jerry and Pete pointed out that by using three rather than two springs, and there being slightly more room in the spring channel by design for the system, it allows for extended spring life.
I do not doubt either's honesty, having known Jerry for more than two decades and he being an early Detonics fan. And Pete, well, he was the master gunsmith for the first Detonics company, so he should know his gun. Having said this, I think if I buy this one I'll also get two spare spring systems. I also want to do my best to get this gun in the hands of as many others as possible to get the round-count up.
While the Detonics is not unpleasant to shoot, I'm not of a mind to try and shoot 5, rounds in a short period of time with it. The Detonics CombatMaster is 34 ounces of stainless steel with a six-round stainless steel Metalform-made magazine. The slide has a distinctive configuration, with the rear sight repositioned forward about an inch from the usual location. Behind the sight, the rounded slide has been flattened and slopes downward slightly a few degrees.
A spurred hammer is used, and the spur is higher on the hammer body than is traditional. The reason for the slope and the raised hammer spur is to make thumb-cocking easier when carrying the gun with loaded chamber and hammer lowered.
This works as intended and is as easy, if not more so, than doing this action with a full-size original design. This also makes lowering the hammer easier as well.
Of course, carrying a with the chamber loaded, hammer down has not been en vogue for quite some time and is even, mistakenly, thought to be unsafe. The Detonics does not have a passive firing-pin safety system, but it does use a heavier-than-standard firing-pin spring.
But alleging that this practice is unsafe would come as a surprise, if it didn't elicit outright amusement, from. I know, nowadays "everyone knows" that carrying with the hammer down and manually lowering the hammer with a round chambered is "unsafe. Back then, stupid and careless people were seen to be what they were--stupid and careless; now they have become "victims.
All this being said, the Detonics has a nice, low-profile Colt lookalike thumb safety for cocked-and-locked carry. A coned barrel is used, and its enlarged portion locks into the front face of the slide. Historically, the codesigner of the original Detonics, Sy Woodcock, is responsible for the slide-and-hammer configuration. He carried his that way and wanted to improve the ease of raising the hammer.
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