re: #25 Rightwingconspirator

My impression is that CNC made everything fit right, then a few years of adjustments means they all work well out of the box. Even the one that use a ton of moving parts like Sig.

Yup, it’s also my impression that improved manufacturing techniques can improve and reduce break-in times on firearms and other manufactured items, like cars. And I suspect that you are correct that the manufacturing allows for more complexity at a lower cost.

I am thinking of new engine break-in times these days. They used to require multiple oil changes and not pushing the engine for a period. It seems to me to be much less so these days.

One of the revolutions in pistols that I have seen over the past few decades is going to ‘plastics’ for the body of pistols. Another has been the ability to design and manufacture higher caliber pistols with much smaller frames. To the point that the frame may be uncomfortable to shoot due to its lightness and smallness.