I think Ruger is screwing themselves by spreading their lines with few interchangeable parts.

[Hvymax]

Not really about testing for the nuke but the young fellow I posted about was the type that would cut coke cans in half & tig them back together for practice.

Back when I came through the apprenticeship most of our welding class time was spent on stick welding. I never spent enough time on the Tig or Mig to get used to them. Never did enough welding on the job to get used to it. They are letting us double dip right now though that may end after this year so I am technically retired but when I retire for real who knows I might pick up a wire feed to play with.

Lots of reasonably priced machines available. The Harbor Freight Titanium Flux 125 is a great machine for mild steel for under $200. Tons of Under$500 GMAW, GTAW, SMAW 110/220v machines available from Everlast and Yeswelder and others. For a little more you can get a machine that does all that and has a plasma cutter. Andelli has a machine that can GMAW, GTAW, SMAW and cold weld. Cold welding is kind of a capacitor discharge process that can weld the edges of razor blades as well as disimilar metals. Each millisecond gas shielded pulse melts the materials together while maintaining minimum heat transfer.

 

[harley08]

magpul P-mag

Did you have a problem with the magpul P-mags?

 

[Mike J]

Did you have a problem with the magpul P-mags?

I only have one for the Dagger. I have not had a problem with the P-mag. Most of what I have read from others is that the P-mags for Glocks are fine for the range but that they would not use them for carry.

All I have for my AR-15 is P-mags

 

[kmoore]

At the PD I worked at, all the AR GI aluminum mags got dumped many years ago and switched to P-mags. I got many used GI mags for free and installed new springs, followers and floor plates. I also have gen 1 through 3 AR P mags. All work fine. I have tried the p mags in Glocks I have and they work without problems. I also just use them at the range. Glock mags are cheap and work, heck the state agency I worked for gave them to officers. As a range guy, at one time, we changed out the Glock mag springs and inspected the mags of the officers at about every 5 years. After a couple of cycles, it was just issue new mags. Cheaper than inspecting and rebuilding old. I personally don't know anyone working a cop job using p mags in Glocks. I bet there are, I just don't know any.

 

[WV460hunter]

Ruger makes auto loaders? Since when?

Bob Wright

😂😂😂 I had the same thought about it

 

[WV460hunter]

Who said anything about autloaders? I can't find that mentioned anywhere.

centerfire auto pistol

 

[the_leper_colony]

... I personally don't know anyone working a cop job using p mags in Glocks. I bet there are, I just don't know any.

Probably multiple aspects to that, including possible liability issues (better to use factory mags that match the factory firearm), and "if it isn't broke don't fix it" (I've never heard anyone suggest Glock factory mags had reliability issues).

Since I'm definitely not working a cop job, I use mostly PMAGs - simply because they've been 100% reliable for me, and don't need a special tool to get the floorplates off (in other words, just my personal version of the KISS principle ;^).

As always, IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc., etc.

 

[shoot to thrill]

I'm sure Ruger's bean counters have considered all the angles. Today with computers to design and 5 axis mills to kick out molds the process to make molded metal and molded plastic parts is quick and cheap. They'll make a model for say 5 years then after another 5 years they won't offer replacement parts and you'll have to buy a new gun.
I remember back in the 70s I started working at a company that made printing presses. I was in the service department and it was always stressed that they were in the business to sell new presses not keep the old ones running forever. Ruger is similar in that they are in business to sell new guns.

and it was in the 70's with that business model of making junk in order to sell more was one of the many things that started in the 70's and is leading to the downfall of the country

 

[WV460hunter]

Almost all products are made that way. The Higher end of Ruger has always been and always will be their Revolvers and Mark family of Rifles.