Oh John, I was kind of poking fun at myself. Hence the
Just wanted to follow up on this, and say that a hasty "field test" in the back yard had the 1917 DWM perform flawlessly through two magazines of ammo. I am very relieved, and proud of the troubleshooting and home gunsmithing I did to correct this situation.
The more I learn of the mechanics of this pistol, the more I appreciate it. What an amazing design. An evolutionary dead end in pistol development, compared with some of its peers, but what a marvelous dead end. Sort of like the P-51 Mustang in that respect at the dawn of the Jet age. Technically marvelous, but outdated none-the-less.
(I better not mention the M14 or 1911A1 as it seems the verdict is still out on these platforms...)
I'm just glad my "Shooter" shoots!
