How tight is tight?????

[Olle]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

I've run a 20 ton hydraulic press almost up to the limit to press the barrel out of the trunnion. And I had to drill the pin out.

Yep, they do press them pretty darn good. Anyway, my point is that a barrel won't move as easily as one may think. Walther PP might be a better example of a pinned barrel, once you remove the pin you can tap the barrel out with hand tools. It still holds up well to .380, and I don't think the barrel would come loose shooting 9mm either.

It would actually be interesting to put a test assembly together with a hand tightened barrel and see what happens when you shoot it...