I looked at a Ronin Operator at a local shop. The mainspring housing was stainless steel. I'm with you on the plastic ones. In my opinion, plastic parts don't belong on a 1911.I haven't taken apart the new SA Ronin to see yet, but does it use the nylon plastic mainspring housing like the SA 1911's and the lower end Kimber 1911's? If they do I'm a no buy.
Yeah my smithy has seen them fail. When the nylon gets old it gets dry and brittle. Delrin holds up a little better.I've seen plastic composite MSH on lots of 1911s , Kimber , Remington , S A , Armscor , etc. My Kimber Super Carry Pro has a steel MSH in it . Plastic must be cheaper , if you're carrying a 1911 you're not worried about weight . I've never seen one fail . A local smith told me the only one he's seen fail was because the gun was dropped on a concrete floor . Any way you look at , it's a simple switch . Not a deal breaker for me .
I've been in the plastics industry for a long time and if done correctly plastics are very durable and long lasting!Glock's been using composite frames a long time .
They're even using it for intake manifoldsI've been in the plastics industry for a long time and if done correctly plastics are very durable and long lasting!
WTH? Which/whose engines?They're even using it for intake manifolds
GM has been using them for years on LS motors , at least since 2009 . Quite a few others too . I believe the Cobalt and HHR also . I worked at GM dealership body shops and replaced a few that were front end hits . They're more common than not .WTH? Which/whose engines?
When the dodge neon was introduced in 1994 it had one of the first production cars with a plastic manifold system.GM has been using them for years on LS motors , at least since 2009 . Quite a few others too . I believe the Cobalt and HHR also . I worked at GM dealership body shops and replaced a few that were front end hits . They're more common than not .
Since it didn't sell well, I guess that's what the market thought about the idea. Leaky manifolds are expensive to fix.When the dodge neon was introduced in 1994 it had one of the first production cars with a plastic manifold system.
Lots of aftermarket systems now also, Fast industries is a leader in composite manifold systems!
Actually it did sell well , and same engine was in PT Cruiser .Since it didn't sell well, I guess that's what the market thought about the idea. Leaky manifolds are expensive to fix.