P&S ModCast 145 brings Steve Fisher, Ernest Langdon, Dave Laubert, Chad Mercer, Tom Victa together to discuss gun nerds 14: the pistol episode. Gun Nerds 14 is a broad technical discussion of modern pistols with instructors, gunsmiths, armorers, competitive shooters, and product-development specialists. The panel examines design choices, operating systems, manufacturing, reliability, maintenance, modifications, ergonomics, and the relationship between a pistol’s intended role and its configuration.
Released: April 27, 2018
Runtime: 4 hours, 9 minutes, 52 seconds
Host: Matt Landfair
Panel: Steve Fisher, Ernest Langdon, Dave Laubert, Chad Mercer, Tom Victa
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Episode overview
Gun Nerds 14 is a broad technical discussion of modern pistols with instructors, gunsmiths, armorers, competitive shooters, and product-development specialists. The panel examines design choices, operating systems, manufacturing, reliability, maintenance, modifications, ergonomics, and the relationship between a pistol’s intended role and its configuration.
Topics discussed
- Modern service-pistol design and operating systems
- Reliability, durability, manufacturing, and quality control
- Trigger systems, safeties, controls, and ergonomics
- Factory configuration versus aftermarket modification
- Gunsmithing, armorer considerations, tolerances, and parts life
- Maintenance, lubrication, inspection, and common failure points
- Matching pistol characteristics to duty, defense, competition, or training
- How product development responds to institutional and consumer demands
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Gun Nerds and Pistols → service pistols, handgun design, gunsmithing, armorers, reliability, triggers, ergonomics, maintenance, modifications, product development, Steve Fisher, Ernest Langdon, Dave Laubert, Chad Mercer, and Tom Victa.