I have never once had it happen to me.
All it takes is a punch and hammer to remove the frame from the grip.
All it takes is a punch and hammer to remove the frame from the grip.
All manufactured products are a design COMPROMISE process. I would think there main desire was weight and size. they could have made the grip out of another material or even thicker to make it more robust so some one could use a crowbar to pop the pin. Besides the "design" of the grip, other factors that may make some more prone, could be the envoroment the gun is carried, the batch composition of the grip material, the mold tolerances, and the manufacturing tolerances of the pin itself.This is clearly another Kel-Tec design problem
TJB63 said:.. is there a problem if the spring bulges the slide out ...I'd say if it creates a problem, they need to come up with a better design.
I could be wrong but I think we have a nomenclature problem here. The frame is machined out of aluminum (210 on your parts diagram). I'm sure that you're not "bulging" either the frame or the slide (the slide is 4140 steel). What I suspect is, that you caused the grip (which is polymer/plastic) to bulge out near the assembly pin hole. If your assembly pin is "clicking" into place you should be OK from a safety standpoint. As specified elsewhere in this forum, the grip bulge can be fixed by the application of pressure and heat (like from a hairdryer).TJB63 said:Dumb Question
But is there a problem if the spring bulges the slide out or is it just a cosmetic thing? Like if the Frame is bulged, is the Slide gonna separate from the Frame upon firing or anything other crazy things?
I ask cause it looks like I caused mine to bulged out, But if it's not a Safety issue it really dosen't bother me that much and I would just fix it the next time I'm cleaning it. But if it's something I need to fix before firing it again, I'll get right on it.
I'd say if it creates a problem, they need to come up with a better design.