Slide width on small bore

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Tbarh
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Slide width on small bore

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Are all 508 bore and smaller slides narrow?… With my wide jaw i have a very hard time playing them…Shoudnt be like that ?🤬
Are there any aftermarket slide crooks to be bought out there ?

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ithinknot wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:34 am viewtopic.php?t=18492
Thanks !👍 Do You also know if there is someone producing small bore aftermarket crooks .. ?
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There used to be the 'Wide Glide', but they're out of production. Maybe someone around here has a spare for you.

M/K Drawing do, but 71 mm wide max... if you want something significantly wider, see if you can get the Kuehnl part, or it's going to be a hand bent custom job.
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ithinknot wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:44 am There used to be the 'Wide Glide', but they're out of production. Maybe someone around here has a spare for you.

M/K Drawing do, but 71 mm wide max... if you want something significantly wider, see if you can get the Kuehnl part, or it's going to be a hand bent custom job.
Thank You ! This is helpful !😉👍
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Shires, Besson and any German make will have small bores with nice wider slides. Rath maybe too but not sure.
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Macbone1 wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:45 pm Shires, Besson and any German make will have small bores with nice wider slides. Rath maybe too but not sure.
Thanks ,but only looking for a crook (and maybe slide handles 😉)
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