Rob,
I'm pretty sure no thermal expansion/contraction gap would be necessary due to all of it being of the same material. Besides, steel expands/contracts at .00006"/inch per degree Farenheit if I got my decimal point in the right place. That gap looks close to notebook paper thickness wide. That's .002-.003". I have a LC that has a better lower tang fit in this area.
I don't have the budget for the case and fancy-dancy screwdrivers, let alone the gun, but I have to agree with JJ on the gap being a party foul on a gun like this. Besides, everyone knows H&H uses the latest CNC/DNC machinery and they should be able to cut matching parts much closer than this if the programmers and operators do their jobs.
Last edited by Chuck H; 11/07/06 08:04 AM.