Dave,
I hear what youre saying and my guess is some Germans may see it that way but having worked as a journeyman tool and die maker in my younger years at a company owned, managed, and staffed with many "old country" Germans I can tell you that somebody probably didn't get their "tempers" right. "V" and "leaf" springs are a bit of an art and it's realistic to assume that over time some will fail. Everybody has an off day or moment that in the spring business may not be noticed until many years of cycling, in George's case the cocking and uncocking of the lock mechanism. The Germans do have a history of being damn good craftsmen so George's spring issue is a bit of a rarity, in my experience anyway. I must admit I find a measure of humor in the notion that German engineering and craftsmanship is "bullet proof". It basically comes down to people and statistics. There is always that proverbial "one in a million" that will get ya.
Regards,
Buchseman
Last edited by Buchseman; 09/14/12 09:21 PM.
