Slides and methods for finishing a lock surface of a slide in a firearm

摘要

Slides and methods for finishing a lock surface of a slide in a firearm are disclosed. A disclosed method of finishing a lock surface comprising a rearward facing wall adjacent an ejection window of a slide of an automatic firearm includes: (a) pointing a laser at at least one of the lock surface and a material surface bordering the lock surface; and (b) heating the at least one of the lock surface and the material surface bordering the lock surface with a laser beam to harden the lock surface.