Guidance on New Gun
- Thread starter Kcboats
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The slide lock on 1911's was never designed to be a slide release. 
That being said, put a snap cap in the magazine and it'll probably work fine without the follower pressing on the slide lock
That being said, put a snap cap in the magazine and it'll probably work fine without the follower pressing on the slide lock
This. May be full of packing grease. If a thorough cleaning doesn’t fix it send it to the mothership.
belladonna
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FedEx has done this to us more than once. I’m glad you finally got your issue fixed AND that you can FINALLY get your gun back. I know…SA customer service rocks.
Yikes!! The slide is binding on the ejector big time. That shouldn't be happening on a new gun (or a worn one either if properly fitted in the first place). Springfield needs to make it right.
On the up side, at least Springfield has returned to pinning the ejector like Saint JMB intended instead of just gluing them in place and then relying on the fact that most 1911s never get shot enough for it to come loose. To add insult to injury, they didn't even drill the receiver for the ejector pin and they refused to do so upon customer request after the gun was purchased and the "problem" was discovered.
Now we're still waiting on Springfield to perform a proper "bowtie" relief cut on the vertical impact surface (VIS) of their frames. Fortunately, they seem to do a fairly good job of keeping the rear of the lower barrel lug in even contact with the surface, but the relief cut would be preferable.
On the up side, at least Springfield has returned to pinning the ejector like Saint JMB intended instead of just gluing them in place and then relying on the fact that most 1911s never get shot enough for it to come loose. To add insult to injury, they didn't even drill the receiver for the ejector pin and they refused to do so upon customer request after the gun was purchased and the "problem" was discovered.
Now we're still waiting on Springfield to perform a proper "bowtie" relief cut on the vertical impact surface (VIS) of their frames. Fortunately, they seem to do a fairly good job of keeping the rear of the lower barrel lug in even contact with the surface, but the relief cut would be preferable.
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