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Hellcat pro locked up. Help please!

Was putting in some new pins. Put the slide on and racked it. Somehow it got the trigger stuck in a forward position. I can move the slick back and forth but can't pull the trigger and cant engage the slide lock. Please help
 

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Took out all the pins and now the trigger can be pulled. Any ideas on how to make some progress?
 

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oops, too late on my reply, I was hoping with the breakdown lever up and the trigger out, you could manually rack nearly to the locking point and flip the breakdown lever down, thus 'resetting' yourself... now let me scratch my head a sec
 
Welp I'm back here again. Same thing happened after I reassembled. Stuck here now can't seem to get the trigger group off the slide.
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Took out the new pins, put the factory's back in. Boom problem solved. 4 hrs wasted time
if you never done it before, did you think you'd be an expert the first time?

i have yet to fully disassemble a 1911, but when i do, i will be watching many you tube videos for experts, not a bunch of mooks.

would i expect perfection after my first try..??

most likely....nope......

like anything else, practice, practice, practice.......and you'll get to Carnegie Hall.
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what i'd suggest is, replace 1 pin at a time, and test rack and test fire it, using a snap cap, do not dry fire.

if that 1 pin works, THEN try 1 more, and retest.

so on and so forth for the remaining pins.

if the first pin you replace DOES not work? remove that one, and try the next....

it's going to be a process of elimination.

also, you have to understand, that not all after market parts will work in all guns.

maybe 1 maker's parts are a wee bit off in specs, and another company's parts are spot on.

very often it is mentioned in many directions...."fitting may be necessary"

meaning, some filing, reaming, sanding, honing, etc.

that's why i spent a few dollars on some "fitting tools"
 
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