Slide cap hitting sear on reassembly?

[old fart]

I have a Taurus G3c, i believe the lower part of the slide cap that goes right over the sear is just a tiny bit longer than the cap on my othe G3c. Because it hits the sear when I try to assemble the slide back on after cleaning. I push down on the sear and it comes back and goes on just fine. I just got the gun new and have put just below 100 rounds and they were flawless. When compared to my other G3c, the cap part does look like it is slightly longer. It is sloped on one side to go over the sear on dissasembly without hangup and mine does just fine. However it sticks down just enough to hit the lip on the sear when I assemble it. It is hard to eyeball it but you can tell a difference looking at the back of the slide when installed. My other G3c has more space under the cap than my new one in that one area, it's the part of the cap that sticks down in the back. should I file it down?, or leave it be? I won't send it in as it runs great and accurate with just this flaw. Thanks

 

[old fart]

I called Taurus, they want the gun back but I ain't sending it in. I wanted to try another slide cap but they said they had to install it as it was restricted part. Gun shoots great so I ain't gonna let them fix the cap and maybe mess something else up. So I will live with just pressing down on the sear when I clean it. Thanks

 

[SSN Vet]

Sometimes you need to pull the trigger when you dismount or mount the slide... just be sure nothing goes bang that's not supposed to go bang.

 

[CapnMac]

It might help if you had some photos to help identify which part and where the interference is.

The Rear cap on the slide is not exactly "do not remove without permission" sort of part, as accessory end caps are available, just as with Glock

 

[old fart]

It might help if you had some photos to help identify which part and where the interference is.

The Rear cap on the slide is not exactly "do not remove without permission" sort of part, as accessory end caps are available, just as with Glock
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Ok i went online and got some pics as my phone isn't working. The arrows show the part of the rear cap that is hitting the sear, the sear has an arrow pointing at it. If I just barely press the sear the slide goes right on. I checked and the cover on a paper writing tablet is thick enough to get the sear down and the slide past it, so it isn't hitting by much.

 

[tarosean]

Seems like you could take a swipe with a file or sandpaper on the Slide Cover Plate.

*not familiar with the Taurus

 

[JohnKSa]

I think your slide cover is not completely in the proper position. See the gap at the top between the slide and the cover? I think that shouldn't be there. Have you tried pushing up on the slide cap to see if it will go up farther and maybe snap into position? Images of other G3c pistols I found online don't seem to have that gap.

 

[Alllen Bundy]

Try swapping the caps between the pistols and see if the cap still causes the same problem on the other pistol. Also, double check to make sure that there isn't any foreign material inside the groove that the cap slides into. Also carefully compare and/or measure the two caps to make sure that they are identical without any manufacturing flaws.

 

[5-SHOTS]

I have the same pistol and it does more or less the same thing. Sometimes it is hard to disassembly the slide. It works better when you pull the trigger while you are going to push the slide forward rather than pull the trigger before disassembly like on a Glock.
To reassemble the pistol I find that it works better if you insert the slide slowly and keep it inline while doing it.
I think almost every video review about this pistol shows some "hesitation" in the slide disassembly/assembly process.