I have a Sistema 1911, and it recently starting giving me trouble. If I dry-fire it or push the firing pin in enough to disassemble it, it gets stuck, protruding out the breechface. I have to use a bullet (or similar small metal object) to pop it back. I've cleaned the heck out of it (no oil, though), and that helped only slightly (initially, it required less pressure to get stuck).
Does anyone have an idea what might be causing this, and how I might remedy it? It simply started doing this out of the blue - I've used this pistol for several years, and never seen this before. For the record, I've checked all the dummy solutions I know of - the firing pin spring is in place, and correctly oriented. There are no burrs on the firing pin, and no visible obstructions in the firing pin channel.
Any help would be appreciated...
Does anyone have an idea what might be causing this, and how I might remedy it? It simply started doing this out of the blue - I've used this pistol for several years, and never seen this before. For the record, I've checked all the dummy solutions I know of - the firing pin spring is in place, and correctly oriented. There are no burrs on the firing pin, and no visible obstructions in the firing pin channel.
Any help would be appreciated...