1911 Plunger tube is loose.

[Old Fuff]

I know of a now elderly gentleman who left an old Military & Police model sitting in a drawer for decades without any attention. One night when he needed it, it worked just fine. One advantage of a revolver is when they are stored over a long period of time, none of the critical springs are compressed or under tension.

 

[NC-Mike]

I'm glad to have that M&P. It was my Father's service weapon.

He got it back in the day when you had to provide your own.

 

[Kosh75287]

MINE worked loose after about 5000 rounds. They restaked it, but it was loose again after about 200 rounds. Then they "silver soldered" it. It's never bothered me since.

 

[Old Fuff]

Then they "silver soldered" it.

Probably overkill, but Jeff Cooper strongly recommended it. I haven't ever seen a tube that moved after being soldered, but replacing one that needed replacement would not be an easy job.

 

[brotherzoo]

I've been using the Para Ordnance pistols since the first frame kits came out in !988, and also have a couple of mid-90s vintage models (P14 and P13) and they have heavy duty integral plunge tubes. My oldest is a first year alloy model with a commander top end and guts and it has seen lot's of full house tounds and years of HARD USE, including hitting the concrete on the left side hard enough to leave scars, without doing any damage to the plunger tube.

If you like single stacks, Caspian offers an integral plunger tube as an option on their frames, which Olympic Arms and any number of custom gunsmiths use.