1911 Problem

[Savage .250]

I've a problem with a 1911 (Series 70 Colt gun):

When firing the slide stop pops out of position and jams the slide out of battery.

A quick pull back on the slide and push of the slide stop to the right (into position) solves the problem. However the problem is repeatable and starting to occur frequently.

It's just started doing this recently. It has been shot a bunch and has a fairlly new new wolf recoil spring.

Anyone have a similar experience or know what's going on? Help!

 

[somerled]

It could be a worn slide stop detent, worn-out plunger tube spring, or a slide stop that's got some wear where the detent engages it. That's where I would start first. Also have someone watch you shoot from the rear and left. Perhaps you're knocking the slide stop up with your support hand thumb. That can particularly be a problem with an after-market, extended slide stop.

 

[nettlle]

Or your plunger tube could be loose. I bought a new Colt 70 series and the plunger tube worked loose at 5K rounds. I had to re-stake it.

 

[tark]

The first two posts pretty much narrowed it down to everything it could possibly be. Every pistol with that problem I've ever seen had one or more of the above mentioned situations.

 

[Llama Bob]

What do you mean the slide stop is "popping out"? Do you mean it's moving leftward while the gun is held in firing position? That should not be possible because the slide stop is hooked inside the slide.

Can you show a picture of what the gun looks like when it's stuck out of battery?

The solutions above seem to be related to premature lockback, which if I understand the OP is not the problem.