I have now twice encountered a malfunction with the slide-stop on my Series 70 Colt 1911. It first occurred some 2 years ago when the slide-stop worked loose while firing and came about a quarter of an inch out, resulting in a totally jammed pistol.
I put in a new slide-stop and everything was OK until about a week ago when the same thing happened (unfortunately in the middle of an IDPA shoot). I have now replaced the original slide-stop and yesterday shot about 100 rounds with no problems.
I have searched extensively through 1911 literature, including the ever helpful 1911 Consolidated Thread, without getting anywhere. Local "experts" have suggested either that I reassembled the pistol incorrectly after cleaning or that I was somehow pressing against the right side end of the slide stop. Both possibilities can be discarded - there is only one way an 1911 can be assembled and as a right handed shooter I could not possibly have been pressing against the "non-lever" end of the slide stop.
As I understand it there is only one position in the 1911's cycle when the slide-stop could come out and that is when the indent in the slide is aligned with lug on the top of the slide-stop.
Advice and comment will be welcome.
I put in a new slide-stop and everything was OK until about a week ago when the same thing happened (unfortunately in the middle of an IDPA shoot). I have now replaced the original slide-stop and yesterday shot about 100 rounds with no problems.
I have searched extensively through 1911 literature, including the ever helpful 1911 Consolidated Thread, without getting anywhere. Local "experts" have suggested either that I reassembled the pistol incorrectly after cleaning or that I was somehow pressing against the right side end of the slide stop. Both possibilities can be discarded - there is only one way an 1911 can be assembled and as a right handed shooter I could not possibly have been pressing against the "non-lever" end of the slide stop.
As I understand it there is only one position in the 1911's cycle when the slide-stop could come out and that is when the indent in the slide is aligned with lug on the top of the slide-stop.
Advice and comment will be welcome.