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Anyone ever had a side lock break. Had a lone wolf extended break and cause my slide to lock back after every round until I removed it.
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I've had Lone Wolf slide stops that were too tight and rubbed the frame so that I had to dremel them down; but, never one where the spring actually broke. It isn't difficult to install one of these stops incorrectly. All you've got to do is to install the frame pins in the wrong order; and, voila, you've got a problem! The upper #1 pin should always go in first; AND, all the pins should be returned to the frame following, 'AR15 pin protocol' (right to left).
Why is this a problem, anyway? Don't you have a, 'Glock toolbox'? I've got, at least, 3 extra slide stops ready-to-go in mine; but I, also, have a pretty heavy practice schedule. I'm my own armorer; and I can't afford to have a Glock go down. Extra springs, SLB's, RSA's, 2 or 3 slide lock springs, a set of pins, and a slide stop(s) are things you should always keep on-hand. Just so you know: Of all these spare parts it's the slide lock springs that are the most important to keep on hand. If a slide lock spring breaks, (and I've seen it happen) the next time you pull the trigger the entire slide is going to go flying off the frame. Mine get changed, at least, annually.