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Posted: 2/8/2006 4:39:53 PM EDT
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Got a pic?
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Posted: 2/8/2006 4:43:25 PM EDT
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If it's a steel frame, no worries, IMO.
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Posted: 2/8/2006 4:53:13 PM EDT
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I'm not sure what you're talking about, but I'm hoping you're not talking about the notch cut out of the left hand side of the slide... the notch for removing the slide stop?
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:12:41 PM EDT
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No it's on the frame, I'm not sure of the nomeclature; on the frame, where the slide stop goes in on the left side of the frame, you know it comes out on the right side. On the right side of the hole it comes out, it looks like the drill started too high so they angled the drill down to where it was supposed to create the hole for the slide stop to come through. I don't have pictures yet, I bought it from a reputable dealer here in Dallas, hopefully they'll exchange it tomorrow. |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:17:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/8/2006 5:19:05 PM EDT
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+1..I have read this 4 times with with my 1911 in my hands trying to understand what he is saying and I still cannot... |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 6:19:36 PM EDT
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(sigh)...the hole where the slide stop comes out on the right side of the frame looks like it's been reamed to make the post on the slide stop fit the hole..... |
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Posted: 2/8/2006 6:54:27 PM EDT
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I think you are talking about the slide stop hole in the frame. If the gun is pointed downrange, you are refering the the hole on the right side of the frame, yes?
With the slide and barrel removed, does the slide stop pin have excessive play? Is the hole alot bigger than the slide stop pin? If so, I wouldn't fire the gun. The slide stop on a 1911 is a very important part, it holds the hole gun together, and is responsible for how well the barrel fits in the gun. I'd take the damn thing back and look closer when shopping for a 1911. PS - I sure would like to see a pic, any chance you could take one before you return it? |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 4:54:18 AM EDT
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Ryann - sometimes the right side of the frame, ejection port side, (where the slide stop proturdes out of the frame) is countersunk to make the slide stop removal easier. Normally this is accompanied by shortening the slide stop so that certain kinds of jams are minimized during use. I personally don't remember seeing this feature on a new Colt but I certainly haven't seen them all. Hope this helps. JD
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:07:28 AM EDT
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All now a moot issue-I took it back to Bachman Pawn & Gun and exchanged it for another one.
Thanks for all the replys |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 10:11:33 AM EDT
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You did what? Dude! If you were describing what I think you were, its normal and actually required. You're talking about the cut out where the slide stop actually engages the magazine follower right? That hole starts up around the frame rail and nesltes down next to the plunger tube. The top has to be a bit larger as that is the way the slide stop is shaped. Beyond that, it doesn't even really matter. Some guns have that cut all the way through the frame rail. It doesn't hurt a thing. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 12:45:29 PM EDT
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I know I'm probably not describing it right, but rest assured it was a factory defect. The best way I can describe it is, the hole on the right side of the FRAME where the slide stop comes through looked like the machinist started the hole too high on the frame, and angled the drill bit down to the correct position and made the hole. At the top left side of the hole, it looks reamed out to a downward angle to where the hole is supposed to be. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 12:56:34 PM EDT
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And you wonder why Colt can't sell shit
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Posted: 2/9/2006 1:07:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/9/2006 1:10:41 PM EDT
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Holy crap. On the right side? Yeah, you did the right thing in exchanging it. That's a strange one. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 5:00:27 PM EDT
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From everything I know about the 1911 (which is very little) it's my understanding that the holes in the frame for the slide stop are kinda the weak link in the chain.... It wasn't right, I dunno how it got out of the factory........... Anyway, the dealer was real good about exchanging it (if you go to the Texas Home town forum, you'll see folks bad mouthing Bachman Pawn and Gun, but my dealings have always been nothing but positive, and at least half of my guns have came from there) and it's now a moot issue. I'm still a Colt dude when it comes to 1911's or AR's, but that's just me..... |
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