Posted: 12/10/2007 11:32:18 AM EDT
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I have a S&W 1911 PD. It is the all steel 5 inch model. MY question is, what is the proper name for the part that has the two detents on the left hand side of the gun? If you are holding the gun in your right hand and looking down at the sites to shoot; when you push the safety lever down to fire the gun that detent that the safety lever hits (the part is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches long and has a detent on both ends. The safety lever depresses one and the slide stop lever touches the other). This is the part that I am wanting to know the name of. The reason that I ask is when I was taking the gun apart for the first time today I had a little trouble getting the slide stop lever back in the gun. When the gun was apart I seen that this part (the part that I don't know the name of), it was sticking out from the frame no more than 1/8 th of an inch (maybe a little less but not by much). I took a wood handled screw driver and taped it back flush to the frame. I looked on the inside of the gun and it looked to me like there was two allan head screws holding this part on so I tried to tighten it up (to get the part to sit flush with the gun) before I tapped it back in with the screw driver. Anyway it is fixed now and it is sitting flush (both ends) to the guns frame. I called S&W and asked them about it and I told them what I posted here. I was told that there are pins that hold it on. I asked if I should be concerned about this part coming out so easy (I did not use brute force or tools when taking the gun apart nor did I man handle the gun at any time). He told me that that part is pressed on in a press. I don't know what I should do. It is fixed now but I am just worried that this gun is going to fall apart since it came loose so easy. I don't know alot about 1911's so that is why I am posting this in here. Any ideas, suggestions, is this normal? TIA. 
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That is your plunger tube, inside it is a slide stop detent-spring-thumb safety detent. The detents and spring remove to the rear.
Yes, you should.
You need to have the plunger tube re staked at minimum and replaced is preferable.
It is going to work itself back out and eventually come completely out.
While not normal it is not uncommon in today's lack of quality control from most manufactures. A - Return it to Smith & Wesson for warranty repair B - Have a local smith attempt to re stake the plunger tube. C - Have a local smith replace the plunger tube with quality part like Ed Browns plunger tube fully machined from bar stock, with extra length studs for positive crimping. www.edbrown.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/001168.1.1253649063714079871  |
| A call tag is already on the way and yes that is the part. My BIL in coming to town in a week or for Christamas and he wants to shoot the gun. As long as I keep an eye on it can I shoot it? S&W told me that they will be closed 12/17 - 1/7. So the gun is just going to be sitting there anyway? TIA. |
Another 50-100 rounds isn't going to kill it, but keep an eye on the plunger tube working out. |
-Cool, thanks. I am thinking 250 will be the max. I cant afford the ammo. I reload so it wont be till after Christmas that I get any dies or bullets for it anyway. It just that new gun thing. 
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