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MLeake · November 26, 2012, 02:23 PM

A weak spring in the slide stop is what first leaps to mind for me.

A misshapen magazine follower could also be a culprit; did this happen to him with every magazine, or only with certain magazines?

I've never had that pin come loose on a 1911, and have never heard of such, but I suppose any mechanical part can fail.

November 26, 2012, 02:23 PM	#2
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	A weak spring in the slide stop is what first leaps to mind for me. A misshapen magazine follower could also be a culprit; did this happen to him with every magazine, or only with certain magazines? I've never had that pin come loose on a 1911, and have never heard of such, but I suppose any mechanical part can fail.