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When reassembling, the slide stop and plunger don’t seem to get along, and I have to depress the plunger to get the slide stop back in. I’m assuming this will break in with time and may play a hand in the lack of locking back.
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Let's tackle the easy problem first.
No, it will not break in with time.
What you can do is use a small round file to cut a channel in the slide stop that will engage the nose of the plunger as you go about pushing the slide stop back into the frame. This channel greatly eases this task and prevents what is commonly called the "idiot scratch" on the side of the frame below the slide stop.
The pictures below shows the channel on the right side. You want it only big enough to do the job so proceed slowly and test fit often. Other folks use different less intrusive methods to solve this problem such as inserting a credit card between the slide stop and the plunger. No doubt, others will weigh in with their preferred method.
