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Sidelatch · April 5, 2013, 09:29 AM

Thanks for the feedback. Won't it ruin the value of this old gun to bust and replace the sidelatch. It breaks my heart to think I'd have to break it. Jim, good suggestion about prying the plate back. I was able to get a razor in and pry it without bending it. The slide still comes to a solid stop in the same spot. Not have ever seen the inside I can't picture what is holding it back. So it makes me wonder if the side plate is actually the problem at all.

April 5, 2013, 09:29 AM	#8
Sidelatch Junior Member Join Date: March 28, 2013 Posts: 5	Good info Thanks for the feedback. Won't it ruin the value of this old gun to bust and replace the sidelatch. It breaks my heart to think I'd have to break it. Jim, good suggestion about prying the plate back. I was able to get a razor in and pry it without bending it. The slide still comes to a solid stop in the same spot. Not have ever seen the inside I can't picture what is holding it back. So it makes me wonder if the side plate is actually the problem at all.