AMT .22 Automag Loose Slide

johnlandbeckjr1 · August 13, 2014, 02:28 PM

Anyone have thoughts as to how/if the slide on above can be tightened up: moves side to side enough you can hear it rattle when you shake the gun. I've do a bit of work on it: polished ramp; new firing pin/spring; new ejector; worked on magazines a bit; now feeds, shoots, and ejects consistently, and uses almost any .22 mag ammo(not just Winchester, as some have said). Am I able to fix this, or am I looking at a new slide? John

Walt Sherrill · August 13, 2014, 02:50 PM

Is the gun reasonably accurate?

If YES, you may be trying to fix something that doesn't really need fixing. (As long as the barrel, slide, and sights of stay together during at least the early part of the firing cycle, it isn't necessarily a problem that needs to be resolved.

For most semi-autos, barrel to slide fit is far more important than slide to frame fit -- and if you're having an accuracy problem, it may not be due to a loose slide.

There are ways to tighten the slide/frame fit that gunsmiths use when tuning 1911s thatt may be useful -- ranging from small inserts in the frame, to tightening the slide -- but you probably want a gunsmith to do the work. But if accuracy is already good, you might not be getting much value from any additional work.

Guv · August 13, 2014, 04:44 PM

I am the original owner of a mid 80's vintage Automag II and it doesn't have the tightest slide to frame fit but shoots very well. As noted before, maybe if it shoots well better to leave as is.

August 13, 2014, 02:28 PM	#1
johnlandbeckjr1 Junior Member Join Date: August 5, 2014 Location: Aberdeen MD Posts: 1	AMT .22 Automag Loose Slide Anyone have thoughts as to how/if the slide on above can be tightened up: moves side to side enough you can hear it rattle when you shake the gun. I've do a bit of work on it: polished ramp; new firing pin/spring; new ejector; worked on magazines a bit; now feeds, shoots, and ejects consistently, and uses almost any .22 mag ammo(not just Winchester, as some have said). Am I able to fix this, or am I looking at a new slide? John

August 13, 2014, 02:50 PM	#2
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 6,348	Is the gun reasonably accurate? If YES, you may be trying to fix something that doesn't really need fixing. (As long as the barrel, slide, and sights of stay together during at least the early part of the firing cycle, it isn't necessarily a problem that needs to be resolved. For most semi-autos, barrel to slide fit is far more important than slide to frame fit -- and if you're having an accuracy problem, it may not be due to a loose slide. There are ways to tighten the slide/frame fit that gunsmiths use when tuning 1911s thatt may be useful -- ranging from small inserts in the frame, to tightening the slide -- but you probably want a gunsmith to do the work. But if accuracy is already good, you might not be getting much value from any additional work.

August 13, 2014, 04:44 PM	#3
Guv Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2012 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,126	I am the original owner of a mid 80's vintage Automag II and it doesn't have the tightest slide to frame fit but shoots very well. As noted before, maybe if it shoots well better to leave as is.