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Old March 15, 2014, 04:07 PM   #1
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Citadel 1911 compact issue

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I just bought a citadel 1911 about a week ago. I cleaned and oiled it last night, and realized that with a magazine not in the well, when I returned the slide to battery via slide release, the hammer would fall about half the time. A little more fussing revealed the same 50/50 ratio when I was pulling the slide back without the use of the slide release to RTB. I put a few snap caps into the magazine and was not able to reproduce this problem. Is this a known issue with the Citadel 1911 compacts? Is it dangerous to load a round into the chamber?

Thanks in advance for the help guys.
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Old March 15, 2014, 04:37 PM   #2
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Welcome to the forum.
Sorry about your new gun.
A falling hammer is not a good thing, and if it does this with a round in the chamber, there will likely be a discharge.
Also not a good thing.
There's a couple of reasons it could be doing this.
Either call the manufacturer or show it to someone local, who is familiar with 1911s, pronto.
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Old March 15, 2014, 04:44 PM   #3
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I'm not sure if it's a faulty decocking lever, made to return the hammer to the forward position for safe empty chamber carrying or if it is a fault with the firearm itself.
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Old March 15, 2014, 04:54 PM   #4
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I'm not familiar with the Citadel, but if it's a 1911 design, there's no decocker, just a up and down safety.
Up is safe and down is safety off.
The safety isn't supposed to affect the hammer.
If it's a 1911.
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Old March 15, 2014, 07:54 PM   #5
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Ya that's what I was assuming. I'll bring it to my gunsmith and see if he can diagnose it. I'll follow up here.
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