I got an Ed Brown slide stop for my Springfield frame and the radius around the junction of the ss pin is too thick to allow the slide stop to function. The slide stop lobe is too far out to move up and down in the window cutout. What's the fix for this? Should I chamfer the hole in the frame or...

i was in shop today looking at a DW PMC. Owner came over when he saw I was going to drop slide ( on empty chamber of course) Asked for the gun , took magazine out and gently closed slide . Said " you can do that once it's your gun " I've seen articles & videos on both sides of this issue...

Hi Addicts. I need your help. With a new cleaning kit in hand I dove into cleaning our pistols; a Glock 42, two Kimber Micro 380s and a Springfield Range Officer Elite 9mm. Everything was going well and I was feeling pretty good. Well, until it came to putting the RO back together. I can’t...

Hey everyone, I have one inquiry about the notch for the slide stop on my 1911. Are they known to wear out/get run down to the point where the slide won't lock back? Has anyone ever experienced this before? Of course I only mean with normal use. Abusing it would obviously do it, but has...

For the LAST Time, I had another shock buff caused problem. My new CQB would not load a round when I wa s slingshot it because the slide stop would not drop. empty magwell or full mag in the well..no go. I almost sent it back for a repair. I decided to do a net search before contacting...

How does a properly equipped professional shorten and bevel a slide stop...well, shorten I get, actually, just making the bevel even and the angle you want? How about a non-pro? I would think it would be hard to hold the stop on a grinding wheel and rotate it evenly, there must be some sort of...