[Silver_Surfer]

Been reading alot on how you should always keep a spare slidestop because of breakage. Why is the failure rate so high? People using too heavy of a recoil spring?(Slaming into battery) Or is it just the design? I dont think it would be from a light recoil spring. Thanks Guys

[eerw]

Silver_Surfer, on Jun 2 2009, 09:34 PM, said:

Been reading alot on how you should always keep a spare slidestop because of breakage. Why is the failure rate so high? People using too heavy of a recoil spring?(Slaming into battery) Or is it just the design? I dont think it would be from a light recoil spring. Thanks Guys

it really isn't that frequent.
Have a friend break a couple, I have broken none. have heard a couple of instances on various forums..see more posts about people asking why.l


while you're at it..you'll read about people breaking trigger springs too.

[Silver_Surfer]

Trigger return springs?

[19852]

Mine is 18 years old, still using the original slide stop. My buddy with a 75 SA broke his, but he did tend toward heavy recoil springs. I had my trigger return spring replaced for a heavier one. I carry a bag with spare parts for mine [a good idea for any gun] My bag has:
1 slide stop
1 XP extractor spring
3 new mag followers
1 mag base plate
extra fibre optic
1 14# recoil spring
1 XP mag spring

[Silver_Surfer]

Thanks Guys!