rviray
Marksman
Let me start by saying that I'm not as familiar with the 1911 platform as other types of guns and need help with the slide stop. I have to admit that I have only taken apart and cleaned the 1911 2-3 times. The last time I took it apart was a few weeks ago after a range trip, cleaned it but never assembled it. This past weekend, I figured I should clean it again and put it back together. Now, I have cleaned it but when I try to put the slide stop in, it passes the plunger and inserts into the recessed notch on the slide, but it does not want to move forward. It seems like the slide stop is in the way of the slide, but it looks like it is in there? Am I missing something? I have looked at all the internet videos and I think that I am doing everything right, but I wanted to see if any of your 1911 gurus on this forum have some info for me to try.