Chatter Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Hi all. New airsofter here. I bought a King Arms Predator Tactical 1911. I took it apart to clean it today and after assembling it again the slide just won't lock back far enough to allow me to put the pin to move the parts forward again. I don't know whats wrong or how to fix it and am really worried I've bought my first gun and broken it on the first day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Samurai Posted February 9, 2020 Supporters Share Posted February 9, 2020 Just a guess but looks like the grip safety doesn't let the hammer move out of the way of the slide. Grip it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberlawyer Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Silly question, but have you taken the magazine out? I can’t see from the picture you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 are the recoil spring and guide correctly positioned ? pic of the underside of the slide might help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr0-Magnon Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Have you checked for woodland creatures which may have sought shelter from the storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macv276 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 17 hours ago, Cyberlawyer said: Silly question, but have you taken the magazine out? I can’t see from the picture you posted. Please tell me you've removed the magazine before field stripping 😮 1, is the barrel bushing fitted? Bushings are the last thing that goes back in a 1911 during reassembly and can cause reassembly issues. 2, does the slide come to a complete stop in the position shown? It could be (as suggested above) your recoil spring and plug are misaligned. Some 1911 patterns rely on a precarious balancing act in this part of reassembly, which can be tricky. 3, check your nozzle isn't stuck in the forward position. I had a M45a1 that did this every time I field stripped it. 17 hours ago, Samurai said: Just a guess but looks like the grip safety doesn't let the hammer move out of the way of the slide. Grip it. If this is happening, this doesn't sound good. I have numerous 1911s and none of them have this issue. Hopefully this helps, if not I'd suggest taking the gun back to the store or searching out a decent tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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