Razorback broke today

Intercooler · July 04 2013 09:48:15 AM MDT

Beats me why. This happened on about the third shot trying it out with just the panels and no finger-grooves. I looked over at the side of it and thought it had a big scratch on the slide release. I'm like how did that get there! After looking it over the scratch turned out a two-piece! Not a huge issue but don't know how it happened.

cmemiss · July 04 2013 09:59:21 AM MDT

I'll bet DW takes care of it, and probably in under two weeks.

d762nato · July 04 2013 10:34:05 AM MDT

Sorry to hear about that but that's a pretty easy fix and I'm sure DW will have you fixed up in no time. I noticed your slidestop notch was getting peened just like my CBOB. How fast and what loads are you shooting, you may need a heavier spring also. I'm not sure whats causing mine at this point but I sure don't like it.
I may have to pick up a 1006 in the future for the nuclear stuff.

Intercooler · July 04 2013 10:41:22 AM MDT

I shoot all of them but today was Underwood 1300.

Intercooler · July 04 2013 01:51:43 PM MDT

Where it broke and the piece moved apart from one another I had a scratch ${$default_evil_smiley}$

The_Shadow · July 04 2013 02:12:16 PM MDT

OUCH! ${$default_shocked_smiley}$

d762nato · July 04 2013 02:59:46 PM MDT

You know that pistol will probably still function but the slide lock lever won't activate properly. If my slidelock keeps beating up my slidestop notch I think I'll fix mine like yours. ${$default_grin_smiley}$

Intercooler · July 04 2013 03:37:13 PM MDT

It works because I'm positive I put a round through it after the breakage. While I am replacing things I am thinking about ordering another flat bottom block for it and a full length guide-rod. I already have a 20lb Wolff spring in it but these mods may help.

pacapcop · July 04 2013 09:49:27 PM MDT

Not surprised.Get a Glock. ${$default_grin_smiley}$

Intercooler · July 05 2013 03:27:46 AM MDT

You really must not like me ${$default_wink_smiley}$

Retired Squid · July 05 2013 06:06:26 PM MDT

My Colt DE was peening and I noticed that the notch in slide was angled toward the front of the slide and slide stop was straight not allowing a full engagement of the FPS notch on slide. I filed it till it was same angle as pin and it hasn't peened since. On my BTRZ1O it fits fully into notch and never peened, but it hasn't been shot much as I'm saving it for grandson.

I put 50 rounds thru my new Kimber Custom TLE/RL 10mm, and it ran perfect, threw the cases of warm re-loads of mine 30-35 feet and the factory Win 175gr Silvertips went about 20 feet. Funny thing was every group were in about about a 4 foot circle.

Here is the 50 foot target, not bad for old guy shooting in a 20 foot deep pit in 80F and 94% humidity weather. The were 5 magazines of 8 rounds each put in this target, one was fired as fast as I could pull trigger or about 10 seconds or tad less. I had to shoot from 50 feet because of water hazard in between self and target.

Intercooler · July 05 2013 06:11:36 PM MDT

Very cool! What are is the peening? Can someone circle it or show what they did so I can do a check when the new piece arrives?

d762nato · July 06 2013 05:45:32 AM MDT

Quote from: Intercooler on July 05 2013 06:11:36 PM MDT
Very cool! What are is the peening? Can someone circle it or show what they did so I can do a check when the new piece arrives?

Here's your pic as I don't have one of my gun. If you look at your slidestop notch that comes up to lock your slide back when your mags empty you can see were the metal is getting displaced-raised and distorted at the back bottom corner where the slidestop is banging against the notch. If you run your finger down the side of the slide over the notch you can probably feel the metal starting to stick out. It'll probably get worse when shooting nuclear loads.

Intercooler · July 06 2013 06:38:46 AM MDT

I see. What can I do to prevent it?

Intercooler · July 06 2013 07:58:03 AM MDT

Hmmm. Must be a 1911 thing!

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=136724

http://forum.m1911.org/archive/index.php/t-73081.html

http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=5&f=49&t=85497

http://www.1911addicts.com/showthread.php?2380-GSG-1911-22-slide-stop-notch-peening

Seems it happens from a $500 pistol to a $5000 pistol. In this one the EGW stop sounds interesting but also the way they speak of filing the stop on an angle so it catches on the inside instead of outside edge. You won't see it then... who knows what will happen though.

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=167832