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Old 03-10-2011, 01:38 AM
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niemi24s,
it sounds like you are fairly handy from you description. Were it mine, I would buy another slide stop and see if you could modify it by welding a bit more metal on it, then shaping it to the deformed slide. It probably is the least expensive way to go and you might just be able to repair it well enough for the next 40 years. If it doesn't work, you have not screwed up the gun in any way, and you can then get another slide.

You might try this (it actually worked for me a couple of times)...........

If you can get past the operator that answers the phones at S&W and get connected to one of the Gunsmiths in the Custom Shop, they just might have an "new - old stock" slide laying around somewhere. If you beg hard enough, they might just be able to help you out. I have done this a few times and was pleasantly surprised! It doesn't cost you anything to try.

As a worst case scenario, send it in to the Factory and let them fit a new slide.

Good luck and let us know how you made out.

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Chief38
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