Hi guys, new to the forum!
So the other day at the range the slide kept sticking back very often. Usually, I would just hit the back of the slide with the palm of my hand and it would spring back and be good for a few more magazines. Then it started happening every few shots. I cleaned the gun and realized that when I field strip the gun, and pull the recoil spring out, that when I slide the barrel out of the front of the slide (as it does when ejecting/chambering when firing) the barrel gets jammed forward and has to be forced out. there are very small wear marks on the sides of the barrel from interference with the slide. Also, when it the slide sticks back when I'm shooting, the barrel has no play to it. That makes me believe that my issue is the barrel jamming into the end of the slide.
So why is the gun doing this, and has anyone else had any issues with this? I bought the gun new 10 months ago and it probably has about 1,200 rounds threw it.