While doing a deep clean I managed to lose the slide lock spring and haven't been able to find a vendor to buy one from. I tried S&W but no reply. Anyone know of a vendor that might have in stock? Thanks
Personally, I try to resist the urge to take things apart to the last spring and screw.
Sorry, KurtK, not meaning to beat you up, been there, done that. There's a slide bushing for a Browning 1910 still hiding somewhere in the shop.
The gun may not be old enough for Numrich to have a spare, but you could check. Is the spring of a size and shape amenable to substitution? Wolff?
Moon
Completely agree. My fault. I've taken it apart before with no problems. I generally do a deep cleaning every 2000 rounds. Thankfully I didn't sell the 42