PeterPocket
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Why being like a Glock is a good thing - putting a slide back w/o the barrel & spring
The SD & SD VE series are called Glock clones, but usually in a derogatory way by Glock owners. WE, who own them, not only love our guns but can honestly say, "It's better than a Glock and for half the price of one" - or something similar.
I demonstrated to myself why having the SD's disassembly and reassembly be just like a Glock is a good thing - by learnng that the same quick fixes meant for a dumb reassembly error on a Glock will also work for the same dumb error on an SD VE (and probably every other variant as well).
After cleaning & lubing the rails on my SD9VE, I put the slide back on the frame to test the improved feel and wound up jumping over the striker catch. I left out the barrel and spring thinking it would not be needed just to check out the ride of the slide.
WRONG!
I pushed the slide too far back and made it jump over the striker catch. Consequently, pushing the slide forward hit the catch and dragged the striker bar with it, under tension that made the slide stop and return back where it started (which I subsequently learned was not that far behind from being back into battery).
I started thinking, "Oh, great! Now I'll have to remove the striker assembly as shown in the Apex trigger kit video, when it dawned on me, "Since this disassembles like a Glock, there has to be more than a few Glock owners who did the same thing, and at least one YouTube of a Glock showing the same problem and an easy fix for it.
I searched for "put slide back on without barrel and spring" and found three videos - one of which was short and right to the point without any BS or blaming:
"Glock slide removal without the barrel, guide rod & spring" by Sir ChrisT4R.
The fix is stupid easy (if there is such a phrase):
Simply push the slide forward about an inch until the back of the slide is flush with the back of the frame below it and pull the trigger to dry fire the gun and uncock the striker. Since this is the normal position where the slide should be after cocking it - or what is called "being back in battery," pulling the trigger releases the striker bar and frees your trapped slide.
Many thanks to you, Sir Chris, for saving my bacon.
Anyone else ever do this, too? Wel, if you ever do make this error, you now know the simple fix for it.
The SD & SD VE series are called Glock clones, but usually in a derogatory way by Glock owners. WE, who own them, not only love our guns but can honestly say, "It's better than a Glock and for half the price of one" - or something similar.
I demonstrated to myself why having the SD's disassembly and reassembly be just like a Glock is a good thing - by learnng that the same quick fixes meant for a dumb reassembly error on a Glock will also work for the same dumb error on an SD VE (and probably every other variant as well).
After cleaning & lubing the rails on my SD9VE, I put the slide back on the frame to test the improved feel and wound up jumping over the striker catch. I left out the barrel and spring thinking it would not be needed just to check out the ride of the slide.
WRONG!
I pushed the slide too far back and made it jump over the striker catch. Consequently, pushing the slide forward hit the catch and dragged the striker bar with it, under tension that made the slide stop and return back where it started (which I subsequently learned was not that far behind from being back into battery).
I started thinking, "Oh, great! Now I'll have to remove the striker assembly as shown in the Apex trigger kit video, when it dawned on me, "Since this disassembles like a Glock, there has to be more than a few Glock owners who did the same thing, and at least one YouTube of a Glock showing the same problem and an easy fix for it.
I searched for "put slide back on without barrel and spring" and found three videos - one of which was short and right to the point without any BS or blaming:
"Glock slide removal without the barrel, guide rod & spring" by Sir ChrisT4R.
The fix is stupid easy (if there is such a phrase):
Simply push the slide forward about an inch until the back of the slide is flush with the back of the frame below it and pull the trigger to dry fire the gun and uncock the striker. Since this is the normal position where the slide should be after cocking it - or what is called "being back in battery," pulling the trigger releases the striker bar and frees your trapped slide.
Many thanks to you, Sir Chris, for saving my bacon.
Anyone else ever do this, too? Wel, if you ever do make this error, you now know the simple fix for it.
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