slide stop not working.

phantom1984 · October 12th, 2009, 08:41 PM

I have a couple of factory mags for my beretta 92fs that the slide stop doesn't work on. Is there any way to fix this?

goawayfarm · October 12th, 2009, 08:51 PM

Is the inside of the magazine clean? If it is......does the follower push up on the slide stop?

Could be a weak spring or damaged follower....replace both!

automatic slim · October 12th, 2009, 11:04 PM

It's probably not the slide stop, but the magazines. I would field strip the gun, then insert the slide stop and move it up and down. It it moves easily, it's the magazines. If it's hard to move then it's the slide stop. Sometimes they can be fixed by polishing the arm. However the slide stop is a part that rarely wears out, I'd bet on the mags needing new springs.

Ram Rod · October 12th, 2009, 11:21 PM

Granted....it's usually the followers that push up on the slide stop. The followers may be getting stuck, the followers may be worn in that spot, or the spring is too weak in those mags.

C9H13NO3 · October 13th, 2009, 02:01 AM

I would also blame a bad mag. The spring being weak is the main cause. Have you ever had feed problems? It could be the follower getting stuck also. If cleaning the mags really well doesn't solve your problem, I'd replace the springs.

Janq · October 13th, 2009, 03:12 AM

Another for magazine related error.

Mark them visibly and reserve them for range only use or destroy them.
Replace with new mags and move on...If cleaning them does not do the trick.

- Janq

phantom1984 · October 13th, 2009, 09:52 PM

Thanks for all your input. Ill give all your suggestions a try and see what happens.

October 12th, 2009, 08:41 PM	#1
phantom1984 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 51	slide stop not working. I have a couple of factory mags for my beretta 92fs that the slide stop doesn't work on. Is there any way to fix this? __________________ Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

October 12th, 2009, 08:51 PM	#2
goawayfarm VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fork Union, Virginia Posts: 2,278	Is the inside of the magazine clean? If it is......does the follower push up on the slide stop? Could be a weak spring or damaged follower....replace both! __________________ Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est.-Seneca "If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. If I have a gun, what do I have to be paranoid about?" -Clint Smith "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper

October 12th, 2009, 11:04 PM	#3
automatic slim Distinguished Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The western edge of The Confederacy Posts: 1,222	It's probably not the slide stop, but the magazines. I would field strip the gun, then insert the slide stop and move it up and down. It it moves easily, it's the magazines. If it's hard to move then it's the slide stop. Sometimes they can be fixed by polishing the arm. However the slide stop is a part that rarely wears out, I'd bet on the mags needing new springs. __________________ "First gallant South Carolina nobly made the stand." Edge of Darkness

October 12th, 2009, 11:21 PM	#4
Ram Rod VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: crawford county, arkansas Posts: 8,807	Granted....it's usually the followers that push up on the slide stop. The followers may be getting stuck, the followers may be worn in that spot, or the spring is too weak in those mags. __________________ RamRod-----sans remords live, eat, breathe, sleep Glock

October 13th, 2009, 02:01 AM	#5
C9H13NO3 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,188	I would also blame a bad mag. The spring being weak is the main cause. Have you ever had feed problems? It could be the follower getting stuck also. If cleaning the mags really well doesn't solve your problem, I'd replace the springs. __________________ -Ryan All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

October 13th, 2009, 03:12 AM	#6
Janq VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,525	Another for magazine related error. Mark them visibly and reserve them for range only use or destroy them. Replace with new mags and move on...If cleaning them does not do the trick. - Janq __________________ "Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy Monday, March 12, 2007 -- Op Ed -- The Washington Post

October 13th, 2009, 09:52 PM	#7
phantom1984 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 51	Thank you Thanks for all your input. Ill give all your suggestions a try and see what happens. __________________ Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

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