dmshozer1 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 How do you get a STI Edge to lock back on the last rd. fired? I have the black stock followers in the STI tubes. I have tried every follower you can name. I want to shoot this gun in steel challenge matches so it has to lock back reliably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitw Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Does it ever lock back and just not consistent? Not sure about STI, but some builders modify the slide stop. Due to this mod it will never lock back the slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, sitw said: Does it ever lock back and just not consistent? Not sure about STI, but some builders modify the slide stop. Due to this mod it will never lock back the slide. It never locks back, When I shot limited with it that was okay. Now I want it to lock back but no luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvibe Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Your slide stop is probably trimmed back so it won't catch the follower. Did you buy the gun used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosapiens Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 why would you want it to lock back for steel challenge? if you actually shoot to slide lock in steel, you have made an egregious error of some sort (possibly several), why would you want to advertise that error to all observers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, darkvibe said: Your slide stop is probably trimmed back so it won't catch the follower. Did you buy the gun used? Bought it new, Had it a very long time and cannot remember if it ever locked back. I have never replaced the slide stop but I did notice that at some point I ground off the followers so it would not lock back.I now have new stock black STI followers. The new followers do not push up the slide stop when I put a mag in so maybe at some point I ground off the stop but it looks un touched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, motosapiens said: why would you want it to lock back for steel challenge? if you actually shoot to slide lock in steel, you have made an egregious error of some sort (possibly several), why would you want to advertise that error to all observers? I meant to say I have entered an all steel match. 30 pieces of steel in each pit using 10 rd mags so lock back is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosapiens Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Just now, dmshozer1 said: I meant to say I have entered an all steel match. 30 pieces of steel in each pit using 10 rd mags so lock back is important. Got it. I misunderstood and was thinking 5 round steel challenge strings. Yeah, if you have 10-round mags and 30 round stages, I think lockback is pretty important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent1k1 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Replace the slide stop. That along with new followers should take care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, Trent1k1 said: Replace the slide stop. That along with new followers should take care of it. Agree, I googled a picture of a stock slide stop. Mine is ground off. Looks like a 9mm and 40 stop are interchangeable. If so, in the morning I will put one of my 9mm ones in to try. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racknrider Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I had to tune my mags following the directions in the Dawson kit to get my Eagle mags to consistently lock back for IDPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Sounds like psa shootout? ?!! Counting will be your friend. Reload before running dry. Although I've been known to lose count here and there. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 47 minutes ago, davsco said: Sounds like psa shootout? ?!! Counting will be your friend. Reload before running dry. Although I've been known to lose count here and there. .. You got it, Yup, easy to forget how many rds you have fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 i'm no gunsmith by any means, but from what i've read here, the problem with slidelock reloads in 2011s is that the mag can go up too far and hit the ejector. it took many years, but my sti steelmaster ejector broke at last year's PSA match, presumably from the slidelock reloads when i lost count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 6 hours ago, davsco said: i'm no gunsmith by any means, but from what i've read here, the problem with slidelock reloads in 2011s is that the mag can go up too far and hit the ejector. it took many years, but my sti steelmaster ejector broke at last year's PSA match, presumably from the slidelock reloads when i lost count. Never ends does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racknrider Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 8 hours ago, davsco said: i'm no gunsmith by any means, but from what i've read here, the problem with slidelock reloads in 2011s is that the mag can go up too far and hit the ejector. it took many years, but my sti steelmaster ejector broke at last year's PSA match, presumably from the slidelock reloads when i lost count. Shouldn't the basepad prevent overinsertion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitw Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, racknrider said: Shouldn't the basepad prevent overinsertion? You run the risk of the basepad preventing the mag from locking in. 19 hours ago, dmshozer1 said: Agree, I googled a picture of a stock slide stop. Mine is ground off. Looks like a 9mm and 40 stop are interchangeable. If so, in the morning I will put one of my 9mm ones in to try. Thanks Just what I figured. Yes, 9mm and .40 are the same, .45 is just slightly different. Edited February 7, 2017 by sitw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 2 hours ago, racknrider said: Shouldn't the basepad prevent overinsertion? no, it's such a fine line between mag locking in and mag over inserting. if you have set up the mags so the base pad is the stop you may find you get quite a few mags dropping out when you thought you had seated them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemooncricket Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 4 hours ago, racknrider said: Shouldn't the basepad prevent overinsertion? A Dawson Precision posi lock mag catch prevents over insertion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Fixed! New stock followers, new slide stop, Polish and extend the slot in the accurail so the stop clears it better. Yea!! Thanks for all the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I purchased a new DVC 3 Gun a month ago and have run 600 rounds through it with 3 different new mags. I would estimate that gun locks back only 10% of the time at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozy Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 put your magazine in a vice ,with the top facing up. carefully, with a pair of thin plyers ,expand the lips of the tube outwardly, ever so slightly. this should "fill" the space where the lside stop engages and will lock your slide back.worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleycat Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 3 hours ago, Ozy said: put your magazine in a vice ,with the top facing up. carefully, with a pair of thin plyers ,expand the lips of the tube outwardly, ever so slightly. this should "fill" the space where the lside stop engages and will lock your slide back.worked for me. Thanks - I will give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottlep Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 On 2/7/2017 at 8:12 AM, dmshozer1 said: You got it, Yup, easy to forget how many rds you have fired. Practice for PSA....count 9, reload, 10, reload, 10, reload, 10, etc. Works until you have a miss and lose track. Ask me how I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAustin316 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Just get that if you wanna mess with the feed lips.https://dawsonprecision.com/dawson-precision-sti-2011-hicap-magazine-tuning-kit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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