Fireant Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 The link pin on my Edge almost falls out on it's own when you turn the slide over when it's disassembled. The pin sticking out keeps the slide from going back on until it is straightened out. One of my shooting buddies said that the pin should be a press in fit meaning it should not be that loose. Is this a problem? will it affect the performance? will it hurt my gun? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hostetter Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 A non press fit link pin is not in and of its self a problem. It is seen fairly regularly on standard or production guns. If the fit is not so loose as to allow the hood of the barrel to move up and down when downward pressure is applied thru the top of the ejection port, then its not a problem. However I would carefully track the degree of looseness to prevent it from enlongating the hole in either the barrel lower lugs or the link. If that occurs it is time to address the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reneet Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Not a problem... just a royal pain in the @ss! I take a center punch and create a small burr on the edge of both sides of the pin to take care of this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindlyoldcoach Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I take a center punch and create a small burr on the edge of both sides of the pin to take care of this problem. This is what I'd do, as well. That pin is usually staked at the factory, so it won't crawl out and drop your link onto to the floor (or the sand, the grass, the snow) every time you field-strip your pistol. No reason for you not to re-stake it. Just go carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 My old singlestack also has that "problem." It took me a good hour or so just to figure out why I can't put the slide back on. The gun, however, works fine once everything is in place. And, btw, slideglide keeps it from moving around during assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Blue loctite holds mine in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireant Posted February 12, 2004 Author Share Posted February 12, 2004 Thanks for the replys. I'm relieved that it's not a major issue as long as I don't loose the pin while field stripping it out of the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Love Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 (edited) I have noticed my 1911 5" .45 barrel link pin slips out easily when the barrel is out of the gun for cleaning. Been that way for the last 500 rds or so. I don't see any severe erosion of metal on the link pin or overt sloppiness of the pin inside the link, but I'm wondering if this is something that should not be allowed to continue for much longer. Right now I'm only shooting one local IDPA match a month, so no huge volume of rounds are expected soon. The gun functions fine as is right now. I wonder if the pin is able to migrate side-to-side a little and accelerate wear during firing of the gun? It's an old military national match barrel in a series 70 gun I bought used years ago.. I've put maybe 20,000 rds total through it myself. No telling how many rounds it's seen before that. Are there standard replacement pins that should just press in easily? Any suggestions? Thanks. {edit} merged two threads together at this point Edited March 15, 2004 by Flexmoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carter Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 It would be a good idea to peen the pin to keep it from moving. You can use a sharp punch to put a dimple on the end of each side of the pin to stop it from moving. It probably won't hurt anything being loose, it's pretty common on older guns, but if it falls out when you're cleaning it you might lose the pin. The pin can also move out a little and make it hard to reassemble the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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