Dusty Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I have a SA Trophy match I got last year and haven't shot it much until now. I noticed that the dustcover is rubbing against the bottom of the slide that holds the recoil spring plug. I relieved the dustcover in the inside with a bit of dremeling and It didn't seem to do much good so I didn't go any further. I looks like the rails may have been a little out of spec. Doesn't hurt reliability or accuracy, just make a nasty rubmark on the slide. Any one else had this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I have a SA Trophy match I got last year and haven't shot it much until now. I noticed that the dustcover is rubbing against the bottom of the slide that holds the recoil spring plug. I relieved the dustcover in the inside with a bit of dremeling and It didn't seem to do much good so I didn't go any further. I looks like the rails may have been a little out of spec. Doesn't hurt reliability or accuracy, just make a nasty rubmark on the slide. Any one else had this problem? Is the dust cover rubbing on the bottom of the slide, in other words, if you were looking down the barrel, at 6 O'clock on the portion that holds the recoild spring plug....or on the sides of where the recoil spring plug is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 I have a SA Trophy match I got last year and haven't shot it much until now. I noticed that the dustcover is rubbing against the bottom of the slide that holds the recoil spring plug. I relieved the dustcover in the inside with a bit of dremeling and It didn't seem to do much good so I didn't go any further. I looks like the rails may have been a little out of spec. Doesn't hurt reliability or accuracy, just make a nasty rubmark on the slide. Any one else had this problem? Is the dust cover rubbing on the bottom of the slide, in other words, if you were looking down the barrel, at 6 O'clock on the portion that holds the recoild spring plug....or on the sides of where the recoil spring plug is? If you are looking down the bbl. with the business end pointed at you the rubbing starts at about the 5 o'clock and goes to about the 2 o'clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 Nobody else has ever seen this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Wonder Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 (edited) Occasionally this happens. When fitting the slide the fit gets canted a small amount to either side. As the slide loosens up, the guide rod tunnel rubs the dust cover. Although cosmetically it detracts from the looks, if the gun is functioning OK, it's probably not an issue. To fix the problem you could: 1. Have it ACCU-RAILED 2. Have a new slide fitted Edited February 11, 2007 by Singlestack Wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 If you are talking about it rubbing on the spring tunnel, I've had the same thing on several guns. I just shot with no worries. If you can take a picture and post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadetree Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I had a 50's colt that had the same rubbing. did not seem to be a problem just a little ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Same thing with my springer, but on mine it's the side of slide that rubs with the dust cover. i think it's a fitting issue although i'm not sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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