Slide Lock Problem

[Cooter]

My Glock 36 has developed a problem. Suddenly, the slide locks back everytime, whether it's being cycled by hand, fired, ammo in the mag or empty. The slide releases just fine, but just locks everytime it goes back.

Coincidentally, my friend just bought a Tokarev TT-33 at a gun show, never fired, and it came with the same problem, except it only locks back when it's being fired. You can cycle ammo through it by hand with no problem, but the slide locks after every single shot.

What can be causing these problems?

[Glock Fan]

My Glock 36 has developed a problem. Suddenly, the slide locks back everytime, whether it's being cycled by hand, fired, ammo in the mag or empty. The slide releases just fine, but just locks everytime it goes back.

Coincidentally, my friend just bought a Tokarev TT-33 at a gun show, never fired, and it came with the same problem, except it only locks back when it's being fired. You can cycle ammo through it by hand with no problem, but the slide locks after every single shot.

What can be causing these problems?

Most common cause of the problem you describe with the Glock is the slide stop lever was installed improperly. If the pistol was broken down further than the user manual advised (the one that came with the pistol), it needs to be reassembled in a specific order. The Armorer's Manual would have the instructions for the correct procedure. I recommend that you take the gun to a Glock Armorer to have the pistol checked out. Another possible cause (though less likely) would be a defective/worn slide stop lever.

as for the Tokarev, I'm not familiar with that pistol, so can't help you with that one. Good luck in finding a solution.



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[Cooter]

I always test the function after I disassemble my handgun, especially down that far. It worked fine immediately after I last disassembled it. Every night, I unchamber it and set it on my nightstand, then in the morning, I rechamber a round to CC it. Perhaps the slide lock has prematurely worn out from excessive use. Anyway, thanks for the advice. I'll get a professional to check it out.

[Glock Fan]

I always test the function after I disassemble my handgun, especially down that far. It worked fine immediately after I last disassembled it. Every night, I unchamber it and set it on my nightstand, then in the morning, I rechamber a round to CC it. Perhaps the slide lock has prematurely worn out from excessive use. Anyway, thanks for the advice. I'll get a professional to check it out.

When you remove the slide does the slide stop lever sit level on the frame, where it would spring back down when pushed upwards, or does it kind of stick up from the frame?

If the slide stop lever is exhibiting "upward tension", then that would be your problem, and it would have to be reinstalled properly. Most likely cause would be improper reassembly after you took it apart the last time.



You should see the spring below the lock block pin (circled in red). If the spring is not visible just below the pin, that might be the cause of your problem.

Hope this helps.



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