normal wear? burr forming on slide.

[anothernewb]

Noticed a burr starting on the slide stop on my DW silverback. Sent these pics to Dan Wesson, and they replied that it's normal wear. Gun has approx 1100 rounds through it.

Odd thing is I have no wear like this on any other of my 1911's.

 

[jhb]

do you use the slide release to chamber a round? asking cause i'm trying to understand if it's from empty mag locking the slide or more than just that. none of my 1911s have that kind of wear, but i don't use the slide release to release the slide to chamber. thanks.

 

[anothernewb]

Yes, I do use the slide release. Do it on all my other 1911's too.

 

[TRX]

It's not good... but it's pretty much "industry standard" now due to being so common.

Short of buying a new slide, your best bet is to get into the habit of "slingshotting"; ie pull the slide back a fraction and then let it go forward instead of using the release lever.

 

[MIL-DOT]

edit: Nevermind, I see it.

 

[col.lemat]

That spot should be heat treated, like on the 1911

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

1,100 rounds?

I don't like it and especially based upon the second photo. I would make certain to have documented the initial contact with DW and watch for further displacement of metal.

Couple of things:
I should like the slide to be hardened there beyond this occurring.
I would look at the follower/slide stop interface to see if something can be done to get the slide stop to more fully seat in the slide notch. Thereby increasing the contact footprint and spreading the pressure.

Me, I think it's gonna get worse and you'll end up returning it in the end. This seems excessive at only 1,100 rounds regardless of the falling quality/expectations these days.


Todd.

 

[MICHAEL T]

My DW a older one Has about same number of rounds and not that way I think their quality has slipped over last few years . Went to forge frame. Big price jump. Demand has increased and quality decreased some .
Not one of My Colts like that

If I get rich I just jump to Brown or Wilson.

 

[jjones45]

It seems that the industry standard these days is to say "that's normal wear". It's not. Like I stated before, quality has went down across the board in the firearms world and the only way to get quality is to step up into the custom gun world and that's expensive. I'm content with lots of functional handguns and don't mind cosmetic flaws or wear, for now anyways

 

[sequins]

That's pretty bummer-status wear. I'd probably stick with the factory answer at first glance in good faith to the still strong DW name but if that wear continues you should raise hell because that wear looks like it's going to be bad. If it's like many guns it'll wear but only to a certain point. If it's like the rails on a normal SIG for example (Sorry Constantine!!) it'll wear to a certain point and then stop wearing, but that's because it's SS on Aluminium and this is SS on SS, right? Still, if DW says that's so then maybe it's so...

IMO if it continues to wear and it gets worse than it is now at a rapid pace or by a heavy margin then I'd make DW do their part and make good.

 

[Walkalong]

It's from the way the slide stop contacts the slide. Most of the contact should be off that outer edge, but it's not uncommon, won't blow up, and is only cosmetic IMHO.

Irritating? Yes.

 

[wingman]

I never use a slide stop as a release but remember lube is your friend when it comes to moving parts. I take lube to range with me
if over 50 rounds I lube.

 

[RA40]

Shocking. After reading this I went and looked at the pistols I have and none exhibit that type of wear. Barley a mark on the slide lock notch. I alternate using the slide release and sling shot methods BTW. For 1,100 rounds this is only going to wear more.

Can you snap a pic of the slide release in the locked position? I wonder if the fit is a bit off causing excess wear there.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

This is not an issue of procedure, generally speaking...

Whether one returns the slide to battery with the slide stop or pull&release is not the issue here.

It's the impact damage upon the slide stopping that's causing this and not how it is released.

Now, one may argue that given substandard components, the interaction upon stopping the slide may be aggravated by wear caused by using the slide stop to release the slide but, the underlying issue there is still component quality and not procedure.

This is first:
Slide metallurgy/preparation

Then potentially:
Slide stop
Mag follower

and/or:
Dimensional flaws

There IS something wrong here and it IS NOT the shooter. Regardless of esoteric "truisms".


Todd.

 

[EmbarkChief]

You think that's bad you should see my Ed Brown.....


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[Rock185]

With some 1911 type pistols metal displacement to the slide stop impact area will unoticeable. Other pistols will show more wear/displacement of metal in the slide stop notch. Doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong. There will be evidence of the interaction wherever metal wears or impacts against metal. I've owned probably more than my share of 1911 type pistols by various manufacturers since the '60s, including Dan Wessons. Unless there is some gross deformation, I would consider what is shown in the photo to be a cosmetic indication of that particular slide stop interacting with that particular slide stop notch.......ymmv

 

[ny32182]

1) I'm with Apache and would bet money it is occurring on the impact between the slide and the slide stop when the gun locks open, and has nothing to do with whether you are pulling on the slide to release it or not

2) I wouldn't worry about it unless it keeps getting much worse/affects function. I bet it stops wearing noticeably right about now.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

That is not "normal" wear but like already mentioned, probably not dangerous. It would greatly annoy me if I spend what those cost and saw wear like that.