Good evening folks! I’ve had my eye on a SA RO Elite 9mm Champion for a while, and found a good deal on one today so I picked it up. I took it apart and got all the factory goop off and cleaned everything with some CLP.
Slide is smooth, trigger pull is clean, the gun feels great in hand. That said, while running some snap caps through I noticed 2 issues that caused some concern.
1. Slide lockback with an empty mag is unreliable. When I remove the slide and insert mags, they have no problem pushing up the slide stop, but with the gun assembled, it appears the follower isn’t fully engaging the slide stop.
2. When the magazine is full (9 rounds) the first few nose dive. When it’s loaded with 5 rounds it’s a non issue. Worth noting this is with FMJ shaped snap caps and the gun has not been fired.
When reassembling, the slide stop and plunger don’t seem to get along, and I have to depress the plunger to get the slide stop back in. I’m assuming this will break in with time and may play a hand in the lack of locking back.
This is my first 1911-style pistol, and although I shot them growing up and have shot and handled several over the years, I am a novice in every sense of the word with this platform.
I’m planning on taking it to the range this weekend and running a few hundred rounds through it to see if it will loosen things up. I’ve also got some new mags in the mail from Metalform, Springfield OEM, and CMC. Any suggestions on troubleshooting should the above not help? I’d hate to send it in to SA so soon, though I know they’ll take care of me.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Slide is smooth, trigger pull is clean, the gun feels great in hand. That said, while running some snap caps through I noticed 2 issues that caused some concern.
1. Slide lockback with an empty mag is unreliable. When I remove the slide and insert mags, they have no problem pushing up the slide stop, but with the gun assembled, it appears the follower isn’t fully engaging the slide stop.
2. When the magazine is full (9 rounds) the first few nose dive. When it’s loaded with 5 rounds it’s a non issue. Worth noting this is with FMJ shaped snap caps and the gun has not been fired.
When reassembling, the slide stop and plunger don’t seem to get along, and I have to depress the plunger to get the slide stop back in. I’m assuming this will break in with time and may play a hand in the lack of locking back.
This is my first 1911-style pistol, and although I shot them growing up and have shot and handled several over the years, I am a novice in every sense of the word with this platform.
I’m planning on taking it to the range this weekend and running a few hundred rounds through it to see if it will loosen things up. I’ve also got some new mags in the mail from Metalform, Springfield OEM, and CMC. Any suggestions on troubleshooting should the above not help? I’d hate to send it in to SA so soon, though I know they’ll take care of me.
Any help is greatly appreciated!