Problem with a Llama 111a

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dsv424

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A friend of mine gave me his gun to fix. Don't know what I got myself into,:eek: but he said his son took it apart for one reason or another and then lost some pieces when he got around to re-assembling it. So before I could even begin to check it out I had to find a slide stop, recoil spring, slide stop guide, and barrel bushing. So I have already invested $75.00 in this gun.
Well now after cleaning years of gunk out of it and re-assembling it with the parts I found I have another problem.:( I noticed when I mounted the slide on the frame I could not pull the slide all the way back, in fact I had to use a rubber mallet so I could pound it back and forth on the guides. For about 2 hours I worked it back and forth and cleaned the slide grooves as best I could so now it is hanging slightly. So now when the gun is fully assembled and I pull the slide back I have to sometimes tap it forward so the chamber closes.

My question is can I file the slide grooves slightly without damaging anything, because I think this is where my problem lies? Or could it be something worse like a bent frame.:confused: Thx for any advise.
 
I'd lay a straight edge on the frame and slide rails to see if it were bent,before I started filing on the thing.
Could it be that boy wanted to be a 1911 guru and did his own slide tightening?
 
Does it hang up when only the slide and frame are assembled? What happens when you slide it back and forth without the newly acquired guts? Also I wonders about the bbl link, bushing, and general bbl fitting.
 
It would hang and be very stiff with just the slide and frame. Since my first post I have cleaned the grooves in the frame and the slide and have worked it back and forth probably 1,000 times. It is getting a lot more easier to slide but it is still a bit stiff. I think if I keep working it I might be able to make it smooth again. I have a funny feeling that this gun has been ignored for a few years! Can't get the whole story from the son.
 
Unless it's been in a car wreck, vice, or a slide tool- slides gen'erly don't grow shut over time or with lots of shooting. If you're adventuresome- you might check Brownells for a tool made for just a situation.

OK, never mind- I just went there and couldn't find it. But, you might cut a thing strip or two of aluminum can to lay inside the grooves and then use a soft face or dead blow hammer to tap the slide on and off.
 
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