Customer brought in a 1911, that won’t unlock. I think the problem is the rubber shock buff has crumbled and gotten under the bbl and saddle. Bob says cut the slide stop off. Do you use the cutting disc on the Foredom tool? Can it be done with out marking the slide or bbl? This pistol also has a live round in it. Can we fire it without causing any more damage? This pistol has a Colt MK IV series 70 government model 45 automatic caliber slide on a Para-Ordnance frame. (FT. Lauderdale FL. Canada) if that makes any difference. Thanks in advance.
Yes we use the cut off disc in the Foredom for those type of cutting jobs. Be careful and you won’t hit the slide or the frame. The cut off disc will get smaller as you use it and then you can get in close to the slide etc. Once it is close you can break the slide stop with a punch or screw driver. You should be able to fire it as the gun holds all the pressure when it normally fires it just has the room to move back and down. So with the broken shock buff it will move back and just won’t be able to unlock, and open. If you are worried about it you can wedge something between the hammer and firing pin, or you can use some surgical tubing to tie the hammer back to the grip frame.
