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Slide lock spring for G19 Gen 4

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#1 ·
Hey guys, does this slide lock spring look bent for a gen 4 19? My slide keeps coming off when I do a reload when the slide is locked back and as soon as I press the trigger (dry firing) the slide moves forward slightly and comes off. When I looked at this and go to order one, this looks more like what would be ordered
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for a gen 3, the gen for looks more L shaped.

Thoughts or suggestions?
 
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#2 ·
If the slide comes off, it's more likely the slide lock lever is installed backwards. The small groove should be facing towards the rear of the pistol.

Without more reference points in the photo I cant tell if the spring is bent. To test the spring, pull the slide lock lever down and release, it should snap back up firmly. If it does, the spring is fine. The larger bend in the gen4 vs gen3 is to get arround the larger recoil spring.
 
#3 ·
Yep that was it. Thank you for the suggestion. I had recently got this in a trade and it had a custom slide lock. I've fired probably 300 rounds through it with no issue then yesterday dry firing after a reload it keep sliding off. Guess a good lesson to do a more thorough inspection on trades.

thanks again.
 
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