Sprinfield 1911 broke slide

[Squared1]

was firing my 1911 today and started on second mag and got to the 3 rd shot and the front 2" of the slide broke off and flew forward. Has anyone had this happen and how is springfields customer service. I was using Remington 230 grain bullets at the time

 

[YukonGlocker]

SA's customer service is great. In the pic, the barrel looks bulged. Any indication of a squib?

 

[Squared1]

No swiping I saw the 2 nd shot hit the barrel has been like that since I got the gun it just broke righ behind the from aeration on the slide

 

[YukonGlocker]

http://www.springfield-armory.com/customer-service/

 

[doctorjj]

View attachment 56893 No swiping I saw the 2 nd shot hit the barrel has been like that since I got the gun it just broke righ behind the from aeration on the slide

So you're saying the barrel is bulged in the middle? Did you buy the gun new?

 

[Sanford]

Has anyone had this happen ...

Not to me personally, but have seen it happen to a gun that was dropped.

 

[tRidiot]

So you're saying the barrel is bulged in the middle? Did you buy the gun new?

I don't think it's bulged, it just looks that way in the light. My Springfield barrel looks a little funny to me, too, kinda like it has a "reverse taper"... like it's heavier/fatter towards the end. I don't think there's a bulge in that barrel in the pic, though, I think it's just an optical illusion from the light/shadow.

 

[doctorjj]

I don't think it's bulged, it just looks that way in the light. My Springfield barrel looks a little funny to me, too, kinda like it has a "reverse taper"... like it's heavier/fatter towards the end. I don't think there's a bulge in that barrel in the pic, though, I think it's just an optical illusion from the light/shadow.

Ok, I see that. Yeah, supposed to be bigger on the end.

 

[YukonGlocker]

I'm seeing something other than barrel taper. Also looks to me like at least one of the barrel lugs is bent. It might also be an illusion, but it may be signs of the underlying issue. In any case, SA will be able to determine what happened.

 

[Squared1]

Not bulged and the lug didn't looked damaged I shoot it quite a bit hasn't been dropped going to call Springfield monday