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Originally Posted by solidgear34
UPDATE: after soem use i noticed wear on both the slide catch and the slide. upon further testing i noticed that the slide catch has a 1/3 posssiblility that it cannot receive and stop the slide. still wondering what i should do for i.. new slide? new slide catch?
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The slide's catch notch should have a completely flat, and perpendicular edge (to the bore of the gun), where it meets with the edge of the slide catch. If it's rounded off or worn in some other way, just take a file to it to put a flat edge back on it.
As with real pistols, it's actually not the best idea to always release the slide by hitting the slide catch button. While it looks really cool in movies, it severely impacts the durability of the slide. You are better off "slingshotting" the slide to release it after you've extracted the empty magazine, or inserted a fresh one. Doing this will prolong the life of the notch, and should be worked in to your muscle memory as regular practice, regardless of whether you're using a real gun, airsoft, pistol, carbine, whatever the case is. The mechanical function is all the same.