Ok.. Long story short (sorta). I purchased a replacement recoil spring guide assembly from Midwest Gun Works, received it, then went to the range yesterday to break it in. The original is in perfect working condition but has just over 10k rounds on it, hence the replacement.
After shooting maybe 20 rounds with the new spring, the slide started to lock back without feeding the next round. It was not doing it on every round so I assumed it was due to the new recoil spring being tight and cheap (CCI blazer which is what i have been shooting without issue) ammo but unfortuately I was mistaken (NooB).
I was tired of practicing tap, rack, bang so I went to put the original spring back in to finish my range session. When I tried to do so, the take down lever would not stay down and had to hold it in place to remove the slide. The front portion of the stop lever spring broke off and the take down lever slid right out of its housing along with the broken piece of the spring.
I just purchased the pistol on 9/01/11 so I am sure I am still within a warranty period but would this type of thing be covered? I found the part on MGW for $5 so I am not sure if I want to pack the gun up, ship it to FN, and wait for what I assume will be a few weeks for it to get back to me if it is a ten minute job to replace. Also, this was purchased through Davidsons so the firearm has their life time guarantee.
This is my first real problem with the handgun(or any firearm) so I am unsure of the best course of action to get it fixed as soon as possible.
Any guidance or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
After shooting maybe 20 rounds with the new spring, the slide started to lock back without feeding the next round. It was not doing it on every round so I assumed it was due to the new recoil spring being tight and cheap (CCI blazer which is what i have been shooting without issue) ammo but unfortuately I was mistaken (NooB).
I was tired of practicing tap, rack, bang so I went to put the original spring back in to finish my range session. When I tried to do so, the take down lever would not stay down and had to hold it in place to remove the slide. The front portion of the stop lever spring broke off and the take down lever slid right out of its housing along with the broken piece of the spring.
I just purchased the pistol on 9/01/11 so I am sure I am still within a warranty period but would this type of thing be covered? I found the part on MGW for $5 so I am not sure if I want to pack the gun up, ship it to FN, and wait for what I assume will be a few weeks for it to get back to me if it is a ten minute job to replace. Also, this was purchased through Davidsons so the firearm has their life time guarantee.
This is my first real problem with the handgun(or any firearm) so I am unsure of the best course of action to get it fixed as soon as possible.
Any guidance or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
