Tom S
Ruger 1911 commander slide does not release
Saturday, October 15, 2022, 06:27

Thought I would put this out here to see if others have seen this. I am retired now but work part time in the gun department at a farm & barn store in northern Wisconsin. We have a couple Ruger 1911 commanders in-stock which are exhibiting a big problem. When the slide is locked back on an empty magazine there is no way to push the slide release off and release the slide. You can’t pull it rearward and push it off either. Even had a strong 20 year old try it with no luck. If you drop the magazine all works as it should. We then tried another brand of magazine in the pistol with similar results. I have a full size Ruger 1911 which has none of these issues. It is superb. Anyone experienced this or have any ideas? Thanks