1911: Extended slide stop Vs. Classic slide stop

What type of slide stop do you prefer on a 1911?

  • Classic (non extended) Slide Stop

    Votes: 37 78.7%

  • Extended Slide Stop

    Votes: 10 21.3%
  • Total voters
    47
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Okay so looking on this thread:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=394136

I was surprised while reading a few people's posts stating the extended slide stop was something the norinco police models could do without. Since I like the extended slide stop on mine, I'm left wondering why the extended slide stop is a bad thing?

There's a few posts about it on that thread but instead of Hi-jacking Enfield's thread and making it an off topic argument about small gun bits, I've decided to make this thread and see what some other 1911 owners think.

So 1911 owners Extended slide stop vs. Classic (or non extended if you will) slide stop?

The reasons I like mine:

-For me with small hands it is a lot easier to lock the slide back when unloading the gun. I don't have to change my grip profile on the gun.

-For now I haven't had any malfunctions with it, IE premature lock ups, or failure to lock back when the gun is empty.

-Even though its a big extension, I can easily keep my thumbs away from hitting it and causing a random lock back.

-If I choose to use the slide stop to release the slide while loading/reloading, I can easily and quickly hit the extended portion without changing my grip on the gun.

So shall we start the bickering?
 
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I have one on my Kimber because it is easier to operate being left handed. I didn't require one on my Colt Gold Cup however.
 
I have the Norinco Police model and shoot at a club where bullseye competition is the norm, and alot of guys have the exended slide stop. I enjoy it very much, and love the gun the way it came. I like the extended slide stop for all the reasons above, but I can see how in action shooting sports it could be possible to accidentally push up on the slide stop when drawing and accidentally lock the slide back after the first shot. I have never had this happen to me, and have used my Norc a few times practicing draws, and reloads, but most of the time I use my glock 17. Now I have added the extended mag release to the glock to make it easier to reload without changing my grip, and I will soon be adding the extended slide stop as well. So I think that says it all.
 
mlehtovaara said:
I have the Norinco Police model and shoot at a club where bullseye competition is the norm, and alot of guys have the exended slide stop. I enjoy it very much, and love the gun the way it came. I like the extended slide stop for all the reasons above, but I can see how in action shooting sports it could be possible to accidentally push up on the slide stop when drawing and accidentally lock the slide back after the first shot. I have never had this happen to me, and have used my Norc a few times practicing draws, and reloads, but most of the time I use my glock 17. Now I have added the extended mag release to the glock to make it easier to reload without changing my grip, and I will soon be adding the extended slide stop as well. So I think that says it all.
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Word, and regarding the Glock 17 thats actually the same stuff I did to my 17 two weeks ago. Good to see the extended controls guys coming out on this thread:D
 
Extended slide stops on 1911's...

Jamie said:
it's useless, just rack the slide!
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+1

M_A_T_T said:
I have one on my Kimber because it is easier to operate being left handed. I didn't require one on my Colt Gold Cup however.
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I am also a leftie. I have no use for extended slide stops on 1911's. I've changed out every Norc one that's come on a pistol I've bought for a standard one.

So, I voted standard or classic slide stop.

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NAA.
 
I experience the reverse problem to that mentioned here when shooting IPSC: not the slide prematurely locking back, but rather it failing to lock back if the gun runs dry. This happened to me several times with the extended slide stop that was installed in the gun when I bought it, until I switched it out for the regular slide stop. It cost me time in the heat of a stage when I would drop the hammer on an empty chamber because the gun failed to lock back, fumble for a second until I recognized that the gun was empty, and then have to do a mag change and completely rack the slide in order to chamber the first round. I was some PO'd!

Now, this is with both thumbs high and pointing towards the target: the right thumb on top of the safety and the left (supporting) thumb under it. The left thumb would just touch enough of the enlarged slide stop to push down on it without me realizing it or intending it.
 
EdGCNM said:
I experience the reverse problem to that mentioned here when shooting IPSC: not the slide prematurely locking back, but rather it failing to lock back if the gun runs dry.
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well I did actually mention that if you look:

"-For now I haven't had any malfunctions with it, IE premature lock ups, or failure to lock back" [when the gun is empty].
(I should probably edit that in the first post to make it a bit more clear)

Hmm maybe I'll try firing some mags off faster and see if it fails to lock back when the mag is empty. But for now it hasn't done that on me. Maybe its just the fact I have small hands and like I said earlier, I can easily fire the gun without touching the extended slide stop. I use the same grip as you more or less. Both thumbs high, right over the safety, left under the right thumb, and there's enough clearance that I shouldn't be hitting the slide stop.

But yeah I can imagine how much of a pain that would be to fumble around, then have to do a full reload cycle during a competition.

On another note looks like the support for extended slide stops has been crushed on the polls:(
 
I had a Norc Police for a short time. The first things I did was swap out the extended slide stop, oversized mag release button and grips. Extended slide stops and oversized mag release buttons aren't needed nor desired by me....
 
Had a problem with my extended stop getting held down by my left thumb(thumbs forward grip) and not locking the slide back on the last shot. Also had a problem where when I used the release lever to chamber the first round there wasn't always enough momentum to get the first round to chamber properly. That extra travel from racking manually makes all the difference. The second issue probably has a lot to do with the ammo too

Being cheap, I just took my extended stop to the grinder and made it as close to a regualar one as possible. Quick deburr and cold blue and noone is the wiser. No more problems and I havent had a jam or failure to lock back since.
 
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