Slide Won’t Lock Back

[Gunowner99]

Yeah, I had nothing but a bad day at the range yesterday obviously. I did notice on one of my guns, the Taurus 809B that nine times out of 10 the slide does not lock back after the last round. I found that with multiple magazines all Taurus. What gives? Also, sometimes the slide automatically went forward when I put a new magazine in which kind of concerns me with slam fires?

[zachomega]

Slam fires are a firing pin/striker issue. Slide not locking is probably a bad slide stop or spring.

It could also be underpowered ammo or a poor grip not letting the slide go back far enough, or in the case of the slide going forward with a mag insert, it might be that it just barely caught the slide stop and the jostling of the magazine caused it to release.

I'm not familiar with the specifics of that firearm, but with the slide off, moving the slide stop, it should have spring tension holding it down. The magazine interfaces with it at the follower and overcomes the downward force with its internal spring.

-Zach

[abner13]

Now ya just gotta know this is gonna turn into a Taurus bashing thread!

Process of elimination , step 1. Take the slide/barrel off , replace the slide lock and notice how the EMPTY magazines follower tab hits the slide lock when in place.

Does the slide lock pivot free with no mag? Does it 'lift' when the magazine follower tab hits it?

[Gunowner99]

Now ya just gotta know this is gonna turn into a Taurus bashing thread!

Process of elimination , step 1. Take the slide/barrel off , replace the slide lock and notice how the EMPTY magazines follower tab hits the slide lock when in place.

Does the slide lock pivot free with no mag? Does it 'lift' when the magazine follower tab hits it?

Yes to both of your questions. I put the magazine in and I can see it push-up on the slide lock. I mean, that slide lock doesn*t move a ton but it does move with and without a magazine but again when I insert the magazine it pushes up on it and engages with the follower technically technically should hold the slide back.

[TooBigToFit]

Does it lock back when you just hand cycle it with an empty mag?

Slide auto forwarding is kind of typical behavior for a lot of handguns when you slam in the magazine. HK USPs and SW M&Ps are kind of known for this. I wouldn't rely on it to reload, but it does tend to happen.

[Gunowner99]

Does it lock back when you just hand cycle it with an empty mag?

Slide auto forwarding is kind of typical behavior for a lot of handguns when you slam in the magazine. HK USPs and SW M&Ps are kind of known for this. I wouldn't rely on it to reload, but it does tend to happen.

I have four different magazines and none of them lock back as you asked when empty hand inserted in and racking the slide.