Thread: Opinions needed: What happened to this P-38?
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Unread 04-12-2013, 02:40 PM   #18
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On my locking block failure, the little lug sheared and got jammed in the channel at the bottom of the slide.
This caused a spreading effect which tore the strap and visibly spread the slide at the front.
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