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Question 1: I picked up a G40 yesterday. I removed the slide but, when I went to put it back on, it was a hard no. As in, it reached a point where it was a firm stop. I removed the slide on my G29 to compare and see if I could logically see the problem (which caused Part 2 of this post). I was finally able to see that the firing pin safety was sticking out further on the 20 than the 29 causing it to get blocked by the trigger. I used a down to push it down slightly and everybody slid right into place. So, is this a safety concern, something I'll need to consider during reassembly each time, or is it worth replacing the pin spring (my assumption of what the problem is)?
Question 2: After I finally figured out the issue with the G20 and got it assembled, I went to reassemble the G29. I'd been removing and reattaching the slide multiple times to try to analyze what was going on with the other on and I noticed that each time I'd remove the slide, the guide rod assembly was not completely seated. On the final reattachment, I experienced what I'd read about a couple months ago and dreaded. The guide rod spring shoved itself and the barrel out the front of the frame. This picture is from this thread and is a mirror image of what mine did. After fighting with it for a little while, I finally pulled the trigger and it freed the slide to come off the front. I've been reading to no avail about how to avoid this in the future other than "the guide rod doesn't ever seat correctly" and "make sure it's properly assembled". Neither of which give me great confidence going forward
Question 2: After I finally figured out the issue with the G20 and got it assembled, I went to reassemble the G29. I'd been removing and reattaching the slide multiple times to try to analyze what was going on with the other on and I noticed that each time I'd remove the slide, the guide rod assembly was not completely seated. On the final reattachment, I experienced what I'd read about a couple months ago and dreaded. The guide rod spring shoved itself and the barrel out the front of the frame. This picture is from this thread and is a mirror image of what mine did. After fighting with it for a little while, I finally pulled the trigger and it freed the slide to come off the front. I've been reading to no avail about how to avoid this in the future other than "the guide rod doesn't ever seat correctly" and "make sure it's properly assembled". Neither of which give me great confidence going forward