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I've had my P345D for a few months now (this is my first handgun, but I've been shooting and an enthusiast since I was a kid), and I've noticed a few things on it that I don't think it should be doing.
1) The recoil spring guide goes to the left (when looking straight down at it from the top) when the slide is pulled back. I can push it to the right so it becomes parallel to everything else, but when I let it go, it goes back. When I strip it, and take the slide off (while the barrel and guide are both attached, the guide looks like its bent or something) Please see the images below.
2) My 345 jams a lot. Especially when trying to chamber a round. I heard an extremely loud noise in the backyard last night, and it took me 3 attempts to chamber a round (I keep the pistol with no round in the chamber, and when I tried to load them, the rounds would get caught against the firing pin block and the barrel) so I could go out there and see what it was. It doesn't jam when the slide lock is engaged and I press it down, however. I guess it just jams because the slide is moving too slowly? Also, the gentleman at the range said it jams because the gun is new. Anybody have any comments on this as well?
3) The slide rattles a bit. It rattles a lot when there is no magazine in, and it rattles less/barely rattles at all (It doesn't make any noise, but you can wiggle it around a little) when there is a magazine in and a round in the chamber. Is this normal?
4) Are you supposed to be able to see light through the pistol when looking at it from the side?
I'm not trying to be a gun hypochondriac or anything, but since this is my first handgun, I don't really know what to expect.
Thanks guys!
1) The recoil spring guide goes to the left (when looking straight down at it from the top) when the slide is pulled back. I can push it to the right so it becomes parallel to everything else, but when I let it go, it goes back. When I strip it, and take the slide off (while the barrel and guide are both attached, the guide looks like its bent or something) Please see the images below.


2) My 345 jams a lot. Especially when trying to chamber a round. I heard an extremely loud noise in the backyard last night, and it took me 3 attempts to chamber a round (I keep the pistol with no round in the chamber, and when I tried to load them, the rounds would get caught against the firing pin block and the barrel) so I could go out there and see what it was. It doesn't jam when the slide lock is engaged and I press it down, however. I guess it just jams because the slide is moving too slowly? Also, the gentleman at the range said it jams because the gun is new. Anybody have any comments on this as well?
3) The slide rattles a bit. It rattles a lot when there is no magazine in, and it rattles less/barely rattles at all (It doesn't make any noise, but you can wiggle it around a little) when there is a magazine in and a round in the chamber. Is this normal?
4) Are you supposed to be able to see light through the pistol when looking at it from the side?
I'm not trying to be a gun hypochondriac or anything, but since this is my first handgun, I don't really know what to expect.
Thanks guys!