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P232 odd moving part

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#1 ·
Gentlefolk,

Please forgive the imprecise question, but I am away from my pistol right now and working from an imperfect memory.

Just got a Gunbroker used but virtually NIB P232.

When I stripped it, I noticed there was a piece on the left side of thr frame, which had a small circular spring, which sat on the frame rail. This piece would move off the framerail when pressed, it appears to be attached by the spring.

I compared this to my new-to-me but older P220, which has a similar artifact on the left side, but this piece is immoveable, or at least more firmly attached.

I don't know what these contrivances do...from location, might be the slide lock spring??? But the fact that the P230 moves, but the P220 does not, makes me wonder.

A similar contrivance on my Walther PPKS also does not move.

Any idea what I am looking at, and if this behavior normal?

Thx!
 
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#4 ·
Looks like the slide catch lever. Not familiar with the 232 so can't speak to whether it should move or not. On the two sigs I have (229/250) there is some movement but they are a different design in that they can be engaged/disengaged using the external control which I don't see on the 232.
 
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