Ruger Mk IV Bolt Stop screw
Bought a Mk IV target, shot 2 mags to sight it in and decided that I didn't like the grips. Went to the local store and purchased a set of Hogue grips and an extended magazine release because the grips are so thick. Get it home pull the grips off and almost lose the mag assist, spring and plunger from the bottom. Nothing I had read said they would fall out.
In the process of turning the gun over the Bolt Stop lever fell off and I put that aside while I changed the mag release. With that done I put the Bolt Stop lever back in place but it seems looser then I remember it being from a few days ago. I check the exploded parts list an see there is a Bolt Stop screw but I can't tell if it is a screw that goes into what I would call a short round stand or if that stand itself is what Ruger is calling a screw. I do some searching but don't find much about the lever falling off so I put everything together and the Bolt Stop works fine with a mag in the pistol but seems pretty lose with no mag and the bolt forward.
So my question is was it always that loose and that is how everybody's is or was there some other thing that fell out unknown to me? Is there actually a screw that small that goes into the barrel stand the rear of the lever fits over? Could something else be causing this? I find that hard to believe a part is missing since everything works but the looseness of the Bolt Stop lever is unlike any of my other pistols. Thanks for any insight you can provide.