If all you're doing is field stripping the gun, you don't need any tools, but an empty 9mm case will come in handy...
Lock the slide back
Remove Magazine
Verify chamber is empty
Remove take down pin immediatly in front of the slide lock
(Note: the pin is designed to pryed out using a 9mm case rim)
Hold the slide, release the slide lock, and push the slide off of the front of the frame.
Remove the guide rod, recoil springs, and barrel, and it's 'field stripped'.
-warning- if you continue removing pins and parts from this point, small springs can (WILL) jump out.
I _highly_ recommend a light coat of good gun grease (not oil) on the rails and hammer/slide interface.
Lock the slide back
Remove Magazine
Verify chamber is empty
Remove take down pin immediatly in front of the slide lock
(Note: the pin is designed to pryed out using a 9mm case rim)
Hold the slide, release the slide lock, and push the slide off of the front of the frame.
Remove the guide rod, recoil springs, and barrel, and it's 'field stripped'.
-warning- if you continue removing pins and parts from this point, small springs can (WILL) jump out.
I _highly_ recommend a light coat of good gun grease (not oil) on the rails and hammer/slide interface.
