Owner’s Manual 2020

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7. Hold the slide upside down, grasp the small spring of the recoil spring
assembly then lift the recoil spring assembly up and out of the slide
(Figure 45).
8. Remove the thread protector or muzzle device if the pistol is equipped
with a threaded barrel
9. Grasp the barrel by its lug, lift it up and around the extractor and slide
the barrel rearward out of the slide (Figure 46).
This level of disassembly is sufficient to perform a thorough cleaning.
Disassembly beyond the instructions provided in this manual should only be
carried out by a qualified armorer.
11.2 REASSEMBLY FROM THE FIELD STRIPPED CONDITION
1. Install the barrel into the slide by grasping the lug of the barrel and
sliding the muzzle of the barrel through the barrel hole in the slide
from the inside. Allow the barrel to drop down into the slide and slide
the barrel back to the breach face until the barrel drops into the locked
position (Figure 47).
2. Install the thread protector or muzzle device if the pistol is equipped
with a threaded barrel (Figure 48)
FIGURE 47
Install barrel.
FIGURE 48
Rotate thread protector clockwise to install.