4006 reassembly

[Btaylor]

Hi all,

I just bought a used 4006. (Police trade-in maybe?) I got it home and broke it down because the store seemed like they hadn't cleaned it. I cleaned everything, but when I was reassembling it, I came into a problem. I was replacing the slide on the slide rails and I got it past the first sear. At this point, I attempted to push the second set of sears (On the right side of the frame) down and while wrestling with it, I managed to cock the hammer back.

So now the slide is between the first sear and the second set of sears (which I believe is a set of safety sears?) The magazine won't seat since the slide is partially forward and I cant think of any way to get the second set of sears to go down enough to return the slide to battery. So my question is this: Is there anything I can do to get the second set of sears down, and the slide back to battery? Or is it off to the gunsmith?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[KPSqured]

Pull the slide forward again, and the hammer will fall when the slide goes forward enough.

When putting the slide back on, I usually use my finger to push the ejector/mag safety lever down, then for the next two a punch or pencil...you got to get them pushed down flush with the fame.

You don't have to send it to the gunsmith.

[Btaylor]

KPsquared, worked like a charm. I guess I just needed to manhandle it a bit. Function tested A-OK. Thanks a bunch for the tips.

[Punisher102]

I use the slide stop pin side to move the other two levers down. It's always handy as that's the next this used in the assembly.

[yustinus1973]

Same her on useing the slide stop pin as a reassembly tool for the two levers.

[Btaylor]

I hadn't even thought about using the slide stop pin to push down those levers. But I just tried it and it definitely works. Thanks everyone.