2 minutes for the gunsmith to help me out. He was able to pop the magazine out. I was too scared to put more than finger pressure on the mag release and was having trouble trying to manipulate anything else since I'm not that familiar with its internals.
Thank you all for the suggestions...
Yep, I did this. And then I reinserted it. I had just field stripped a Ruger LC9 that requires the trigger to be pulled, but due to the magazine safety you have to reinsert the mag to do it.
I wasn't thinking right about the takedown procedure, but I did have enough sense to check that it...
I tried the garden hose by hand. And then a clear piece of plastic tubing that I squeezed over the barrel. I then tried to clamp the bushing lip and twist it. No dice. I didn’t try super hard since I don’t want to add a giant scratch to my agony.
I got this a few weeks ago and wanted to do a good cleaning before shooting.
Instead of looking up takedown directions, I bulldozed ahead.
I locked it back, twisted the barrel and let the slide forward. I pulled the trigger at some point. Now it is tightly locked in its current position...