Field Stripping the Shield Without Pulling Trigger

kbm6893 · Apr 17, 2017

I know you can press the lever inside the frame, but I cannot see that thing at all. I see it with the slide off, but it is so deep in there that I don't see how I can do it without using a tool to reach it, but even then, I can't see it.

I used to have a Ruger SR9. Lever was right on top and easy to get to. When I bought my Shield, there was a used Ruger SR9C that was $329. Cheaper than the Shield, but after rebate the Shield was about $40 cheaper. I kind of wish I had giotten the Ruger. But the Shield was smaller so I went with it. Shot it the other day. Very easy to shoot well so I don't regret it too much..

And before you say it, I know I can pull the trigger. It's what I've been doing. But I prefer not pulling trigger to field strip.

Dad_Roman · Apr 17, 2017

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Drewdabuilder · Apr 17, 2017

The lever is painted "Yellow". Maybe shine a light down and you'll see it.
You can use any stick type object and wedge it behind the lever and push it forward and you can use your pinky to push it back after reassembling.

I just use my plastic cleaning pick

kbm6893 · Apr 17, 2017

K. I'll try it. But I bet that yellow paint doesn't last long.

Drewdabuilder · Apr 17, 2017

Eh, once you know where it's located doubt the paint matters.

kbm6893 · Apr 17, 2017

Drewdabuilder said:
Eh, once you know where it's located doubt the paint matters.

True, dat!

Teasip · Apr 17, 2017

I never found the "yellow". I found a lever that I pushed down and it allowed me to get the slide off. I just pull the trigger. I know I'd appreciate someone being more specific as to what it is that is to be depressed with the mechanism attached within the frame.

yep380 · Apr 17, 2017

Although I haven't tried it, I would think you could lock the slide to the rear, remove the striker backing plate and striker, then slowly release the slide and remove it off the front.

The point of the sear release is move the rear of the sear downward, out of the way of the striker. Pulling the trigger does the same thing.

Dennis · Apr 18, 2017

Dad_Roman got it.

swsig · Apr 18, 2017

I use the hollow end of a cleaning rod. It fits right over the lever. In a pinch, a retractible ball-point pen will do just fine. I also use a long-neck adjustable reading lamp just above my work area. The extra light makes finding the lever (and everything else) much easier.

Dad_Roman · Apr 18, 2017

Teasip said:
I never found the "yellow". I found a lever that I pushed down and it allowed me to get the slide off. I just pull the trigger. I know I'd appreciate someone being more specific as to what it is that is to be depressed with the mechanism attached within the frame.

Drew posted some pretty excellent piccys above my man

hyena · Apr 18, 2017

Ditto that. Just look at the photo Drew posted. See that yellow lever at the end of his ball point pen? That's the lever. I just use a tiny screw driver to flip it down, since there's always one right at hand on the bench where I clean my guns.

Protected One · Apr 18, 2017

kbm6893 said:
K. I'll try it. But I bet that yellow paint doesn't last long.

Doesn't matter...after you've stripped it a few times you'll know where the lever is, yellow or not.

Slingn · Apr 18, 2017

No the yellow paint does not last. Especially if you use carb cleaner or some type of blast and shine to clean the guts

Ballistic147 · Apr 18, 2017

I used the yellow lever once to make sure it worked. Since then I just pull the trigger which is both easier and faster.

Browns fan · Apr 18, 2017

Dammage

The Gun Store Whare i Bought My .45 mp FS Told Me I Would Cause Damnage To My Gun If I Didnt Use The Yellow Lever Any One Else Hear this

palmettostate1 · Apr 18, 2017

Browns fan said:
The Gun Store Whare i Bought My .45 mp FS Told Me I Would Cause Damnage To My Gun If I Didnt Use The Yellow Lever Any One Else Hear this

More B.S. from the geniuses at the gun shop.

swsig · Apr 18, 2017

Browns fan said:
The Gun Store Whare i Bought My .45 mp FS Told Me I Would Cause Damnage To My Gun If I Didnt Use The Yellow Lever Any One Else Hear this

I have not heard that. I think they were just trying to scare you into following the owner's manual to avoid the possibility of a negligent discharge. Pulling the trigger works, but even if the chance of a negligent discharge by doing so is only 1 in 100,000, the chance of a negligent discharge by lowering the lever is zero.

I like the latter odds better, so I lower the lever. Once you've done it a couple of times, it only takes two seconds, as opposed to one second to pull the trigger. If knocking a second off of your cleaning procedure is important to you, fire, er, pull away.

Ranger17 · Apr 18, 2017

only been shooting for 4 years now, i'll admit the first couple i'd take the easy/quick way out and use the trigger when breaking down my MP compact and full size 9's... i'm sure as i saw an online expert say to do it that way and being a newb i followed along to whatever i read/watched. Heck I was a newb, anyone had more experience than I at that point.

But the more I thought about it, and realized that i am not immune to an occasional brain fade; I did not want to have that happen when i was about to clean a gun. It is too easy to get into a zone when doing basic tasks and skip over something that is important. Since then, its either a qtip or bic pen (with guts removed) to lower the lever on any of my MP 9's.

Surely not one to preach what is right or wrong, just what works for me....

S&W Rover · Apr 18, 2017

Ranger17 has a good point. I've been shooting for a long longer time, but I admire his approach. I have a Shield in-bound from an internet store, and I am going to force myself to follow the rule, and use the take-down lever rather than pulling the trigger.

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