Do other semi-auto pistols field strip as easy as a Sig P226?

[bushmaster1313]

The P226 comes apart by locking the slide back, rotating the black lever above the trigger down 90 degrees, then pulling back and easing the slide forward till it comes off.

Do other semi-auto pistols come apart for field stripping as easy?

 

[Kanewpadle]

I my experience most do.

 

[DanHend]

Beretta 92 is pretty close. There is a button on the right side of the frame you push in to work the lever so you can't rip the slide off Lethal Weapon 4-style. M&P, Springfield XD, HK P30/HK45/VP9, and FN FNP/FNX come to mind that have similar systems.

 

[unobrownsfan]

As you might guess, the Sig P239 does.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Beretta 92 is pretty close. There is a button on the right side of the frame you push in to work the lever so you can't rip the slide off Lethal Weapon 4-style. M&P, Springfield XD, HK P30/HK45/VP9, and FN FNP/FNX come to mind that have similar systems.

This M&P looked much more complicated:

https://youtu.be/4sfTsb052Yo

 

[DanHend]

For striker fired gun, you do need to strike them out before taking the slide off. The sear disconnect on the M&P is optional. You can lock the slide back, pull the lever, move the slide forward until there's a little snag, pull the trigger to "strike" the gun out, and pull the slide off.

The only striker guns that you don't have to strike out and can just flip a lever are the Sig P320 or the VP9. The Walther P99 clones have a decocker to strike out the gun, and the yellow wire on the M&P does something similar.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Sigs .22LR clone of yours, the Mosquito, is a whole different animal.

 

[bushmaster1313]

The P226 is also ambidextrous.
With the gun in your right hand all of the controls are easy to operate.
Starting with the gun in your left hand, you can operate all of the controls merely by shifting the gun to your other hand.

 

[Cyrano]

I can tell a story on myself. I was doing somethng quite a few years ago with my Beretta 92. It required that disassemble the gun after every 5 rounds for some reason. Once I forgot to put the disassembly lever back up. First shot, I was standing there with a dumb look on my face and the whole upper of the pistol muzzle down in the sand about six feet in front of the firing line. It had cycled and there was a live round in the chamber.

 

[Dennis]

1911s are not as easy. But i love em. lol

 

[Absalom]

1911s are not as easy. But i love em. lol

That's one thing John M. Browning got right in his next design of a battle pistol. I find the Hi-Power to be one of the fastest and easiest pistols to field-strip.

 

[scooter123]

The only striker guns that you don't have to strike out and can just flip a lever are the Sig P320 or the VP9. The Walther P99 clones have a decocker to strike out the gun, and the yellow wire on the M&P does something similar.

You can also take the slide off the Springfield Armory XDM without needing to pull the trigger, it was one of the features "added" to this model when it was designed.

Personally I find the 1911 with the removeable barrel bushing quite easy to take down, the one that can be a PITA are the versions that don't use a barrel bushing. Those have to be field stripped just like the older S&W semi's, where you have to hold the slide back against the spring tension and remove the slide lock. With those type of pistols take down isn't too bad but re-assembly can be frustrating at times.

 

[alwslate]

"Do other semi autos come apart as easy for field stripping ?" Sure,
lots of them. I can think of a few right off hand, Beretta model 951
and 92FS, all Glocks, Taurus 709 Slim, Browning HP. There's nothing
special about Sig pistols except their high price.

 

[BAM-BAM]

All the Sig P (22X) series...... and the Beretta's are easy..... 3G Smiths are different but not hard to strip IMO.

 

[Donn]

1911s are not as easy. But i love em. lol

No they're not, but after years of practice, I can pull a 1911 down almost as fast as my M&P's. I took the old 1911 to the range yesterday. Three shots, the X disappeared. Put it down, no sense wasting any more ammo. Love it? Yeah, you could say that.

 

[scoobysnacker]

My personal experience with what I own:
Beretta 92 and Star B Super, takedown is very similar. Turn the lever, pull the slide forward. As DanHend said, the Beretta requires pushing in the button on the right too.

Next level of difficulty- Hi Power and CZ 75. Have to line the slide up with the frame "just so" (usually there is a notch), then push the slide stop out. Still pretty simple, sometimes the slide stop is tight. Got a Star 30MI, same technique.

Tokarev- deceptively easy. Some people fight with the barrel bushing, but the easy way- slide the retaining clip back, hold the pistol so the left side of the frame faces down, then rack the slide. The slide stop falls out, then you just take it down from there. Since the hammer assembly is separate from the frame (you just lift it out/drop it in), it's probably the EASIEST to clean.

S&W semiautos- about the same as the CZ and Hi Power, with a few caveats. The hammer always strikes me in my thumb webbing as I remove the slide; not awful, but a little annoying. Perhaps it's the way I am holding it (it strikes my left hand), but that's the only way I can comfortably grip things to take it down.
Then, there are the various little pieces on the frame that you have to push back down as you put the slide back on. Seems like my 915 has more than my 39-2.

My 1911 can be a pain, since it wasn't the first gun I learned to take down and reassemble (reassembly is what gets me). All the other pistols with separate bushings, I reassemble the slide and barrel assembly first, then put the slide on the frame, and slide stop goes in last. I've found that with my 1911, it's easier to get everything lined up on the frame, put the slide stop in, and then put the bushing over the spring.

Blowbacks like the Makarov are very simple. Pull the trigger guard down, pull the slide back and lift off. I own 4 different styles of 9x18 East Bloc pistol, they all work this way.

Recently bought a Ruger Mk II 22lr, breaks down easily enough. Whoever designed the reassembly must have been a sadist.

 

[Arik]

The fastest way to "field strip" a gun is to overcharge a load!!!

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[Just another 22 shooter]

No they're not, but after years of practice, I can pull a 1911 down almost as fast as my M&P's. I took the old 1911 to the range yesterday. Three shots, the X disappeared. Put it down, no sense wasting any more ammo. Love it? Yeah, you could say that.

Don't consider any ammo wasted if your having fun, and shooting a good ol' 1911 is definitely fun

 

[Protected One]

Glocks are easiest of all.

 

[Wishoot]

Nothing is easier than a CZ82.