Field Stripping the Shield Without Pulling Trigger
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I'll have to go back and look again tonight. Didn't see anything that obvious, but apparently also missed the very specific photo on page 1.
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Yeppers...at the top...post #3
I have trained myself to stick my finger in the chamber with slide locked back , then drop the mag if it's in the gun . I use a polymer pic to push the sear lever forward then push down take down lever , pull back on the slide to unlock and off the slide comes . You don't have to force the sear lever just make sure it's all the way down a gentle push .
Dave270
Member
I bought two 9mm Shields, one for me and my wife... The first time I took mine apart, I just pulled the trigger and did not use the sear disconnect lever.. Put it back together and the pistol would not cock the hammer. Called S&W and they said send it back.. I did and got it back about two weeks later, with a letter saying that they had replaced part of the trigger assembly and told me, in the future, use the sear disconnect lever.. I now have a Shield .45 and I use the sear disconnect lever every time I dis-assemble my Shields.. Using the "pull the trigger" method works, but you can damage your Shield. It is not if, it is just when.. S&W put that lever there for a reason....
Now let me get my flame suit on before the nasty comments start...
Never heard that pulling the trigger instead of using the lever could cause damage. I've done it a hundred times and have not had an issue. I don't have a problem using the lever, but pulling the trigger to breakdown is a force of habit.
Dave270
Member
Technically, I don't know either, but doing it the first time sure screwed up my trigger assembly, making me send it back to S&W...
I have never used the lever method before. Do you push it back up, after you reinstall the slide, or does it snap back up?
John Robert
Member
Insert a mag or use your finger or a pick
I try to use it.....
I try to use it but the paint's gone, my eyes are bad and just plain can't see where the lever is recessed in. I just have to pick at it with something sharp and 'dig' it out of it's hiding hole.
It's nice to know I don't HAVE to use it if I don't have a tool handy.
I try to use it but the paint's gone, my eyes are bad and just plain can't see where the lever is recessed in. I just have to pick at it with something sharp and 'dig' it out of it's hiding hole.
It's nice to know I don't HAVE to use it if I don't have a tool handy.
REARSPROCKET
Member
I use the small clear CL&P oil straw, hole in the end of it makes a good purchase on the tip of the sear lever.
