Field strip PT145...rookie here

[fordworker]

I just purchased the PT145 Taurus...I was hoping someone could tell me exactly how the field strip it and reassemble. This is my first auto..thanks for the help and don't laugh..

 

[HighVelocity]

Did you read the manual?

 

[Trip20]

I'm not sure someone can detail the steps any better than the manual does. One should have come with your PT145.

Here is what the manual states:

 

[Pilot]

Yes, read the manual. But when you put it back together, make sure the barrel is all the way forward when the slide is locked back. This way the takedown lever will engage the barrel and lock it. Before you release the slide stop, make sure the barrel is engaged by the takedown lever. Overall its easy, but the takedown lever can be a little stiff and hard to get out at first.

 

[MachIVshooter]

1: clear the firearm
2: lock the slide back
3: double check to make sure the firarm is clear
4: triple check to make sure the firarm is clear
5: turn the lever on the detent pin 90 degrees clockwise (it is the lever in front of the slide lock)
6: pull the pin out.
7: check again to make sure the chamber is empty!
8: let the slide down and dryfire
9: pull the slide off the frame.
10: remove recoil spring
11: remove barrel