Larenegade
Member
I am trying to field strip a 1903 32acp Pocket Hammerless and after turning the barrel 1/2 turn with the arrow/line lined up with the front frame edge, the slide refuses to come off forward. The barrel comes completely out from the front after turning it again in the slide, then pulling slide forward the slide stops, moving only about 1/2 inch forward from normal position when assembled. Is there something I am not doing, a release somewhere or what? The slide just sticks there and feels like it is stopped by something or catching somewhere. Does the barrel have to be inside the slide to allow the slide to come off the frame? I have looked at the Colt Forum descriptions for disassembley and it seems to show the slide just coming forward as a 1911 slide does after the barrel and recoil sping/guide are removed.
Will someone advise about this, please? I have the pistol cocked as directions stated must be. I have read that disassembling the frame further than field stripping has caused alot of people trouble assembling again. What is considered field stripping a Colt 32acp Pocket Hammerless Pistol?
Will someone advise about this, please? I have the pistol cocked as directions stated must be. I have read that disassembling the frame further than field stripping has caused alot of people trouble assembling again. What is considered field stripping a Colt 32acp Pocket Hammerless Pistol?