Ruger p90/slide removal

[jebster]

Just picked up a used P90 without an owners manual and I can't get the
slide to go forward for removal. I can get the slide release pin out but
apparently it does not remove completely. Can someone give me the
procedure for removal? Thanks in advance.

Ed

[Gary Lucas]

jebster wrote:
#
# Just picked up a used P90 without an owners manual and I can't get the
# slide to go forward for removal. I can get the slide release pin out but
# apparently it does not remove completely. Can someone give me the
# procedure for removal? Thanks in advance.
#
# Ed
After you lock the slide back, push the pin to the left. With the
magazine removed, reach in the magazine well from the top and push the
lock lever forward so it is now blocking the magazine well. Release the
slide and slowly remove it. It is much easier to do this than to
describe it

G Lucas

[Craig Luna]

jebster wrote:
#
# Just picked up a used P90 without an owners manual and I can't get the
# slide to go forward for removal. I can get the slide release pin out but
# apparently it does not remove completely. Can someone give me the
# procedure for removal? Thanks in advance.
#
# Ed

The pin doesn't come out completely for a standard service disassembly.

The black thingamajig that you push down into the magazine area popped
back up. Just push it down till it lock in good. This will also
happen upon reassembly if you don't push the slide release into the
barrel link properly. In this case, a little manhanling is needed to pop
the release back out.

No tools or excessive force is neccessary for this procedure. Total
time for disassembly and resassembly should be less than a minute. I can
do it in about 30 seconds with eyes shut.(Read this to mean it is very
easy to do)

1) Drop the magazine
2) Pull back slide an lock open
3) Push the black thing down(in the magazine well on top) and lock
4) Release the slide, then open it to the point where the cutout on the
slide lines up with the rear of the slide release.
5) Pull slide release pin out 'til it stops moving
6) Slide the slide and barrel off

Craig Luna

[Save Ferris]

Make sure you've got the ejector pushed down. This is the small piece of
metal that juts out over the magazine.

Also, to get an owner's manual, look for Ruger's number at www.recguns.com

# Just picked up a used P90 without an owners manual and I can't get the
# slide to go forward for removal. I can get the slide release pin out but
# apparently it does not remove completely. Can someone give me the
# procedure for removal? Thanks in advance.
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# Ed

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--Chris
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Chris Gansen gan...@avalon.net
http://www.avalon.net/~gansen

[Tswmike]

Is it just me, or does it seem very unsafe to put your finger in the ejection
port of a semi auto in the locked back position?

I guess this can create the modern day equivalent of "Garand Thumb"

[Les Bonser]

In article <67gnve$4...@xring.cs.umd.edu>, tsw...@aol.com (Tswmike) wrote:

# Is it just me, or does it seem very unsafe to put your finger in the ejection
# port of a semi auto in the locked back position?

I've got a P-95, some issue as with the P-90 in the original question.

I've so far had no problem slipping my finger in for the split second that
I need to pop the ejector down. I just make sure that my hand is nowhere
near the slide release. Even then, the slide release is pretty tough to
release.

Les

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# I guess this can create the modern day equivalent of "Garand Thumb"

[Johnny A. Anderson]

tsw...@aol.com (Tswmike) wrote:

#Is it just me, or does it seem very unsafe to put your finger in the ejection
#port of a semi auto in the locked back position?
#
#I guess this can create the modern day equivalent of "Garand Thumb"
#
Just you. I have had a P90 for over a year now and never had the
slide slam shut on my fingers while taking it apart. Very little
pressure is required to push the lever down inside the mag well.
Maybe I have just been lucky!

Johnny Anderson

[Gozer The Gozerian]

The Ruger instruction manual says to use a pencil (as if). I usually just
use an empty magazine to lock the slide back, push the ejector down, then
hold the slide as I depress the close lever. This allows for easy and safe
depression of the ejector as well as a good way to get the slide back
tooits notches.

# Is it just me, or does it seem very unsafe to put your finger in the ejection
# port of a semi auto in the locked back position?
#
# I guess this can create the modern day equivalent of "Garand Thumb"
#

[NoRecoil]

Gozer The Gozerian wrote:
#
# The Ruger instruction manual says to use a pencil (as if). I usually just
# use an empty magazine to lock the slide back, push the ejector down, then
# hold the slide as I depress the close lever. This allows for easy and safe
# depression of the ejector as well as a good way to get the slide back
# tooits notches.
#
# # Is it just me, or does it seem very unsafe to put your finger in the ejection
# # port of a semi auto in the locked back position?

# #
# # I guess this can create the modern day equivalent of "Garand Thumb"
# #

# #

# #
#
# --Chris

# _____________________________________________________________________________
# Chris Gansen gan...@avalon.net
# http://www.avalon.net/~gansen
Yes, but it's not called Garand Thumb, it's called Ruger Index
Finger-And I can attest to that-Dave