Let the slide seat by moving it forward until it stops. Grab the slide and slide the barrel/spring through the hole in the front of the slide and pull it backward and then down to allow the slide to engage the slide grooves of the frame. Reassemble in reverse order, by placing the tapered end of the recoil spring back over the barrel (it is directional, so friction holds it into place). Remove the recoil spring from around the barrel, and it is ready to clean and lubricate. Grasping the slide firmly, retract it to the rear as far as it will go, lift upward on it and slide it over the barrel area of the frame. Remove the magazine, pull the trigger guard down and move it slightly to either side so it rests on the bottom of the frame. With an empty magazine in place, rack the slide to the rear to allow the internal slide stop/ejector to lock it open. It is dirt simple to field strip for cleaning, and equally easy to clean. However, the Walther PPK Pistol is a joy to use nevertheless. As a blowback auto, whose recoil attenuation is merely the slide being held closed upon firing by its weight and recoil spring, and in the absence of another mechanical delay such as the ubiquitous tilting barrel short recoil Browning system, this recoil feels harder than the even smaller aluminum-framed SIG-Sauer P238 that shares the same.
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