CM9 Back plate cover from NDZ

[Iowashooter]

While I could get the striker spring and guide held back adequately… and the back extractor pin depressed a bit… the slide plate would not budge. It’s like it is “stuck” due to being out of tolerance when installed and “hammered in” or some such thing. I have no idea why it would be stuck in the channel so firmly. If I use a small screwdriver to try and get it started… (by prying in between the plate and slide… I’m sure to mar the slide).

I give up

[Bawanna]

The extractor spring can be deceiving. It looks like a good size hole to depress but it's actually smaller,like a little half moon. Getting the cover off the first time or too is hard, they are tight. I did use a very small thin blade screwdriver to pry a bit and once started off it comes. Just have to make sure the extractor spring is actually depressed or it just ain't gonna happen.
Don't give up.

[dao]

Welcome to the board!

You might try something like this. Then depress the extractor pin. If that doesn't make it easier, put the slide in a padded vise (gently), and use a thin screwdriver to pry on the coverplate while depressing the extractor pin. With your blade in the gap, move the driver down toward the bottom of the slide rather than up. That way the only thing you may mar would be the cover itself, not the slide. It's probably just gunked up.

[Iowashooter]

Yep… made one like it… it helps

[Iowashooter]

Yep… I used a tiny stout screw driver and it fit in the small hole (the half moon portion) and I can feel the spring being depressed

The problem is all about the tightness of the plate

I hate to mar the slide but I see no way to get it started without the use of prying… dang

[Iowashooter]

Will keep trying tomorrow and see what I can do

[Bawanna]

Welcome to the board!

You might try something like this. Then depress the extractor pin. If that doesn't make it easier, put the slide in a padded vise (gently), and use a thin screwdriver to pry on the coverplate while depressing the extractor pin. With your blade in the gap, move the driver down toward the bottom of the slide rather than up. That way the only thing you may mar would be the cover itself, not the slide. It's probably just gunked up.

Aw yes....the Ripley Retractor (aka bent coat hanger tool). It works really well.

[FreeMe]

Welcome to the board!

You might try something like this. Then depress the extractor pin. If that doesn't make it easier, put the slide in a padded vise (gently), and use a thin screwdriver to pry on the coverplate while depressing the extractor pin. With your blade in the gap, move the driver down toward the bottom of the slide rather than up. That way the only thing you may mar would be the cover itself, not the slide. It's probably just gunked up.

I'm pretty sure there's a post about this in the "detail stripping a Kahr slide" thread, but that thing's up to eleven pages now. Shouldn't it have its own locked sticky? It comes up so often....