Originally Posted by
dao
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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.
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