Slide Stop Spring Tool

[taroman]

Reassembling my PM45 is a bit fiddly as far as getting the slide stop pad under the spring.
Went to my watch repair kit revealed the perfect cheater:


Just reach in from the top and pull the spring up while pressing the slide stop in.
My $0.02, YMMV

[Whiskeyhorse]

Reassembling my PM45 is a bit fiddly as far as getting the slide stop pad under the spring.
Went to my watch repair kit revealed the perfect cheater:


Just reach in from the top and pull the spring up while pressing the slide stop in.
My $0.02, YMMV

Yep, a must have for the Kahr's, I love the Kahr's but the only complaints are the horrendous striker removal for cleaning. It is no fun. I am surprised that in all these years Kahr does not have a simple device that will pull down and clamp the heavy spring. I also have the tool above and it is a big help.
My Kahr's are mild shooting guns. But with that comes the very heavy slide racking.

On my CM9's I use the technaclip not only for Carry but for the easy racking of the slide. Big help. Comes with a backplate. I use the universal clip for other guns like the Pico.

Another variation



https://amend2mags.com/techna-clip-k...40-right-side/

[Bawanna]

Need to build the Ripley Retractor. It's just a bent paperclip but solves your issue. I think it's mentioned in proper breakin for a Kahr, I'll look for it.

See 3rd post. It's a coat hanger, not a paperclip.

https://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread....pley+retractor

[taroman]

Glad to see I'm not the only one thinking outside of the box.
After pinching my finger holding the slide at the alignment notch, I dug through through my Torx/Hex key box and found one to hold the slide perfectly aligned.
Adapt and overcome!

[skiflydive]

I keep a Ripley Retractor in the Gallon Ziplock i use to hold any firearm I'm doing any work on involving springs. Easy to hold any tool you need in the bag while you're doing the work. If a spring goes sproing you won't be looking in the light sconces for it either.

[FreeMe]

The Ripley Retractor is a. must-have. I don't have any difficulty with installing the slide stop without a tool, but I've been working with various Kahrs for over two decades.

[Old No7]

I keep a Ripley Retractor in the Gallon Ziplock i use to hold any firearm I'm doing any work on involving springs. Easy to hold any tool you need in the bag while you're doing the work. If a spring goes sproing you won't be looking in the light sconces for it either.

My brothers and I used to joke about making a larger ziplock bag with access ports for both hands (like you see in Sci Fi movies) so you had more room to work; and the plastic would be optically clear so you could see well; and of course, it would have a gun-company's logo on the bottom corner of it. We should have made a prototype 30 years ago when it was an idea -- and it's still "just an idea" today.

The ziplock bags have saved many a spring, some $$, a ton of "verbal lubricant" and a whole lot of stress.

The Ripley tool works great too!

Old No7