- 1). Press the magazine release switch on the right side of the pistol and pull the magazine out of the grip.
- 2). Pull the slide back to open the firing chamber. Examine the chamber carefully to ensure there are no live rounds still loaded in the Slim.
- 3). Close the slide, then depress the two take-down buttons on the right and left sides of the pistol. These are located forward on the frame, in front of the trigger assembly. Hold the buttons down, then push the slide straight forward and off the Slim.
- 4). Turn the slide over and pull out the recoil spring assembly and the barrel, in that order.