Stuck slide on firestar 40

rovin32 · November 1, 2015, 07:30 PM

Hi guys,
I just bought a used firestar 40 at a local gun shop and tried to take it apart to clean and inspect it.I moved the slide back and locked it, hammer was cocked and I removed the magazine and the slide will not come off. It moves about a half inch forward and stops. Something is preventing it from coming off.I can't see what could be holding it up. Does anyone have any ideas. Thanks.
rovin32

burrhead · November 1, 2015, 07:54 PM

A you tube on how to field strip a Firestar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EtHh1WeLcM

lee n. field · November 1, 2015, 10:20 PM

If I get a chance I'll take a look at my 9mm Firestar. I can't thing right now what might be holding yours up.

Big Shrek · November 2, 2015, 07:14 PM

Possibly because he started doing it in almost the reverse order of what the manual says

Mag First. Check chamber for clear...
Then download the manual from the Star site and do it exactly as it says

http://star-firearms.com/firearms/manuals/

And in case you don't already know, the only difference between a M43 & M40,
is the barrel & mag & one or two other parts...everything else interchanges.

BTW, Nice vid, Burrhead

November 1, 2015, 07:30 PM	#1
rovin32 Junior Member Join Date: November 12, 2011 Posts: 1	Stuck slide on firestar 40 Hi guys, I just bought a used firestar 40 at a local gun shop and tried to take it apart to clean and inspect it.I moved the slide back and locked it, hammer was cocked and I removed the magazine and the slide will not come off. It moves about a half inch forward and stops. Something is preventing it from coming off.I can't see what could be holding it up. Does anyone have any ideas. Thanks. rovin32

November 1, 2015, 07:54 PM	#2
burrhead Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 1999 Location: Chihuahuan desert, Texas Posts: 1,148	A you tube on how to field strip a Firestar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EtHh1WeLcM __________________ Join the GOA, SAF and the TSRA I'm offended by people that are easily offended.

November 1, 2015, 10:20 PM	#3
lee n. field Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2002 Location: The same state as Mordor. Posts: 5,569	If I get a chance I'll take a look at my 9mm Firestar. I can't thing right now what might be holding yours up. __________________ "As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. "

November 2, 2015, 07:14 PM	#4
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 1,358	Possibly because he started doing it in almost the reverse order of what the manual says Mag First. Check chamber for clear... Then download the manual from the Star site and do it exactly as it says http://star-firearms.com/firearms/manuals/ And in case you don't already know, the only difference between a M43 & M40, is the barrel & mag & one or two other parts...everything else interchanges. BTW, Nice vid, Burrhead __________________ Marlin Specialist Calico Specialist A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool. Last edited by Big Shrek; November 2, 2015 at 07:23 PM.