how to field strip a PA-63

justntyme

I'm kinda new to guns

---

bought a hungarian PA-63

---

love the way it shoots

---

but cant figure out how to take it down for cleaning----a friend said i should never clean a gun from the front of the barrel

---

does anyone here know how to take it apart for cleaning?

lrarmsx

The PA63 diassembles like a Walther PP/PPK. As always insure the weapon is empty. Remove the magazine, pull down the trigger guard (it is hinged at the back/bottom), usually you can angle the trigger guard off to the side slightly (resting it against the bottom of the frame) to keep it open if not you'll just have to hold it down, pull back the slide to the rear, lift up on the slide at the rear once you've got the slide pulled all the way back, as the slide lifts up, you can allow it to go forward off the frame of the gun ( keep a good hold on it and not let it fly off). Clean as needed. If you remove the recoil spring from around the barrel, pay attention to which way it is on the gun. Usually you can see that one end of the spring is slightly flaired, that is the end that will be at the muzzle. Re-assemble in reverse order. Pull the slide back, when completely to the rear, push down on to the frame and let it go forward. The two tricks to re-assembly are insuring the trigger guard is pulled down and hitting the hole (getting the barrel through the hole in the front of the slide). Caution when cleaning, be careful to not knock out the slide stop, they are held in by the slide and can be dislocated when the slide is removed. They do go back in easily, but you just don't want to lose it. Hopefully this helps.

justntyme

Thanks! I printed your instructions out for future use. I SURE do appreciate the info!