How to Disassemble Your PSA Dagger - PSA Quick Tip
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Hey guys, welcome back. I'm Tye with Palmetto State Armory, and today we're going to be discussing one of the most commonly asked questions on the website. How do I disassemble my PSA 9mm dagger? Let's dig in now. The first step in disassembly is the same for every firearm in that.
So to begin, we're going to cover the four firearm safety rules:
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded.
- Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
- Do not load the firearm until ready to use.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to fire.
For more information on shooting responsibly and firearm safety, read our blog post Back to the Basics of Firearm Safety.
Step 1: Disassembling the Dagger [00:52]
Now that that's out of the way let's start taking this thing apart. Our next steps will be clearing the firearm and separating the slide from the frame. To do this, you grab hold of the firearm while keeping it pointed in a safe direction and drop the mag. We'll set it aside for now. And then we'll take hold of the slide and rack it, pushing up on the slide release to lock it back.
And then we can check to make sure that the firearm is clear, it is. We can send the slide home and begin to remove it. To do so, we'll grab the firearm just like so, wrapping our hand over it, pulling back slightly just to charge it a little bit. We'll pull down on the slide, lock it and let this slide go forward; while maintaining our hold on the lock, we'll pull the trigger. This will let the slide come free and the frame and slide are now separated.
Now let's get the slide apart. To begin, we'll remove the recoil spring assembly. We're just going to simply pull it up and away from the barrel. Then to remove the barrel, we're going to push up on it from the ejection port and pull it up and out of the way. Now the slide is completely disassembled.
Step 2: Dagger Maintenance [02:10]
Now let's talk maintenance. There are a few spots in this firearm we really want to make sure are lubricated well for it to perform at its best. Starting with the frame. There are four rails that you really want to make sure there's oil on. These four points or what contact the slide itself.
Next, the slide. You want to make sure that there's a light coat of oil on the inside of these rails here and on this strip across the back of the slide. Next, is the barrel itself. In general, just give everything a nice light coat and you'll be set.
Step 3: Reassembly and Functions Check [02:47]
Now for reassembly. We'll start with the slide. Grabbing it and the barrel, the barrel will just slide right in and we want to make sure it's seated as far back in the slide as possible.
Next, the recoil spring assembly, making sure we have the small button end facing forward, we're going to simply place it into the slide and lock it into the barrel. Now we're going to rejoin the frame and the slide together. To do so we'll slide the slide onto the rails that we talked about earlier and rack it back.
Now the firearm is back together. Our final step is going to be completing a functions check. To do so, we'll grab hold of the firearm. We're going to rack the slide and then we're going to pull the trigger. While holding the trigger, we're going to rack the slide again, and we're going to listen and feel for the trigger to reset.
As long as it resets, you're done. You've successfully taken apart and reassembled your dagger.
Hey guys, thanks for watching. Be sure to hit us up in the comments section down below if you have any questions and check out the description for the complete parts and tools list of everything you saw on the video today, we'll catch you next time.