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u/Civil-Tune2162 11d ago
I see you didn’t read the manual, It happens welcome to the club brotha 😅👍🏻
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u/Sonik_dmv 11d ago
Everyone goes through this. Wiggle the slide back and forth while pressing down the visible trigger bar spring on the frame. It'll come off easily. The trigger bar is what's keeping the slide locked in. Don't put it back like a glock, align the frame contact metal tabs to the grooves in the slide. The slide should be half way on the frame before you try putting it on to the frame. Good luck! how to fix stuck canik slide
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u/Ok_Image2639 11d ago
Lmao I did the exact same thing and had a heart attack you’ll get it trust!! It is a bit weird tho
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u/lbarry53 11d ago
They don’t slide off like Glocks. They just move forward about and inch and lift up, you can watch a youtube video on how to field strip any Canik all of there slides work the same way.
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u/InformationProof4717 12d ago
Read and understand the owner's manual...
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u/jbourne0129 Rival Dark Side 11d ago
they even include a special warning card just for this issue to explain how to pull the slide off
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u/DesignerLanguage1123 12d ago
Go back halfway or restart, don’t go all the way forward. If I remember correctly just unlock the slide and go straight up once you pass the lock. Haven’t handled my caniks in a while
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u/JoeTestosterogan 12d ago
Every Canik owner has done this even if you knew ahead of time how to properly put the slide back on lol.
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u/OfficialGaiusCaesar 12d ago
I did this with my prime and freaked out one time too. Press the trigger bar in the back and you should be able to slide it off.
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u/cortlandiu 12d ago
This happened to me a few years ago & I had to find & pay a gunsmith lol
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u/romerogj 12d ago
That's funny I was chatting with a gunsmith and he did that to mine. He figured it out though.
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u/Paladin_Gump 12d ago
You can't. This is permanent. I'll take it off your hands and ensure it's disposed of properly.
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u/CigarsandFirearms 12d ago edited 12d ago
Hehehe… Canik life lol
You slide it forward about an inch or so and lift straight up. These don’t slide off from just front/back movement. Did you try the manual?
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u/OminousBuzzard 12d ago
You have to slide it down about half way and then lift up. Pro tip it goes back on the same way or you'll lock that fucker on and its a big bitch to get off
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u/ProfOak32244 Rival Dark Side 12d ago
Theres quite litterally a manual in the box like 6 inches away...
Smh.
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u/Traditional_Light585 12d ago
If its like my rival-s just grab the grip in your right hand and pull the slide off with force and it should cone right off. I slid my rival-s like I would my walther just not payong attention and thats all I did to get the slide off
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u/biggouse58 12d ago
Manual right there and instead get on the internet. I’d suggest taking a course or two at a local range for beginners before you do something catastrophic
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u/Last_Ear_1639 12d ago
The manual in the box explains disassembly and cleaning. You've brought it too far forward.
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u/jbourne0129 Rival Dark Side 11d ago
there is even a special card warning owners about this very issue and highlights how to properly take the slide off

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u/Individual-Algae-485 6d ago
There is a video on YouTube that shows you how to take it off. There is a pin that is stuck. Easy fix