Various locations. Frame, inside crane area, slide.
Left side, towards rear of slide.
Best to take it to a good gunsmith.
It depends on which brand and model, but in general, it is inside the slide near the rear of the gun.
pull slide all the way back and lift up on the slide and it will slide right off
Push in the circle on the grip end of the slide, then the slide will lift off. Clean as you would most any pistol.
Push in the circle on the grip end of the slide, then the slide will lift off. Clean as you would most any pistol.
Gun shop, gun show, on-line firearms auction.
The JC Higgins Model 20 was a slide-action shotgun, not a pistol. Is that the gun you have? sales@countrygunsmith.net
You can oil the catch by taking the gun slide apart and oil the catch and the metal part on the slide.
you put the magazine into the butt of the pistol, then to charge the pistol pull the slide to the rear and let go or push down on the slide catch if there are no more rounds in the magazine.
Remove magazine. Pull back slide inspecting chamber. All ammunition must be removed. Draw slide back till slide cut on lower left edge is centered over the round frontal area of slide stop. Push slide stop out of frame from right to left while holding slide so that the cut is over the pin. after slide stop is out and on table gently guide the slide forward and off the frame. Set slide on table so sights are down. Recoil rod and spring assembly is pulled up after compressing a little. Barrel can be removed at this time. Assembly is reverse order.