How to Disassemble an Airsoft AS420

The AS420 is a non-lethal replica of a handgun that shoots projectiles. Like any handgun, real or fake, the AS420 should be periodically disassembled and cleaned. Because the gun was manufactured with this in mind, the disassembly procedure is straightforward and follows the conventions of other handgun replicas. A few common tools will be needed.

Things You'll Need

• Bath towel
• Phillips screwdriver
• Needle-nose pliers

Instructions

1. Remove the ammunition clip from the butt of the gun. Place it aside.

2. Pull back the cocking plate at the top of the handgun. Hold the plate back as you turn the gun over to expel any ammo that was in the firing chamber. Release the plate. Cock the hammer of the gun if it was not cocked when you pulled the cocking plate earlier.

3. Place a bath towel on a table. Place the gun on the towel with the barrel facing to the left.

4. Turn the brushing knob on the front of the barrel counterclockwise. Pull the knob off the front of the barrel and place it aside. Pull off the stopping tab now revealed at the end of the barrel and place it aside.

5. Remove the screws from the upper edges of the gun next to the barrel and the hammer with a Phillips screwdriver.

6. Push the metal rod above the trigger guard through the handgun with the point of the screwdriver. Grip the rod from the other side of the handgun with the jaws of needle-nose pliers. Pull the rod out of the handgun and place it aside. Repeat this with the metal rod on the side of the handgun that is closest to the hammer.

7. Place the tip of the screwdriver into the gap in front of the hammer. Push the tip away from the hammer to loosen the cocking plate. Remove the screw in front of the hammer with the screwdriver.

8. Pull the cocking toward the barrel and off the gun. Place it aside. Pull the barrel toward the hammer and out of the gun. Place it aside.

9. Pull the firing chamber out of the top of the gun and place it aside.

10. Remove the screws from around the trigger guard with the screwdriver. Remove the screws from the bottom front and back edges of the gun with the screwdriver. Remove the screws from the handle of the handgun.

11. Pull the handle grip off the handgun and place it aside. Pull the side plate off the handgun. Pull the trigger mechanism out of the handgun and place it aside.

12. Remove the screws from around the hammer with the screwdriver. Remove the hammer and place it aside.

References

• TV Clip Biz: How To Take Apart A Basic Airsoft Handgun

Resources

• Strike Back Now: Airsoft Guns - Early History