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7/15/2026 4:40:26 PM EDT
I cannot for the life of me get the slide stop pin to move.  what am I doing wrong?
I've been following the instructions on the overwatch site, and it shows the guy barely touching the pin and it comes right out.
Help!
7/19/2026 11:16:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: balki][Edited] [#1]
Been there..

On most of my PDPs the slide lock comes off without any problems.

I ran into the same problem with one of them though, I tried everything, pin never moved.
I stopped when the pin started to deform from hitting it with a punch.

I contacted Walther customer service and explained my problem, they immediately issued a return label.

I sent the DPT and gun off, and had it back with my new trigger installed literally a few days later.

I would reach out to Walther, its a well known problem that some guns are impossible to take apart without whatever tool/jig they have.

Note, my replacement trigger was the Walther DPT, doubt they are willing to mess with a different brand trigger. But you should at least be able to have them take apart/replace the slide lock lever so you can work on the gun yourself.

@NSEGE
7/20/2026 10:35:05 PM EDT
[#2]
Yep, contacted Walther's service department, explained the problem and they sent me a shipping label, saying no charge for the work.  When I get it back I'll be installing the Overwatch trigger.
8/9/2026 10:57:28 PM EDT
[#3]
They’re notoriously incredibly difficult to remove. Sending to Walther is definitely the best bet.
8/12/2026 10:16:55 AM EDT
[#4]
IIRC, don't you have to lift the slide stop lever partially upward before attempting to punch it out? A coworker struggled removing his as well, and I put an empty magazine in to get it to partially lift and ultimately was able to remove it. It did require a significant amount of force. Hope you get it taken care of!

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