[stlmia]

Congrats on the new piece. I haven't had many problems with mine, and originally bought it as a trainer for my other 250 models.

As for your second question, no mods that I'm aware of.

As for your first question, yes, I had the same problem. I figured out that the takedown lever does get hung up on something. But eventually I figured it out and haven't had trouble since.

Try this: Point the gun upward (north), then rotate the takedown lever 90 degress,then try removing the slide. Pointing the gun north causes the barrel and guide rod/spring to move slightly rearward, and enough to allow you to operate the takedown lever easily.

Try it and let me know. Good luck .

 

[19Kvet]

I have the same problem - the recoil rod gets hung up on the take down lever. You have to find just the right angle for the lever for it to release or lock. It's a minor pain but frustrating every time.

Trevor

 

[stlmia]

I did too at first. Then I found a small paper inside of the manual specifcally for the P250 .22. It described what I try to describe in my previous post.

After I started pointing it upwards, I never had another issue.

 

[markbidwell]

I agree. The takedown lever is very sensitive to position on take down and reassembly. I saw a youTube video that explained it but don't recall the link. Search it it and it will help.

 

[Oldduke]

Another vote for pointing the gun upward and removing the slide. The takedown lever sometimes, but not every time for me, gets hung up in the recoil rod/spring mechanism.

 

[Doogan56]

New guy here with a P250 22LR --

The problem is specific to the 22LR takedown lever. Instead of pushing it all the way over until it stops, the trick is to point the lever straight up/down -- then it will release the slide easily. There's also a trick to reassemble; in that you have to push back a bit on the front of the barrel to make the takedown lever catch the slide.

YouTube has a vid that explains this oddity with the 22lr series -- starting at about 8:00 minutes into the vid, the guy explains these issues in detail.