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Work order — Radom Vis 35

Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification. Generated from the Pew-Takedown entry last updated 2026-10-29. Confidence: medium.

Shop difficulty: Tier 2 of 3

40 parts on a Hi-Power-type action with a grip safety and a hammer-lowering (decocking) catch added; captive recoil spring helps, but the slide stop needs the guide rod pulled forward or force (and scratches), the barrel needs wiggling into the slide, and the frame carries mainspring housing, grip safety and decocker springs. 40 parts (complete pistol per the American Rifleman 'Exploded View: Vis 35 Radom Pistol' parts legend (keys 1-40); magazine is a single key (19), not broken down; only the left-hand grip (22) is keyed). Pew-Takedown's rating, not the manufacturer's.

Bench time: strip ~30 min, rebuild ~45 min (estimate). Actual: strip ______ rebuild ______

Special tools:

• dovetail sight pusher (or brass drift and padded vise) — Removing and refitting dovetailed sights for coating

Watch for:

• The slide stop goes in easily only while the recoil guide is pulled forward; pushed in without that it takes force and scratches the frame. (reassembly; American Rifleman (NRA))
• The barrel has to be wiggled into the slide and kept up in its locking lugs or the slide will not go back on. (reassembly; American Rifleman (NRA))

1. Clear and make safe

1. Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger.
2. Press the magazine release and remove the magazine.
3. Retract the slide fully to eject any chambered round and lock it open.
4. Visually inspect the chamber and magazine well, then physically feel the chamber to confirm it is empty.
   Warning: Look and feel. Both, every time.
5. Do not use the slide lever to make the pistol safe. It is a decocker and it drops the hammer.
6. Remove all live ammunition from the work area.

2. Disassemble

Field Strip

1. Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure.
2. Retract the slide and engage the takedown catch on the frame to hold the slide in the takedown position.
   Tip: This frame lever exists specifically for disassembly.
3. Push the slide stop out and withdraw it from the frame.
4. Release the takedown catch and ease the slide forward off the front of the frame.
5. Remove the recoil spring and guide.
   Warning: Under spring tension.
6. Move the barrel and lift it out of the slide.

3. Refinish

The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks "factory fit" should not be swapped or reworked.

No manufacturer statement of materials or finish is recorded. Identify each part's material before choosing prep and cure.

4. Reassemble

Reassembly

1. Fit the barrel into the slide and seat it.
2. Install the recoil spring and guide.
3. Set the slide onto the frame rails and push it rearward to the takedown position.
4. Insert the slide stop and press it fully home.
   Warning: Never force it.
5. Release the slide into battery and perform the function check.

5. Torque

No manufacturer torque values are recorded for this firearm.

Fit or check on rebuild

• Decocker drops the hammer safely and returns — The hammer-lowering catch is spring-loaded and must reset; this page records hammers falling when the 'safety' is applied
• Function check: trigger reset, sear/striker engagement, safeties — Standard post-reassembly check on any pistol whose fire-control parts were removed; a mis-seated spring shows up here, not on the bench

6. Function check

• Verify the pistol is unloaded with no magazine inserted before each check.
• Cock the hammer and operate the slide lever. The hammer should fall safely — confirming it is a decocker, not a safety.
• Rack the slide and press the trigger for a single-action break.
• Hold the trigger back, rack the slide, release slowly and confirm the reset.
• Confirm the takedown catch holds the slide in the takedown position and releases cleanly.
• Confirm the slide locks open on an empty magazine.

If any check fails, the firearm is not safe to fire. Stop and see a licensed gunsmith.

Sources

1. Pistolet wz. 35 Vis Manual — Polish Army primary
2. Exploded View: Vis 35 'Radom' Pistol — American Rifleman (NRA) secondary
   https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2016/8/5/exploded-view-vis-35-radom-pistol
3. Exploded View: Vis 35 'Radom' Pistol (downloadable exploded view, American Rifleman, August 2016, p. 73) — NRA / American Rifleman secondary
   https://www.americanrifleman.org/media/0kglh5yp/r1608_ev.pdf

Educational guide only. Some information comes from non-authoritative sources. Always consult your manufacturer's manual and a licensed gunsmith. Verify your firearm is unloaded before every procedure. Full disclaimer: https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown

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