Welcome to the forum DK56. I sometimes resort to pressing the front of the slide against the edge of my wood bench [don't do this at the dining table] to enable me to push the slide far back enough to rotate the breech plug. They can be challenging.
You should be able to find a YouTube on these pistols, there are several out there. Numrich has a good exploded view in their parts list.
Good luck.
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