The barrel is OUT, as in not in the gun.
If the above statement is not true, do not do the rest of what I'm saying.
The striker is caught on the sear. With your thumb, push the slide forward, until it is sitting where it would be, were the barrel in the gun. Your thumb should be pushing against a fair bit of spring tension.
Pull the trigger, and remove the slide by moving it forward.
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