US Patent 7401432 Handgun tool and related methods

A handgun tool for use with a handgun including a barrel, a recoil spring and associated spring plug adjacent the barrel, and a barrel bushing retaining the spring plug and being rotatable between locked and unlocked positions. The handgun tool may include a handle body having at least one bushing-receiving recess therein for engaging the barrel bushing and rotating the barrel bushing between the locked and unlocked positions as the handle body is rotated. The handgun tool may further include an elongate alignment member carried by the handle body to be positioned into the barrel to align rotation of the handle body with the barrel.