Handgun tool and related methods

A handgun tool for use with handguns comprising a barrel, a recoil spring and associated spring plug adjacent the barrel, and a barrel bushing from among a plurality of different-sized barrel bushings retaining the spring plug and being rotatable between locked and unlocked positions, the handgun tool comprising:

• a handle body having opposing first and second ends, a first barrel-bushing recess on the first end, and a second barrel-bushing recess on the second end having a different size than the first barrel-bushing recess, the first and second barrel-bushing recesses for engaging respectively-sized barrel bushings and rotating the barrel bushings between the locked and unlocked positions as the handle body is rotated;
• wherein the barrel-bushing recesses are in the shape of said barrel bushing;
• and said handle body having a shape with a rotational axis aligned with an axis of the barrel, and the rotational axis passing through the first and second barrel bushing recesses as the handle body is rotated between the locked and unlocked positions.

A method of assembling/disassembling a handgun comprising 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 method comprising:

• manipulating a handle body of a handgun tool so that an elongate alignment member carried by the handle body is positioned into the barrel and so that a bushing-receiving recess of the handle body engages the barrel bushing;
• wherein the bushing-receiving recess is in the shape of said barrel bushing;
• and rotating the handle body so that the barrel bushing moves between the locked and unlocked positions.