I took the (broken) spring out of my 34 and assembled the gun to store it. I just put the trigger group back in, the hardware and stock were kept separate because I refinished the stock.
Couple weeks pass and my basement with less than ideal storage conditions was calling me. It was the 34. She needed to be checked out, rust will make miss Diana is a sad girl.
I noted that the piston was moved back in the compression chamber enough to get stuck on the wall of the group. After trying to use a screwdriver to simply give it a push back trough, it wouldn't budge. Then I tried to give it a push up (looks like it is catching on the bottom) and out. Nothing.