[Checcles]

http://www.guntalk-online.com/detailstrip.htm

Solved all of my problems at first. Go slow and be patient. Once you get it you really get it.

 

[AnchorageAk]

micdude.

We have all been there, and can relate.

 

[Rad3144]

You literally need to put the lower on a bench hold a bucket or pile up some towels and beat the **** out of it to get it off and will have to do the same when reassembly

 

[JStacy]

This sounds real lame but most of us have done it. Make sure you mag is out before you try to separate the two halves.

 

[micdude]

Beat the s***t out of it, that does sound fun but really! I have beat the thing pretty hard I'm kinda don't want to hurt it. I feal like this is the thing you do when frustrated then hit it to hard and breaker it.I did email Sam and he said I should have my bushing Monday

 

[1KPerDay]

Make sure you're hitting it in the right direction....

 

[Rad3144]

It feels like its about to break if it doesn't your not hitting it hard enough

 

[Slick36]

To get the barrel off, use an old screwdriver with a plastic handle that can be dropped into the barrel. Be sure it's short enough that the blade DOES NOT TOUCH THE CHAMBER and that the handle is wide enough so it doesn't sit inside the crown. Beat screwdriver handle with a sledgehammer. Repeat until the barrel drops off.

 

[DM-SC]

To get the barrel off, use an old screwdriver with a plastic handle that can be dropped into the barrel. Be sure it's short enough that the blade DOES NOT TOUCH THE CHAMBER and that the handle is wide enough so it doesn't sit inside the crown. Beat screwdriver handle with a sledgehammer. Repeat until the barrel drops off.

Maybe I'm confused...are you saying to put the screwdriver in from the muzzle end?

 

[Schnauzer]

Maybe I'm confused...are you saying to put the screwdriver in from the muzzle end?

No, please don't do that... I'm thinking he wants plastic screwdriver bits to beat on inserted into the bolt end...

 

[DM-SC]

No, please don't do that... I'm thinking he wants plastic screwdriver bits to beat on inserted into the bolt end...

I hope so... couldn't tell for sure what he meant.

 

[mje]

micdude: The bolt is sticking because you didn't line up the hammer strut ( that hinged pin you can see in the slot in the back of the grip) with the mainspring when you pushed the mainspring housing in. Instead, it's jammed between the housing and part of the grip frame. When installing the mainspring housing, first point he gun muzzle down and make sure the hammer is forward- you'll have to insert a magazine and pull the trigger, and maybe push the hammer forward win a non-scratching tool. Then insert the pin on the main spring housing and point the gun muzzle up. The hammer strut will fall and rest on the mainspring housing. When you fold the housing into he gun, the strut will end up resting on the mainspring as it should.

 

[micdude]

Got it all back together I had to really beat the barrel off but I got all apart trigger feels great. That was PIA :2ar15smil

 

[AnchorageAk]

Wait till you go to put one back together, and can't figure out why the bolt want go it.

 

[jeffnles1]

Wait till you go to put one back together, and can't figure out why the bolt want go it.

ha ha, glad I'm not the only one....

two words - bolt release.

Jeff

 

[Sig250sc]

There must be a lot of variation in the barrels and receivers... I barely have to tap my barrel to remove it.

 

[mje]

If the bolt won't go back in, it's misaligned. Withdraw it, rotate slightly, and try again. Works every time.

 

[Biggjimm]

I guess I got lucky on my mark lll 23-45 I can take my barrel off with my hands. Its stiff but it comes off ok. But don't worry most of us have missed the hammer strut/mainspring alignment the first time. In fact the last one I bought from a guy cause he had done that putting it back together. I tried to explain how to fix it & he was a real cocky guy said I didn't know what I was talking about & he didn't do nothing wrong the gun was just junk. I asked what he wanted for this junk gun he laughed & said he'd be happy to take $100 of my money for that broken gun. I give him $100 & had it working in under two minutes. He just looked at me funny & walked out with his head hung just a little lower than it had been. I tried to help him but he was one of those jerks that knew it all & never messed up because he was better than that. So I've hot a nice new mark lll for $100.

 

[Z400ACDC]

I never take the barrels off my Ruger MKii, iii or my bolt rifles. I can clean them without doing that. The bolt is the main part that needs to be cleaned if you are having trouble with it running.