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I would appreciate anyone who can help by providing the way to remove the bolt shroud from a mauser. I have no problems getting the shroud/firing pin assembly out of the bolt body, but for the life of me can not get the shroud off. I think it involves pushing down on the shroud to compress the firing pin spring, but not sure what to do after that. Thanks in advance | ||
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Yep push and turn. You need push the shroud forward until the cocking piece is clear. Then turn the cocking piece 90deg and remove. Some people mount the front of the firing pin in their vice. I have a hole drilled in the edge of my work bench for this purpose. As usual just my $.02 Paul K | |||
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With the firing pin assembly out of the bolt, push the firing pin vertically on a piece of wood until the shroud is clear of the cocking piece and then turn the cocking piece 90 deg in either direction. Be careful not to let it slip because everything will go flying. "I ask, sir, what is the Militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them" - George Mason, co-author of the Second Amendment during the Virginia convention to ratify the Constitution | |||
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Doh. I was trying to turn the bolt shroud. But I'm not sure that it matters that I was trying to turn the wrong piece as I don't think I had pushed the shroud down far enough to clear the cocking piece. Now it all makes sense. Thanks so much. | |||
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At my age I'm starting to call them "senior moments" As usual just my $.02 Paul K | |||
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compress the firepin and shroud assembly until the cocking piece clears the shroud. WARNING this is under high spring tension and an send parts dangerously flying turn cocking piece anti-clockwise 1/4 turn and remove SLOWLY relieve HIGH TENSION/compression of the now free shroud, fireing pin, and spring done jeffe opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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ANOTHER CAUTION BE VERY CAREFUL OF HOW YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON THERE WHILE YOU ARE DOING ALL OF THIS. THAT IS BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T GET THE COCKING PIECE REMOVED AND YOU LET GO YOU COULD PINCH SOME SKIN AND IT WILL HURT LIKE HELL!!!!!!! | |||
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Ask me how I know... Don_G ...from Texas, by way of Mason, Ohio and Aurora, Colorado! | |||
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Same way the rest of us know. First hand experience. As usual just my $.02 Paul K | |||
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Yep, first hand is right! Don_G ...from Texas, by way of Mason, Ohio and Aurora, Colorado! | |||
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Here is a picture of Jamie's hands taking the bolt shroud off: http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting/mauserboltdisassembly/index.asp scroll down, there are lots of pictures to the process | |||
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Somebody answer me this...where does the little part go following the compressed spring launch? About once a year I launch something off my workbench and the (crucial) small part goes somewhere that I can never find. I usually can track it the first couple times it bounces off the walls and ceiling, but then it goes into stealth mode and....it's gone. People sleep peaceably in their beds at night because rough men stand at the ready to do violence on their behalf | |||
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Matt, You can't ever really tell where they go. Usually, the only way to find it is to go buy another piece at full retail plus $7.50 shipping + overnight service because you need to have your gun working by the weekend. Then you'll find it about 5 minutes before FedEx shows up. for every hour in front of the computer you should have 3 hours outside | |||
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Been there done that!!!!!!!!!!!!! As usual just my $.02 Paul K | |||
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Simple.... Those little parts go into a time warp. The're right there, you just can't see them. Rojelio | |||
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They are right next to the missing stocks.. and they hide in the same place a phillips screw driver hides (temporarily) when you pick up 10 straight slots in a row jeffe opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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I have a black hole under my work bench. I hear them bounce - then they're - gone. If It Doesn't Feed, It's Junk. | |||
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The difficulty in finding a replacement part or spring fully determine how far they fly when launched. | |||
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They hit the floor and, believe it or not, they launch themselves all the way to Sarco and end up becoming much more valuable than they were before! | |||
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Thanks again to everyone who helped and gave suggestions. Last night I was able to successfully disassemble 3 bolts. And I'd have never gotten it right on my own as 2 of them were old and sticky and were a bitch to get off. I would have just assumed I wasn't doing something right and thrown in the towel. By the way, Jeffe's suggestion of turning the cocking piece counter-clockwise worked much better. On the 2 tough ones, I couldn't get it to turn even a fraction in the other direction. And hey, not a single piece launched into oblivion. | |||
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It's a damn good thing you're in Georgia because here in Prescott, AZ it's a city ordinance that when disassembling more than one bolt at a time you launch at least one part! 99% of the democrats give the rest a bad name. "O" = zero NRA life member | |||
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