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Removing Mauser Bolt shroud
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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.

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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.


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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.


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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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Doh.

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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


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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...


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Ask me how I know

Same way the rest of us know. First hand experience. thumb


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Yep, first hand is right!


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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.

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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.


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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.

Been there done that!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Simple.... Those little parts go into a time warp.

The're right there, you just can't see them. Big Grin

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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

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476AR,
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I have a black hole under my work bench. I hear them bounce - then they're - gone.


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Posts: 408 | Location: Sechelt, B.C., Canada | Registered: 11 December 2001Reply With Quote
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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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Originally posted by Matt Norman:
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.

bewildered


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! Smiler
 
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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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And hey, not a single piece launched into oblivion.


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!


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