Springfield M6...barrel removal?

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My last one was pinned into the block that hinged to the rest of the firearm. Mine was stainless, so it took a little up close work to see it. It looked like they pinned them while in the rough, then finished them smooth with the action in a "brushed stainless" look. Hope it helps, Jiminthecorner is using mine now (I should say owns it now), but they do turn up time to time.
 
Yep what 3screwsloose said.
Here's a look at the pins
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and the front roll pins
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AND JIMINTHE CORNER IS NOT SELLING HIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just keeled over a coyote with the 22lr... he was peeking around the corner of my old chicken coop!(birds are all in freezer!) Love those Stingers. JITC
There are some on GunBroker,For 150$ + I'm sure Questar can bring one in. Last one I saw at a show was 500+,had a red dot,sling,case, and paracord wrapped. Looked Kool!!
 
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Pressing them out is the best way
I have a Baikal shotgun that has the pins inserted in the rough then machined with the rest.

You can drift them out,but you risk marking them up
Once you drift them out and re-insert them,they will be visible.A good deal of force will likely be needed to get they out so them will probably be marked up...

If you do try,use a punch with a head just under the pin size..As big as you can go
But look for a press first


Edited: use a press,too cool of a gun to ding it up
 
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I wonder if wrongway is actually asking about detatching the whole barrel assembly? That can be done very easily by pressing out the hinge pin with finger pressure, barrel set and action/stock are then separate pieces. It's easy to lose the hinge pin so keep an eye on it!
 
Longwalker said:
I wonder if wrongway is actually asking about detatching the whole barrel assembly? That can be done very easily by pressing out the hinge pin with finger pressure, barrel set and action/stock are then separate pieces. It's easy to lose the hinge pin so keep an eye on it!
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Yup had to dig mine out of the mud a couple of times.:redface: Now I carry a spare in one of the ammo holes. Some people have drilled holes in the pin end and keep the pin wired to the trigger guard.

Diverting slightly from the topic, does anyone know an easy way to remove the trigger guard from these?. the original configuration didn't have one, and it folded a lot more without it.
 
Longwalker said:
I wonder if wrongway is actually asking about detatching the whole barrel assembly? That can be done very easily by pressing out the hinge pin with finger pressure, barrel set and action/stock are then separate pieces. It's easy to lose the hinge pin so keep an eye on it!
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Nope, I'm talking about removing the barrels from the action block :).


JohnC said:
Yup had to dig mine out of the mud a couple of times.:redface: Now I carry a spare in one of the ammo holes. Some people have drilled holes in the pin end and keep the pin wired to the trigger guard.

Diverting slightly from the topic, does anyone know an easy way to remove the trigger guard from these?. the original configuration didn't have one, and it folded a lot more without it.
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Now that I can answer. Remove the two circlips from the large pin in the action to give the metal a little bit of play, then use a mini-bar clamp set up as a spreader (or a large screwdriver and alot of caution) to gently bend the two sides around the trigger guard apart enough to release that pin. You may have to bend them back slightly after removal (easy). The rear of the guard is just floating in there, once you remove the front end it just slips out. That pin does NOT knock out, so short of cutting or drilling it, this is the best way. (and it can be re-inserted later :) )
 
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The easiest way to go triggerguard-less is to buy it that way like I did. :D No luck on joining the rest of us happy M6 owners yet, Ryan? I sent a guy your way after he PM'd me about the value of one he wanted to sell.
 
THe trigger guard retaining pin has shoulders on both ends, so it doesn't tap out - if you don't cut, you have to remove it the way Wrong Way did.
When these first came out, I tried to get them with 14" barrels, like the originals. Street legal here, NFA short barrelled in the US. This was back when they were US made. Springfield had made a few, and had transferred them in the US. To export one would have been problematic, because of the NFA status. With 14" barrels, and no trigger guard, they really fold nicely. Thought they would have been very useful in an emergency kit.
 
Clead said:
The easiest way to go triggerguard-less is to buy it that way like I did. :D No luck on joining the rest of us happy M6 owners yet, Ryan? I sent a guy your way after he PM'd me about the value of one he wanted to sell.
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Yes, I've had luck :D....so that was YOU who sent him over.....you know, you could have set the price a little lower you know......:mad:;)



Interesting that the originals were 14" barrels....I wonder if theres any legal way to have 14" barrels here? I'm sure that if a manufacturer decided to build some (should be easy) they'd sell a whack of them. :)
 
Wrong Way said:
Yes, I've had luck :D....so that was YOU who sent him over.....you know, you could have set the price a little lower you know......:mad:;)



Interesting that the originals were 14" barrels....I wonder if theres any legal way to have 14" barrels here? I'm sure that if a manufacturer decided to build some (should be easy) they'd sell a whack of them. :)
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I've always wondered why someone hasn't taken up manufacturing the gun again? Dlask are you reading this? ;);)
 
Wrong Way said:
Yes, I've had luck :D....so that was YOU who sent him over.....you know, you could have set the price a little lower you know......:mad:;)
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Sorry! I gave the guy what I figured was an honest answer. I traded a nice refinished Depression-era Model 12 for mine. I'm glad you finally joined the club though. Welcome aboard! MODS! We need an M6 Scout forum! (just kidding)
 
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