Don't do what I did!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Maybe some of you do, but I won't again unless I have no choice.
Anyway here is my story,
First day at the range with my new M-14S.(Purchased from Roger at Dark Int., excellent guy to deal with!!!!) Everything is going great, the rifle shot well, a few kinks to work out but nothing serious,that's what keeps us going to the range.
I get home in a good mood. I disassemble my M-14S for cleaning, I also decide to dissamble the firing pin assembly****** what a mistake, springs and parts flying everwhere:runaway: ........... it took me about an hour to find all the parts, I was lucky! Once I found them it was pretty straightforward how they went back together, getting them back together was another story.
Over the next couple of hours I almost lost the parts about half a dozen times, but in the end I got it all back together. Using a snap cap I tested it, works fine!!!!!!!
I feel happy because I got it back together:dancingbanana: , but stupid for putting myself in that position:eek: .
The worst is unless a guy stays in bed all the time I will find my self in that position again:( oh well..........
 
Happened to me too once. I had to go to my brother place coz I needed an extra pair of hands. Its is a pain with chineses bolts, the extractor plunger spring is way too long. I cut a coil or two and it works like a charm now with a 30-06 case and a piece of wood.
 
my advice, take it apart in a large clear bag that way when it flys apart you dont lose any peices. or get a plexyglass box with hand holes cut in it :p
 
Or you could spend a couple of bucks and pick up an M-14/M1 Garand bolt assembly and dis-assembly tool. No bags and no part all over the place.
I do not recommend cutting the spring, it lessons the preasure on the ejector but it also lessons the preasure on extractor retention. You might find yourself extractorless one day!

Scott
 
No problems...there is a solution....
I use a used (NOT LOADED) .270Win case (30-06 will work as well)....
Put .270 in your chamber and slowly release the bolt...
It will go down to the case butt and stop, giving you enough space to work on your bolt...
Than, covering the top of the gun (bolt part) with a rug, turn it upside down...
Now you can remove the extractor: all parts will be held by the case; the oper. Spring will hold the bolt in touch with the case.
Now pull the bolt back and slowly and carefully remove the .270 case, but only for the first time, after that you will know what is going on....
Remove all parts, remove the bolt....work on it...
ASSEMBLING: insert empty .270 in the chamber
Put all bolt parts in the bolt, except of extractor,
Assemble the bolt-oper. Rod assembly, get ready to install the extractor...
The oper. Spring will hold all bolt parts in it pleases...
Put the extractor back, using a small screw drives and a hummer....
That is it....done....I spend about 20 minutes to disassemble the bolt, cleaner it and put it back....ALONE.... :)
Enjoy....good luck...
BTW: one of the CGN told me this secret :) now it’s my turn to share it with you :))))
 
m39a2 said:
Or you could spend a couple of bucks and pick up an M-14/M1 Garand bolt assembly and dis-assembly tool.
Scott
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The standard-issue Chinese or USGI cleaning tool has a bolt disassembly tool built in. No need to spend $$ on a "specialty item"

Just look on the "solid" end of the tool. It is shaped to fit the bolt face for just that purpose. Insert and rotate. Use eye protection.

Cheers,
Michael in Edmonton
 
At least you found all those parts....

One of these days, I'm gonna cleanup and sweep under my workbench. I will likely find a crap load of USGI bolt innards that I have lost over the years.....

Ensure your #### don't fall off, too.
 
GarandLuvr said:
The standard-issue Chinese or USGI cleaning tool has a bolt disassembly tool built in. No need to spend $$ on a "specialty item"

Just look on the "solid" end of the tool. It is shaped to fit the bolt face for just that purpose. Insert and rotate. Use eye protection.

Cheers,
Michael in Edmonton
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Yeah, that works fine for disassembling it, which he had no trouble with. It's the *assembling* part that the suggested tool would help with. ;)
 
cariboo_kid,

I thought that because the .270/30-06 case method was already mentioned, and is easy, there was no need to be redundant. Sorry for any confusion.

Cheers,
Michael in Edmonton
 
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