Just plain ugly. Warning: Opening may cause eye damage

My experiences with 5 minute epoxies are that a couple hours of soaking in model airplane fuel with generally turn the epoxy into a gelled mush. Not sure if it's the alcohol, the oil, or the nitro-methane in the mixture, but if you can get some model engine fuel for Glow Plug style engines, strip the wood and scope of and chip away at it, anything that doesn't just fall off (which is likely most of it, to be honest) will succumb to a soak in the stuff.

I'd try just a sharp edge first, then the freezer, then track down the fuel if those two fail, I figger.
 
Thanks everyone for the advice. I will try the freezer and a block of wood. If that doesn't work I will try the heat gun.

A little back story. The scope, for lack of a better word, is pooched but the rifle still functions very well. At one time, a very long time ago, this rifle belonged to my father. When he went off to war there was an "owner" (by right of possession) in between, and then I finally came into possession of the rifle. I have a bunch of grandchildren and figured that the rifle would be a decent starter .22 because it is a single shot. So if I can recover the rifle back into usable condition it would be cool. I might even think about getting it re-blued once I have everything apart.

And sorry everyone for the Eye Burn....but I DID warn you. :)
Dave
 
d4dave1 said:
Without going into all the details let's just say that Bubba had his way with this poor rifle. There are two different kinds of adhesive on the rifle, one is ordinary two part epoxy glue, the other might be Devcon or similar type glue.

I have this rifle stored away and bumped into it again today while working on another project. Figured it could be either a rainy day project this summer or something to tackle next winter.

To be clear, I simply want to get the scope and mounts off the rifle and find the actual rifle barrel underneath it all.

Is it even possible to get this stuff off or am I whistling in the dark? I'm not talking about the financial aspect of re-doing the rifle. Simply the...Can it be done?

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Put it in the freezer for a day or two and give it a light whack with a mallet. It should pop right off,then,cleaning it up should be a snap. Believe it or not,I saw a rifle all bubba'd up like that before. Fumb duckery is a terrible thing. You can't fix stupid.
 
If you don't want to use the freezer, you can get a few of those CO2 "air blaster" cans. If you spray them upside down you'll get an icy-cold cloud of CO2 gas, that should freeze things up nicely.
 
:dancingbanana:
Tongue in cheek question:

If I put my rifle inside my freezer over night do I have to wrap a cable lock around the freezer after I close it in order to meet proper storage regulations? Do I have to put a trigger lock on the rifle as well? Or can I just removed the bolt? Does a freezer qualify as a safe? Will Sam marry Marsha? Will Fred find out if his twin sister Alice is alive?

f:P:

Sorry guys...I am a little house bound and freaked out by yet another blanket of snow.
 
Remove the stock, borrow an ice chest with lid, and buy some dry ice. Place a sheet of Styrofoam between ice chest and dry ice.
 
We might be past the snow. Edmonton was forecast for snow this morning but it didn’t happen. Hope you’re able to defeat the epoxy. The 5minute stuff breaks down easier than others because it absorbs moisture. Freezing and thawing should loosen it up.
 
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All that you see in the picture is "2 part mix together then gets hard like ceeeement glue". Nothing is brazed or welded.

The scope that is on it is virtually unusable with just a small "tunnel" down the center with vision. Simply held down without attempting to hit any particular place the rifle groups well.
 
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