Lakefield Mark 3 Autoloader info needed

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Guys, I have in possession a .22 autoloader that belongs to my fiance's stepdad. We went out shooting the other day and he brought this neat little semi that was given to him by my fiance's brother. It kept jamming on him and despite my repeated mention that it needs a good cleaning, he opened his truck door and got a little bottle of 3 in 1 and started squirting oil into the chamber lol. I repeatedly told him I'd be happy to clean it good for him and see if I can get it to function properly and finally when we were done shooting he handed it over. I'm no gunsmith by any means, but I enjoy tinkering and learning.. So, as usual before tearing into something I know nothing about, I looked all over YouTube for some disassembly videos and cannot come up with anything. Normally I'd have the balls to open it up, but I don't see any way to remove the bolt assembly to give everything a thorough cleaning. Looks like it slides out the front of the chamber after a barrel removal... Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I'd like to see him enjoy it without any failures.

Also, any general info pertaining to this awesome little .22 is welcome here. Maybe a little history, current value, etc..

Thanks.
 
yes in some of the mark 111s, the action is closed at the rear. The bolt comes out after the barrel is removed. very much like the Savage-lakefield model 64s. run "em dry and sometimes solid round headed ammo works better in the semis.The woods are removed and then there is either a screw slot or a octagon stud. this holds the barrel retainer. be careful when removing the barrel as you cannot twist to hard or you will damage the ejector. Clean the dirt out and spray down with WD40 or brake cleaner and reassemble. my mark 111 eats anything but some are picky. they are not terribly expensive $100-$150.
. i have had several but refinished all three...Mark 1, Mark 11 and Mark 111 in blonde but kept the dark accents.
 
I've had a couple of these gems pass through here.

Hate to sound like an echo, but Mr. Toymaker pretty much summed it up. Use solid, round ammo. Run it dry (lube for storage/rust prevention).

Here's some pics of one I slapped a '64 trigger on:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/883216-Lakefield-MkIII-DONE!?highlight=MkIII

There's also some good pics in this thread (moptop's). These came in a couple of styles. On the few I've seen, the barrel nust be removed to access the bolt, on moptop's there is a threaded plug at the back of the receiver.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...-III-(3)-Autoloader-22-Cal-LR?highlight=MkIII
 
Yep, pull the barrel straight out from the receiver, then pull the cocking knob out of the bolt and slide the bolt out the same way after the barrel (after having removed the magazine housing and trigger assembly). Make sure the extractor moves freely.

I've shot my Cooey 64 both with regular gun oil and at other times completely dry, as Toymaker has suggested. Both ways result in lots of cleaning and scrubbing to remove baked on oil and/or powder fouling. Rimfire semis get filthy real fast, and the best thing I've ever used for all of them is BreakFree CLP, a synthetic clean/lube/protect. (I'm sure other synthetic clp products work equally well). It doesn't bake on, won't allow powder fouling to adhere to anything, lubricates very well, and keeps everything moving freely. Cleanup becomes a single wipe with a cloth - seconds. Hell, you don't even need to clean the rifle before you start using it, just spray it in the action and start shooting. It will soften and loosen the existing fouling as you shoot. Wonderful stuff.
 
Do you guys know if the barrels from the MkIII are interchangeable with the MkII?
 
On mine, the back of the receiver has a plug, for lack of a better word, that you screw out and the bolt slides out.

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Picked this little gem up on here a couple years ago for $50. After many hours of removing old finish and making look pretty again, this is the end result. Love this little gun. Rabbits and grouse are doomed this year
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Haven't really had any issues with jamming. I've used Winchester super x, wild cats and the bulk 555, Remington thunderbolts, cci. It will even cycle super x shorts.
 
Finally tore it down last night, only to find out that my cleaning kit was lost when I moved.. I did what I could with some Hoppes solvent and some cotton patches and it's now functioning very nicely. I'll be taking it out this morning to try feeding it some ammo and see if it's still the jamm-O-matic that it was before the cleaning, but I believe it'll work great. Once I know that she'll cycle properly, I'll run out to our local gun store and get a new cleaning kit so I can clean the barrel.

The only problem I had while doing this cleaning was figuring out how the bolt assembly goes back in with the 2 metal bits that fell out out during disassembly. Everything seems fine now, so I think I got it figured out. Will post back with final results and some pics.
 
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