Hey guys~this is a gun I absolutely NEVER use, and venture a guess that it's been decades since it was cleaned. "Decades" as in more than 1 decade. 
Anyhow, I've grown interested in getting this thing out for some trap just to see it run..so I tore it down a few days ago for some much-needed TLC. I'll first say that it isn't an easy gun to reassemble, and if there is a good way to get the trigger assembly back in without the shell retaining clip falling into the receiver~I'm not sure what it is. Almost 2 hours, and several skinned knuckles later, I got it. Biggest problem there was that with the bolt fully forward, it wants to pull the clip out of it's slot on the inside of the receiver. Anyhow, I've never torn-down my 12ga 11-48, but based on the online tutorials (all poor) I've found for the 12ga., it appears as though the bolt on the 28 is a slightly different design. I wanted to get the firing pin OUT of the 28ga. bolt so that I could full disassemble it for cleaning~but I couldn't figure out how. Looks straight forward on the 12ga., but the same method of removal for the 28 doesn't seem to work. The pin that appears to retain the firing pin (runs top to bottom in the bolt) seems to be permanent, even though that's counter-intuitive. Wouldn't budge.
With allot of solvent soaking, and careful dental pick use, I'd say the cleaning job is easily 95% there, but it got me wondering how you DO get the firing pin out if req. I realize this might be a question better-suited to the gunsmith forum, but I figure there is probably more 11-48 knowledge/experience here.
Thanks!
11-48GUY
Anyhow, I've grown interested in getting this thing out for some trap just to see it run..so I tore it down a few days ago for some much-needed TLC. I'll first say that it isn't an easy gun to reassemble, and if there is a good way to get the trigger assembly back in without the shell retaining clip falling into the receiver~I'm not sure what it is. Almost 2 hours, and several skinned knuckles later, I got it. Biggest problem there was that with the bolt fully forward, it wants to pull the clip out of it's slot on the inside of the receiver. Anyhow, I've never torn-down my 12ga 11-48, but based on the online tutorials (all poor) I've found for the 12ga., it appears as though the bolt on the 28 is a slightly different design. I wanted to get the firing pin OUT of the 28ga. bolt so that I could full disassemble it for cleaning~but I couldn't figure out how. Looks straight forward on the 12ga., but the same method of removal for the 28 doesn't seem to work. The pin that appears to retain the firing pin (runs top to bottom in the bolt) seems to be permanent, even though that's counter-intuitive. Wouldn't budge. With allot of solvent soaking, and careful dental pick use, I'd say the cleaning job is easily 95% there, but it got me wondering how you DO get the firing pin out if req. I realize this might be a question better-suited to the gunsmith forum, but I figure there is probably more 11-48 knowledge/experience here.
Thanks!
11-48GUY
