Unthreading a BSA barrel from the reciever?
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Blastattack
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What rifle? BSA made a very large variety of firearms.
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Blastattack
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Shouldn't bee too hard to remove. Remove the forestock (obviously) and gently clamp the action in a padded vice and use a barrel wrench to take of the barrel. Ron Smith does a fair bit of work on these types of guns, and may have further advice for you: 1-403-631-2405
Whatever you do, do not use a goddamn pipe wrench! If it resorts to that, I'll buy the damn thing off you and spare it the trauma.
Whatever you do, do not use a goddamn pipe wrench! If it resorts to that, I'll buy the damn thing off you and spare it the trauma.
Blastattack
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http://rifleman.org.uk/BSA_Model_12.html shows a take-down model at the bottom half of the page. While your may not be a take-down, take-downs were modified from originals and the threading and breech arrangement should be the same.
Never read that till this morning...snorted coffee out my nose!lol.....I'll think i'll enlist the services of a gunsmith in my area.I'd only have a mess on my hands I'm sure...
It is a takedown.so im told
If it IS a takedown, it should come apart by hand pressure.
Remove the internal parts (one screw, the one from the RH side at the front, it's a straight pin, under the screw thread). The lever must be in the Open position, pull the trigger guard down and the entire mechanism comes out in one piece.
IIRC, the official line is that all you must do is open the action, but the extractor is a PITA part to replace, and removing the guts of this model is simple, so it makes some sense to remove it and not risk breaking anything, yes?
Remove the take down screw (LH side front of action, it's a tapered pin under the screw thread. This one holds the barrel in place).
Unscrew the barrel. (righty-tighty, lefty-loosey!)
If you cannot grip it well enough, or some SOB has locked it in place with some form of locking compound, grip the barrel in a vice with a clean piece of heavy leather, or clean soft jaws, and turn the action off. I suppose a fella that was in a bind could use a large Crescent style wrench on the action or stick a stick of wood through the hole that the internals came out of, suitably padded of course, in either case, and carefully torque on it to unwind the action off the barrel. Key to this is CAREFULLY!
If you cannot get it to unwind, torque it to tighten just a bit and try again. If you find solder or similar, it's gonna definitely need some pro help unless you are comfortable with that stuff and guns (which seems not too likely since you are asking how to get it apart).
Most like is that the years worth of built up mung have accumulated in the threads and they will be tight to turn for the first bit. Should free up pretty quick.
Cheers
Trev
Remove the internal parts (one screw, the one from the RH side at the front, it's a straight pin, under the screw thread). The lever must be in the Open position, pull the trigger guard down and the entire mechanism comes out in one piece.
IIRC, the official line is that all you must do is open the action, but the extractor is a PITA part to replace, and removing the guts of this model is simple, so it makes some sense to remove it and not risk breaking anything, yes?
Remove the take down screw (LH side front of action, it's a tapered pin under the screw thread. This one holds the barrel in place).
Unscrew the barrel. (righty-tighty, lefty-loosey!)
If you cannot grip it well enough, or some SOB has locked it in place with some form of locking compound, grip the barrel in a vice with a clean piece of heavy leather, or clean soft jaws, and turn the action off. I suppose a fella that was in a bind could use a large Crescent style wrench on the action or stick a stick of wood through the hole that the internals came out of, suitably padded of course, in either case, and carefully torque on it to unwind the action off the barrel. Key to this is CAREFULLY!
If you cannot get it to unwind, torque it to tighten just a bit and try again. If you find solder or similar, it's gonna definitely need some pro help unless you are comfortable with that stuff and guns (which seems not too likely since you are asking how to get it apart).
Most like is that the years worth of built up mung have accumulated in the threads and they will be tight to turn for the first bit. Should free up pretty quick.
Cheers
Trev
well. I got all my ducks in a row and I'm ready to attempt removing the barrel. I think I'll pad my vice with leather and give that a try. Since the reciever I'm taking off is headed to the gRvage can ill likely use most anything on that end. There's no possible way I can unthread the barrel by hand. I've tried. I'm guessing heat on the reciever is a no no?If it IS a takedown, it should come apart by hand pressure.
Remove the internal parts (one screw, the one from the RH side at the front, it's a straight pin, under the screw thread). The lever must be in the Open position, pull the trigger guard down and the entire mechanism comes out in one piece.
IIRC, the official line is that all you must do is open the action, but the extractor is a PITA part to replace, and removing the guts of this model is simple, so it makes some sense to remove it and not risk breaking anything, yes?
Remove the take down screw (LH side front of action, it's a tapered pin under the screw thread. This one holds the barrel in place).
Unscrew the barrel. (righty-tighty, lefty-loosey!)
If you cannot grip it well enough, or some SOB has locked it in place with some form of locking compound, grip the barrel in a vice with a clean piece of heavy leather, or clean soft jaws, and turn the action off. I suppose a fella that was in a bind could use a large Crescent style wrench on the action or stick a stick of wood through the hole that the internals came out of, suitably padded of course, in either case, and carefully torque on it to unwind the action off the barrel. Key to this is CAREFULLY!
If you cannot get it to unwind, torque it to tighten just a bit and try again. If you find solder or similar, it's gonna definitely need some pro help unless you are comfortable with that stuff and guns (which seems not too likely since you are asking how to get it apart).
Most like is that the years worth of built up mung have accumulated in the threads and they will be tight to turn for the first bit. Should free up pretty quick.
Cheers
Trev
well. I got all my ducks in a row and I'm ready to attempt removing the barrel. I think I'll pad my vice with leather and give that a try. Since the reciever I'm taking off is headed to the gRvage can ill likely use most anything on that end. There's no possible way I can unthread the barrel by hand. I've tried. I'm guessing heat on the reciever is a no no?If it IS a takedown, it should come apart by hand pressure.
Remove the internal parts (one screw, the one from the RH side at the front, it's a straight pin, under the screw thread). The lever must be in the Open position, pull the trigger guard down and the entire mechanism comes out in one piece.
IIRC, the official line is that all you must do is open the action, but the extractor is a PITA part to replace, and removing the guts of this model is simple, so it makes some sense to remove it and not risk breaking anything, yes?
Remove the take down screw (LH side front of action, it's a tapered pin under the screw thread. This one holds the barrel in place).
Unscrew the barrel. (righty-tighty, lefty-loosey!)
If you cannot grip it well enough, or some SOB has locked it in place with some form of locking compound, grip the barrel in a vice with a clean piece of heavy leather, or clean soft jaws, and turn the action off. I suppose a fella that was in a bind could use a large Crescent style wrench on the action or stick a stick of wood through the hole that the internals came out of, suitably padded of course, in either case, and carefully torque on it to unwind the action off the barrel. Key to this is CAREFULLY!
If you cannot get it to unwind, torque it to tighten just a bit and try again. If you find solder or similar, it's gonna definitely need some pro help unless you are comfortable with that stuff and guns (which seems not too likely since you are asking how to get it apart).
Most like is that the years worth of built up mung have accumulated in the threads and they will be tight to turn for the first bit. Should free up pretty quick.
Cheers
Trev
Blastattack
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What's wrong with the receiver?
I picked up the gun at a bargain price.One of the previous owners drilled it fulla holes for some reason.Found one in good shape gonna swap it out.
Blastattack
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I picked up the gun at a bargain price.One of the previous owners drilled it fulla holes for some reason.Found one in good shape gonna swap it out.
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Man that looks like a beautiful gun.
I picked up the gun at a bargain price.One of the previous owners drilled it fulla holes for some reason.Found one in good shape gonna swap it out.
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Lots of worse than that have been repaired. Typically it would be a torch or TIG weld job, and then refinish, though simply filling the holes and filing flush could be done too.
It has value as a take-off. For whatever reason, there always seems to be a few complete sets of guts around, without actions to put them in. Suspect that around $75 and listed in the EE would get you a pretty quick sale as-is. Considereably more, if you have a whole complete action to swap on to this gun.
Trying to say here, that deep-sixing it is probably not a good plan.
Holes or no, it is useable, and still safe.
Cheers
Trev
Yep a good tig welder could make it all go away! And just reblue. Could be a lot of refitting to a new receiver. Nice find!!
