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frederic degeilh (Bulm5)
Ink's Still Wet on My License!
Username: Bulm5
Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 10:17 am: | |
hello,
I recently bought a mauser 71/84 rifle, mint condition but when taking the bolt out of the rifle I noticed some surface rust on the striker and inside the bolt, I want to take it apart clean the rust away and then grease it, but I can't find someone who know how to take the striker and spring out of the bolt. As all the parts have matching numbers the last thing I want to do is break something... pls expain how to do it? also if anyone got some info about the mauser 71/84, historical, pics or whatever, pls send it to me or let me know where to find them..thank you so much!
frederic.degeilh@wcom.co.uk
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Tom_beatley
Ink's Still Wet on My License!
Username: Tom_beatley
Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 17, 2002 - 7:41 pm: | |
These instructions are for the '88 model, but should work for yours as the bolt didn't change much 'til the'91: Hold bolt firmly and pull back on the cocking piece, rotate cocking piece quarter turn anti-clockwise. Pull bolt head forward out of bolt. Place nose of firing against a wooden block;push down on bolt to retract firing pin. Depress safety and unscrew firing pin nut. Ease downpressure on bolt and lift off safety, safety spring, and cocking piece. Firing pin and spring will come out front of bolt...cheers! |
Gary
Ink's Still Wet on My License!
Username: Gary
Post Number: 1
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 8:44 am: | |
Now the trick is putting it back together! <grin> |
Tom_beatley
Ink's Still Wet on My License!
Username: Tom_beatley
Post Number: 5
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 7:30 pm: | |
I know we're both joking, but please do remember to replace the bolt head. Round can be fired without bolt head installed...messy you know! |
Bulm5
Ink's Still Wet on My License!
Username: Bulm5
Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 5:02 am: | |
thanks to you guys for all the info...I actually chickened out on a full disassembly, I gave up trying to unscrew the firing pin nut as it was really hard ( I wish I had some kind of custom made wrench...) I had no grip on the nut and trying to unscrew it while keeping the firing pin pressed on a wooden block was short of impossible and I would have to use a tool to manage it, but a tool would mark the nut and I prefer to leave it as it is even if it is very frustrating than damaging or marking this numbered part!
I saw on ebay that you can get a disassembly tool made specially for mauser ( 98 type only), basically a wrench that is cut to fit the end of the nut and allow leverage to be applied if the nut is seized, mine was probably not unscrewed for over 100 years, but such a gizmo is not available for the old 71/84 I think...Unless I raid a museum somewhere and get a proper 71/84 armourer's tool!
I sent the bolt to a gun shop but their ''qualified'' armourer got cold feet as well and did not want to risk damaging it, he could see in my face that I would not like this at all so I guessed he preferred to stay on the safe side...As all the parts are numbered and therefore unique ( priceless as far as I am concerned...) and because this mauser is in such a good condition I just can't start to use pliers or inadequate tooling...any suggestion? after half an hour of effort and bathing the bolt in a lubricant/solvant I actually did manage to unscrew it by about 1mm ( I noticed because it was out of line when putting the bolt back into the rifle...) I quickly gave it a bit of a turn back into place...to be continued later!!
( another 71/84 owner I know is considering getting one of his pal, an aircraft engineer, to build a tool for us...so there is hope)
cheers! |
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