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Post by chuckles on Jan 23, 2014 19:51:38 GMT -5
I just received the 24V-A I bought off Gunbroker and I have a question about disassembly. I typically take apart and clean any gun I buy and plan on doing the same with this one but as there is no owners manual I figured I might ask for once in my life before diving in. It looks like taking out the forearm screw is the first step but wanted to make sure. I know this is pretty basic but since there is so little hard info out there (barring on this site) and the parts diagram makes it look like there are springs etc. in the forearm I thought I would ask. None of my other break actions, CVA, Ruger #1 have any moving parts in the forearm. Many thanks in advance!
-chuckles
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Post by chuckles on Jan 23, 2014 20:17:32 GMT -5
Never mind found it on the home page.
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Post by bigkelly on Jan 24, 2014 8:48:14 GMT -5
Don't remove the fore arm screw!!!the fore arm will come off if you pull on it
you can clean the action by removing the stock--there's no need to take all the parts out of the reciever
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Post by chuckles on Jan 24, 2014 9:04:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply bigkelly but I do have a question. Why should I not take out the forearm screw? The manual says to do it that way and so I did. I did not have any problems with the take down or re-assembly but if I should not take the screw out I will not going forward. After examining the interior I get how it works now and don't see any reason to take out the screw and lose it. I am glad I did this time as it was cruddy and had a bit of surface rust.
As is often the case there was oil all over the dang thing which in MN means frozen gun when you need it most but I was able to clean it up nicely. I have not done anything to the interior mechanism as I let my gunsmith take care of anything that makes a gun go bang. I am going to have him go over the action as my guess is it will be over-lubed as well.
I am really fired up about the 24. I cannot wait to shoot it and hope the .222 lives up to its reputation for accuracy. Too bad we can't use rifle for turkey in MN, it the 20ga patterns well I would love to carry it for turkey season with the .222 as possible backup for a hung up turkey or coyote.
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Post by bigkelly on Jan 24, 2014 17:22:17 GMT -5
well there's really no reason to remove the screw since the fore arm comes off w/o removing it
good luck with you gun--222 can really be a very fun round to play with--we can use ours for turkey here in FL--its nice to have available when a coyote/bobcat walks by too
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Post by chuckles on Jan 24, 2014 20:46:44 GMT -5
Got it. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Guns are one area where I never hesitate to ask even the most basic questions. The downside of mistakes is just too grim. I hope the turkeys are kind to you this year!
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