[rl69]

i have been shooting some corrosive ammo K A 72 and i wanted to clean the bolt and i was wondering how hard it was to tear down and put back together without the right tool

[saahole]

i have only done it once though. i think you only have to worry about loosing parts that might fly away or even smack you in the face/eye.

[Pothole]

its fairly simple. just drift out the the little retaining pin and it comes apart

[rl69]

thanks i got it tore down and cleaned Ive got my but in a crack before trying to compares springs

[Robert Seccombe]

When I was an armorer, I always used the M10 tool and a section of the rod (which screws into the M10 tool) You take the bolt apart by inserting the M10 tool into the chamber and slowly closing the bolt face against the
M10, you will feel it snap-in, then you turn the rod and the extractor will come-up and you can pull it out with your fingers. Pull the bolt back a little and pull out the ejector and spring. You can then take the rifle apart.

To put everything back together after cleaning, line everything up with the M10 tool back in the chamber, as you turn the rod on the M10 tool,
push down on the extractor, sometimes you might need a small screwdriver blade to keep the extractor spring in place as you snap it in.

The op rod spring keeps the M10 tool against the bolt while taking it apart or back together

[Orlando]

Never use anything but a punch and my hands. Do it a few times and its a 'piece o cake"

[rl69]

peace of cake what happened is i tore down my Ruger blackhawk and had hell getting the handle back on the frame so i was a little gun shy

[Orlando]

You can do it ! http://www.surplusrifle.com/garand/b...isassembly.pdf

[Pothole]

is it a bad thing if i use the punch that came in my AK cleaning kit to tear down my M1 bolt....

i mean ive heard that they stole the piston and lug system from the M1 for the AK, so its to bad right?

[rl69]

yea i got. i did it yesterday piece of cake.i genially have no problems tearing down a weapon and putting it back together i was just leery after the ordeal with the Ruger.any buddy know a easy way to put the handle back on the frame lol