Hi
Is there a trick or something to push the magazine catch pin out? I tried to simply push it out using a flat metal tool but the pin won't budge. Tried it bolt forward and back and nothing seems to work. The gun is caked in cosmo....
Thanks!
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Hi
Is there a trick or something to push the magazine catch pin out? I tried to simply push it out using a flat metal tool but the pin won't budge. Tried it bolt forward and back and nothing seems to work. The gun is caked in cosmo....
Thanks!
It's just stuck.
A BRASS or COPPER Drift, & a LIGHT tap with a Hammer SHOULD move it. NEVER use a LOT of force on a pin this size though! :madsmile:
Thanks guys, brass drift and a few light taps with a hammer did it. I have literally never seen so much cosmo before, pin was stuck from dried cosmo. Must have laid in a warehouse since the 50ies I suppose.
Tell me about it.......... I see 40's telescopes jammed up solid with dried up grease. Add that to some sealing mastic that's gone like concrete that only intense heat will break down.
Funny we never heard from beginner again............
Post #5 he told us he'd been successful tapping it out...
That is correct, I managed to get the pin out, thanks. Easiest way to get all the cosmo out was to first melt all the major chunks using a heat gun followed by a mineral spirits bath. The gun itself is a 1941 Enfield Mk1. Refinished sometimes in the 50ies, it has a LOT of markings most of which I cannot identify myself. Bore is like new as well as the bolt and carrier.
While I'm at it: the rear sight likely has a lot of cosmo inside it. Is it worth taking apart for cleaning (ie difficult)?
Thanks again
If the grease is inside the sight and it's working, then don't try to fix it! We used to grease them up internally
Can't identify the markings........ That's what the forum is for. Tell us the serial number and we might be able to enlighten you further