Remington Disassembly

[Flint]

http://www.alliancelink.com/srrs/articles/1858disassembly.htm

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

That is great!  Seeing is easier than reading.

One comment;  I usually omit removing the mainspring when stripping the action parts for cleaning or adjustment.  What I do is roll a 1/4 inch dowel, or something similar, between the spring and the top-strap of the grip.  It relieves the pressure on the hammer, which can then be easily removed and replaced.

[Icebox Bob]

Thanks a lot for bringing this to everybody's attention! 

At the end, Skinny Preacher mentions having to having to "refit" the hand when you have to replace the hand and spring together.  Anybody have advice on doing that?

Thanks
Icebox

[Skinny Preacher 66418]

Thanks a lot for bringing this to everybody's attention! 

At the end, Skinny Preacher mentions having to having to "refit" the hand when you have to replace the hand and spring together.  Anybody have advice on doing that?

Thanks
Icebox

slowly by trial and error. if you like the way the old hand was working...use it as a template. I used a small vise and demel tool or stones to remove the material slowly.

[Matt Bastardson]

You have to be veeeeerrrry careful when using a dremel to fit internal parts such as a hand.  It is way too easy to remove too much material.  I would recommend doing it by hand with a set of small files and sandpaper....and even then having extra parts as 'backup' in case of an error (and if you're using a dremel, have several 'backup' parts standing by.  LOL!)

As the other poster said, use the existing hand (or part) as a model, and slowly work the stock part down till it gets close to the existing part's dimensions (and then really slowing down), and checking it for fit frequently as you go, particularly when removing the final bits of material.  It only takes a fraction of an inch removal of too much material in any one spot to render the part useless.

The point is, the internal parts are so easy to ruin, it's prudent to order several of each if you're going to the trouble of having parts shipped to you anyways (as mentioned in the article).