So I bought this Turk Mauser 1903 the other day and was sitting down last night to disassemble it, but the problem is that the front band that holds the barrel to the stock won't come out unless the cleaning rod is removed. Naturally the cleaning rod is stuck in there. I mean practically welded, I have no idea how to get this thing out. I've sat there struggling with a pair of pliers, twisting it one way then another, pulling straight up, tapping it with a hammer, but it won't budge even a millimeter. I've lifted the action out of the stock about an inch and peered in, and the nut that the rod screws into and the section of the rod that I can see appears clean and rust-free. Nevertheless I sprayed it with some WD-40 and let it soak overnight and redoubled my efforts, hoping it would have loosened, but still no dice.
Also, strangely, the end section of the cleaning rod appears to be threaded. I've never seen anything like it.
Does anyone have any idea of what I can try to do? I want to refinish the wood, but I won't get anywhere until I get the barreled action out of the stock.
Also, strangely, the end section of the cleaning rod appears to be threaded. I've never seen anything like it.
Does anyone have any idea of what I can try to do? I want to refinish the wood, but I won't get anywhere until I get the barreled action out of the stock.
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