How to take the trigger group of out my Browning 52 (Winchester 52 copy)

[IMtheNRA]

I'd like to get the trigger group out of my Browning 52, but I've never disassembled a bolt action rifle beyond what's necessary for cleaning.

I see there are two screw that hold the trigger guard. There are also two large screw heads visible on the tang. Is removing these four screw all that is necessary to seperate the the stock and action?

Is there a way to drop only the trigger group, or do I have to take the action out of the stock, and then remove the trigger group from it?

If I do this, are there any spring-loaded parts that are held in by the stock that I might have trouble reinstalling, or is it pretty much a drop-in design. Is there a specific torgue value to reinstall these four screws, or is the spec just "hand tight".

Any advice on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated

 

[rcmodel]

The front trigger guard screw on the bottom and the top rear tang screw hold the action in the stock.

The rear guard screw is a wood screw.

The front tang screw holds the trigger group to the receiver.
Do Not take it out until the action is out of the stock.

I don't know what the specific torque is.
But tighten the guard screw first, and the tang screw last, but not as tight.

I'd like to get the trigger group out of my Browning 52

Might I ask why?
If it's just for cleaning?
Hose it out with WD-40 and blow it out with compressed air.
Then a tiny drop of rem-oil in all the right places.


IMO: No good can come from dissembling a Model 52 trigger assembly!

Here is a schematic on page 82:
http://media.browning.com/pdf/parts/2005_browning_parts_pricelist.pdf

rc

 

[IMtheNRA]

Hello rcmodel, I'd like to remove the trigger pull adjustment screw limiter pin. With the pin in place, the rifle has a shockingly heavy trigger.

I realize that I may be getting in over my head here, but I'd like to learn about the guts of this rifle. Hopefully, not the hard way.

Thankfully, there's a very gifted gunsmith not too far away, and I can probably bring a box of gun parts to him for reassembly service.