Title pretty much says it all. I got a Mitchell's Mauser from Dunham's on Monday and I've been trying to get it all cleaned up this morning, but I can't get the danged front band off this thing.
I took a rod and hammer to try and get that spring to go down, not budging. I can depress it and get the back band to come free, then slide it all the way forward, and lift the spring so it seems like the front band would come off, but it's not moving, even after whacking the rear band's sling loop with a hammer to try and budge it.
Is it possible that the stock has swollen enough that I might need to sand off some wood to get this thing apart or what?
I took a rod and hammer to try and get that spring to go down, not budging. I can depress it and get the back band to come free, then slide it all the way forward, and lift the spring so it seems like the front band would come off, but it's not moving, even after whacking the rear band's sling loop with a hammer to try and budge it.
Is it possible that the stock has swollen enough that I might need to sand off some wood to get this thing apart or what?