Most complicated firearm you've disassemled

[medalguy]

Another vote for the Nylon 66. Wow. Actually I consider the M2 Browning a simple gun to disassemble and reassemble, once you fully understand how it functions. JMB was a genius.

 

[carbine85]

For me it's the Browning / Remington Model 5 or the Remington Model 8.
I'm not real heavy into the handguns so I can't say that I have torn into one that much.

 

[JohnM]

Model 10 Remington beyond a doubt!

 

[Pronghorn19]

fully disassembling my gsg-522 is a pain.

 

[xfyrfiter]

Luger clone in .22lr without a manual is darn near impossible.

 

[skimbell]

Browning 1910.
First time with the barrel lock is wild. If you do it regularly enough it gets easier, but if you go a few years without messing with it, you get to enjoy "relearning" the proceedure again.
Not the best of JM's designs--IMO.

 

[fdashes]

Everytime my Ruger MkII needs a disassembly for cleaning I thank God for my can of GunScrubber aerosol.

 

[Averageman]

M2 would get my vote, any gun that can kill you if you screw up disassembling it, is complicated
I attended a Military School that was run by Sadists. They induced faults in to the M2 and you had to clear, disassemble, find the fault, order the part, reassemble set headspace and timing and load the weapon.
They could find ways to so twist that weapons function up that it would fire (on a dummy round) if you looked hard at it.
I think they gave you Seven Minutes for the whole Operation.
Ummm yes, I did do it twice to pass that station.
That being said 40 years ago I sheepishly entered the LGS with a Ruger MK I in its box totally disassembled. Took the guy 2 minutes and cost me a Coke.

 

[PavePusher]

To my ever-lasting shame: The first gun I bought for myself was an Ishapore Enfield. (This is not the shameful part. Quite the contrary.) Not exactly the most complicated machine invented by man. (I think only the Mosin-Nagant rifles have fewer moving parts...) A few months after buying it, decided to do a full strip and clean-up/restoration, and install a roller-trigger. Got it completely torn down but, rather uncharacteristically of an aircraft mechanic, didn't really pay much attention to how it was coming apart. Put all the bits into cans of solvent to soak off the cosmoline. Set the wood parts in the Arizona sun for a week to heat out the grease...

Two weeks later, pulled out the yellow-book manual to start re-assembly... and literally could not figure out what the heck I was doing. (No, alcohol not involved.) Put everything back in bags and cans and shoved into a cornor... and got busy as heck for the next year, never getting back to it. Finally got tired of tripping over it and took it to a local gunsmith. Set the box-o-parts on the counter and before I could launch into a long-winded explaination/excuse, he simply held up a hand and asked "What make/model is it?" I told him, and said "I guess this happens a lot, eh?"

"Kid..." (I was 40 at the time, so...) "...this probably makes up half my business."

So far I haven't had to repeat the experience. But apparently I'm still young and have lots of time left to make mistakes.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Best thread evar. Then there's the "idiot marks" etc. Not that I've ever made one.. swear to the Jesus.

 

[PoserHoser]

Marlin Camp Carbine .45 acp trigger group =

 

[Loosenock]

As whitefeather reported.

The Remington Nylon 66.

'loose

 

[josiewales]

Airsoft guns.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

As a kid, maybe 18, we borrowed a Ruger Mk II from a pal's dad and went shooting. Being a good citizen I took it down to clean it. Hours of cussing and $30 spent at the local gun shop later, I learned a lesson not forgotten. Now the funny part; a year and a half ago I picked up a plain-jane early Mk II with low miles and was glad to get it for $250 as a birthday present to myself. It is a tight little pistol that does NOT need to be taken down and shoots like a dream with no more care than a wipe down and rod down the bore once in a while.

 

[k_dawg]

Depends on how far one strips it to consider it fully stripped. For example, removal of sights?

 

[Slamfire]

Browning Auto 5 shotgun.

I have not tried a complete disassembly of a P-38 or a Beretta M92. Field strip only, they have too many parts!

Last week I disassembled a M37 Remington bolt and replaced the mainspring. Never did figure out how to remove the cam latch pin.

 

[avs11054]

Of the ones I have experience with, a marlin model 60 is tricky, and a ptr 91 is a pain to put back together. And completely taking apart a glock...

 

[high_pockets]

Ruger Mark III gets my vote.

 

[Leanwolf]

High Order - " C-96 Mauser broomhandle.

It took me a while to reassemble that one..."

Same here!

L.W.

 

[Cotterboy]

When I was a kid about 14 or so , I took apart my mossberg 500. I thought ow **** when I saw all the parts. Finally got a buddy to drive me to the gun shop with a bag pull of parts. I have since learned basic skills, but that was too much too soon.

 

[we are not amused]

Definitely the C96 "broom handle" Mauser! With the 30=40 Krag-Jorgensen rifle as second place.

When I first took apart the C96, I thought I would have to find a gun smith to get it back together!

The Krag isn't as bad, but really get nervous having to pry parts apart, even if they are designed that way.

 

[JoeMal]

Ruger MKIII. Even with the Ruger videos online it still takes way too much time and causes me to stress beyond belief. Now it gets a good wipe down when I shoot it and I try to brush the chamber but that's it



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[Beentown]

CZ 82 luckily I had two so I could compare when assembling. All over a stuck mag catch.

 

[rduchateau2954]

I took apart my Ruger MKIII the other day, didn't even touch the lower. Gunsmith put it back together for me.

 

[rgwalt]

I had a colt 1908 in .380. The field strip was tricky enough, didn't want to temp the firearm gods and try a detail strip.

I've stripped 1911's, and they aren't bad. Want to strip my colt mustang and sig p238, but I need to wait for a quiet afternoon before I make the attempt.