Today I was trying, for the first time, to take a part my Ruger MKIII.
To make sure I didn't do anything stupid I had detailed my laptop with detailed instructions on right in front of me. I've pulled back the bolt and pulled the trigger to lower down the hammer, then I was able to swing out ther main spring housing no problems, when I tried to pull the MS housing down to clear the bolt stop pin from the receiver, the bolt stop pin only travelled for a tiny bit and everything stopped. I tried pushing down the bolt from above (gently) with a pin punch and pulling the MS down hard with no results. I didn't insist, put the MS housing back in and cycled the gun to check that everything was fine.
My question is: is it normal to find such resistance when pulling down the housing? should I have insisted and use a vise? Is there something there that I missed?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Fausto
To make sure I didn't do anything stupid I had detailed my laptop with detailed instructions on right in front of me. I've pulled back the bolt and pulled the trigger to lower down the hammer, then I was able to swing out ther main spring housing no problems, when I tried to pull the MS housing down to clear the bolt stop pin from the receiver, the bolt stop pin only travelled for a tiny bit and everything stopped. I tried pushing down the bolt from above (gently) with a pin punch and pulling the MS down hard with no results. I didn't insist, put the MS housing back in and cycled the gun to check that everything was fine.
My question is: is it normal to find such resistance when pulling down the housing? should I have insisted and use a vise? Is there something there that I missed?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Fausto