Remington Model 29

[sectionut]

Well after a long 2yr search I've tracked down and purchased my grandfathers model 29 shotgun. I've managed to take apart most of the gun however I am totally baffled as to how to remove the bolt. I've managed to get the slide stuck on the bolt with the barrel off. I've called around to my local gun shops and not gotten much help. After spending a couple nights searching the internet and emailing remington, here I am. I'd love a full set of take down instructions but haven't had any luck finding them. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[rcmodel]

I can't help you with a disassembly guide specific to the Remington Model 29.

However, it is very similar to the Ithaca Model 37, and you should be able to find instructions for that.

rc

 

[kirbythegunsmith]

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Disillusionment strikes hard, sometimes.
Those guns are not easy to work on when parts are in decent shape, and there is no material relationship to any other gun but the predecessor, the Model 10.

Absolutely no similarity to the Ithaca 37 other than bottom feed/eject, and many of the parts out there will be from worn out specimens.

I can take apart and rework a bit of these guns, but the "smart" gunsmiths will tell you to hang it on the wall when it breaks.

The intelligent gunsmiths will only work on one if it is nearly new condition in wear, since they suck time until the repair is way over budget for what you might charge, and probably still has a balky pump. That is the hallmark of a worn down example- failing to pump easily back and forth when clean, since the tracks and guides wear enough to allow the bolt to move around too much and create a bind in this place or that.

If you ever see one that has the lower side of the bolt look to be dragging across the top section of the trigger guard, you have a well-worn example.

Failing to fling out a fired shell, feed properly from the tube, an out-of-position magazine hanger, cracking of the stock around the tang, wearing the pump arm lug and/or having poor operation of the release button-----
Take your pick of these or the other dozen main grief causing conditions to hang your thinking cap.
Get one of these to work fine and you really have made your "bones" or earned your stripes.

See what working on more than a few trash guns has gotten me?
Don't let insight create cynicism.

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[Jim Watson]

My old neighbor, the repair gunsmith, would agree with Kirby. He hated to see a Remington 10 or 29 come in because they were hard to work on and parts were getting scarce even in the 1970s. He also considered the Winchester Model 12 and the Browning A5 to be gunsmith's friends. They always needed something, even if just a thorough cleaning after many seasons of neglect.

 

[sectionut]

Thanks for the replies. Saturday night i had some time to set down with it. After some very careful manipulation i was able to slide the bolt out. No damage done in the process so i was lucky. The gun was well taken care of by my grandfather. For the past 15 yrs it was heavily oiled and stored in a safe. I was suprised to hear that he had not fired it after he purhased it from my grandfather. I brushed and cleaned all of the build up out and reassembled everything. The action is smooth and everything works reliably much to my suprise. Its good to have it back in the family and i hope to pass it down to my children some day. Thanks again