Guns that you do not want to take apart

I will throw another one out there. About 40 years ago, I tried to take apart a Charter Arms Detective Special. Thinking it would be like a S&W 36 or 60 but it is completely different. Have not shot that gun in 38 years so there is NO need to take it apart.
 
Hi Point anything. Fortunately they run about forever if you swab them out and spray some cleaner in the nooks and crannies.
They’re made to throw away and get another one.
 
The only gun that's ever given me much trouble was a Rossi M92 lever action.

Thought I'd take the whole thing apart, and give it a deep cleaning. Thought I was doing the right thing. Boy was I ever wrong.

This gun was designed by a madman. To put it back together, you need three hands, and the blessings of a priest (and they'd better be chanted in Latin)

I struggled all night with getting that gun back together, and once I did, I swore I never would again.

Marlin 30-30's in comparison, are child's play.

Edit... I just remembered my Ruger Mk III is currently in a box. I've got to send it back to Ruger, because I accidentally removed a pin while cleaning it and the trigger assembly flew apart. I'm pretty sure I'm missing a spring at this point.
 
Marlin model 60 trigger/hammer assembly. Only took 2 weeks to get it back together

Never taken any of mine apart & after a look at the schematic, I won't. I've got a new sear, buffer, springs, etc. to 'restore' my '69 99M1 & need to find someone to help me bring my childhood .22 back to life.
 
Winchester/Browning/Rossi 92 are high on my list, as well. I've never had an issue with a Marlin. Their relatively simple disassembly and reassembly are one of the main reasons I prefer them over the comparable Winchester models.
 
Taken apart a bunch of Rossi 92s, just used a paperclip; never an issue.

I'm fortunate in that I'm naturally inclined for these things, but damn if that Nylon 66 didn't make a nervous; a lot of seemingly fragile parts and sentimental value.
 
Taken apart a bunch of Rossi 92s, just used a paperclip; never an issue.

I'm fortunate in that I'm naturally inclined for these things, but damn if that Nylon 66 didn't make a nervous; a lot of seemingly fragile parts and sentimental value.


You are a better man than I. John Browning's leverguns defeat me at every turn.
 
You are a better man than I. John Browning's leverguns defeat me at every turn.

You just have to do it a particular way, with a paperclip holding the hammer strut/spring assembly and using a dummy round when putting the slide/bolt assembly back in.. I'll admit to cheating because I sit Indian style in the floor and use my toes and still consult my notes.

That said, the first time I field stripped a 1911... Well, I'm just glad nobody was around to watch. I've also got the recoil spring assembly lodged in the barrel portion of a slide in some Taurus semi-auto.

Took apart one of those old Sears 22 gill guns once and about 4 pieces went flying around the shop. Turns out they won't cycle 22 Mags worth a hoot.
 
You just have to do it a particular way, with a paperclip holding the hammer strut/spring assembly and using a dummy round when putting the slide/bolt assembly back in.. I'll admit to cheating because I sit Indian style in the floor and use my toes and still consult my notes.

That said, the first time I field stripped a 1911... Well, I'm just glad nobody was around to watch. I've also got the recoil spring assembly lodged in the barrel portion of a slide in some Taurus semi-auto.

Took apart one of those old Sears 22 gill guns once and about 4 pieces went flying around the shop. Turns out they won't cycle 22 Mags worth a hoot.


LOL
 
To the moment only one gun, that gave me really hard time during full disassembly/reassembly, was NAA .22LR revolver. The parts are way too tiny for my eyes and for my fingers that all getting way too old for such fine motor skills. :)
 
Keep going fellas, I am checking off boxes of stuff I will maybe shoot but never own.
If I can't completely disassemble and reassemble it without watching a video, I won't own it.
Hence why I bought a S&W 22A instead of the fine Ruger Mark II 22/45 that was on the BST a few weeks back.
Now maybe when those Mark IV prices come on down to earth. I like takedown buttons.

I admit I still use brake cleaner instead of a full disassembly on my Winchester 94s. They were meant to be shot, not dissected ;)
 
Man, you guys complaining about the Ruger Mk IIIs need to man up. Even a little girl can do it:

If that's still too much for ya to handle, Majestic Arms sells some parts that make takedown easy peasy. It don't bother me. But I've also done a Winchester 94 :D



She is fkin AMAZING!! WHY CANT SHE BE MY FKING KID!!!! No. Mine sleep 23.745 hrs per day and eat and shit and bitch and then back to sleep.
 
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